Champions League line-ups: Juventus vs. Borussia Dortmund | OneFootball

Juventus give Lois Openda his first start supported by Jonathan David and Kenan Yildiz in the Champions League against Serhou Guirassy and Karim Adeyemi’s Borussia Dortmund.

It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium in Turin at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog.

TURIN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 13: Khephren Thuram of Juventus celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and FC Internazionale at Allianz Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

This is the opening day of the Champions League, which is again in a League format, so all the results go into a single table.

The Bianconeri will go on to play Villarreal, Real Madrid, Sporting CP, Bodo/Glimt, Pafos, Benfica and AS Monaco.

They have won all three Serie A games so far this season, fresh from Saturday’s chaotic and thrilling 4-3 victory over Inter.

Francisco Conceicao and Edon Zhegrova are back in the squad, but not ready to start, while Fabio Miretti and Arek Milik are the only remaining absentees.

Dusan Vlahovic is dropped to the bench in favour of a brand new trident attack, as deadline day signing Openda gets his first start, supported by David and Yildiz.

Andrea Cambiaso missed the last two Serie A matches through suspension, so he returns on the left flank, with Teun Koopmeiners and Weston McKennie somewhat surprisingly picked to start in midfield.

Federico Gatti and Manuel Locatelli unexpectedly drop to the bench.

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 18: Kenan Yildiz #10 of Juventus FC celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group G match between Al Ain FC and Juventus FC at Audi Field on June 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Borussia Dortmund won three of their four competitive matches this season, along with a 3-3 Bundesliga draw away to St. Pauli.

They have a long list of absentees, including ex-Juve man Emre Can, big new signing Fabio Silva from Wolves, Niklas Süle, Pascal Gross, Nico Schlotterbeck, Aaron Anselmino and Julien Duranville.

Players like Salih Ozcan and Patrick Drewes are not on the UEFA list.

Karim Adeyemi was linked with a potential move to Italy for Juventus and Napoli over the summer.

Guirassy leads the attack with Maximilian Beier and Adeyemi, but Jobe Bellingham, younger brother of Jude, is on the bench.

These clubs met nine times, with six Juventus wins, one draw, and two for the Germans.

However, Dortmund won the most important, the 1997 Champions League Final, after Juve took the 1993 UEFA Cup Final.

CINCINNATI, OHIO – JUNE 21: Serhou Guirassy #9 of Borussia Dortmund celebrates after scoring a goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group F match between Mamelodi Sundowns FC and Borussia Dortmund at TQL Stadium on June 21, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Juventus vs. Borussia Dortmund line-ups

Juventus: Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly; Cambiaso, Koopmeiners, K Thuram, McKennie; Yildiz; David, Openda

Juventus bench: Perin, Pinsoglio, Gatti, Locatelli, Francisco Conceicao, Vlahovic, Zhegrova, Adzic, Kostic, Rugani, Joao Mario, Cabal

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Bensebaini; Yan Couto, Sabitzer, F Nmecha, Svensson; Adeyemi, Guirassy, Beier

Borussia Dortmund bench: Ostrzinski, Meyer, Bellingham, Brandt, Gross, Chukwuemeka, Campbell, Mane, Kabar

Ref: Letexier (FRA)