Stats, facts, info: your guide to Juve v BVB Champions League opener | OneFootball

Juventus Turin against Borussia Dortmund: Memories come alive. In the 1997 Champions League final, both clubs faced each other. On that evening in Munich, Lars Ricken's star rose. On Tuesday (September 16, 9 PM), both clubs will kick off the "Champions League" against each other.

May 28, 1997, entered the black and yellow history books. For the only time so far, BVB won the most important trophy in European football. In the final duel with the defending champion from Turin, the Bundesliga club was considered the underdog. With Alessandro Del Piero, Didier Deschamps, and Zinédine Zidane, the Bianconeri had a true star ensemble.

The outcome of the match is well-known. Karl-Heinz Riedle scored twice to give the Westphalians a 2-0 lead. Del Piero narrowed the gap, but the current sports director of BVB restored the old distance with his famous chip in the 71st minute. After Ricken's goal to make it 3-1, Dortmund won the trophy.

In the overall record of all duels, the Italians usually had the better end. Juve and Borussia have faced each other nine times on the European stage so far. The record stands at 6:2 wins, with one draw and a goal difference of 20:11 in favor of the "Old Lady".

Juve as a Guest at Hummels' Farewell

Just a few weeks ago, both teams met during Dortmund's season opener. At Signal Iduna Park, the Turin team won 2-1. Mats Hummels officially ended his active career and played around 20 minutes in black and yellow one last time.

BVB often struggled with clubs from Serie A. Of the last seven away matches, the Westphalians won only one: in the 2023/24 Champions League group stage with a 3-1 victory at AC Milan. In contrast, there was one draw and five defeats.

In total, BVB has traveled to Italy 20 times in European competitions. The Bundesliga club returned home as winners five times. In two matches, they managed a draw. However, 13 encounters ended in defeat.

In the past season, Dortmund finished tenth in the "Champions League" group stage, advancing through Sporting Lisbon and OSC Lille to the quarter-finals. There, they were eliminated by FC Barcelona (0:4, 3:1). The Bianconeri only finished 20th and were already knocked out in the play-offs by PSV Eindhoven (2:1, 1:3 after extra time).

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