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Juventus played their first UEFA Champions League match of the 2025/2026 season against Borussia Dortmund, and the game ended with a very dramatic late draw after the Bianconeri scored their fourth goal to equalise.

The result cannot be considered positive for Juventus, as they were playing at home and were hoping to kick off this initial phase with a win despite facing a tough opponent in BVB.

But, given the chronology of events and the team’s positive attitude and reaction to the game, Juventus can be happy about the second half and their ability to get back in the game after they were two goals behind.

That’s why it will be crucial to build on this comeback and the way Juventus dealt with the second half, especially from an attacking and playmaking perspective.

At the same time, it will be even more urgent to focus extensively on the team’s defensive performance and try fixing what went wrong in this game, in order to avoid conceding many goals per match in the future.

The fact that Juventus conceded three goals in the previous game against Inter Milan and four goals against Borussia Dortmund is alarming.

Head coach Igor Tudor must seriously consider this to guarantee more balance in the team’s performances, whether in Serie A or UEFA Champions League games.

Therefore, this tactical analysis of the match between Juventus and Borussia Dortmund will explore Juventus’ defensive issues and analyse why they conceded four goals in a single match.

The analysis will also reserve a section to explore the impact of Kenan Yıldız and Dušan Vlahović on the game and what the positives and negatives of the Bianconeri’s attacking performance were in this opening UEFA Champions League game.

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