14 September 2025
The Juventus Men’s First Team begins their 2025/26 UEFA Champions League campaign with a League Phase match at home against Borussia Dortmund.
Here's all you need to know ahead of Tuesday’s 21:00 CEST contest at the Allianz Stadium:
ITALIAN DOMINANCE | Borussia Dortmund have lost five of their last six away games (1W) against Italian teams in the Champions League. These include last season's 2-1 defeat to Bologna, the Rossoblu's only victory in eight matches in last season's League Phase.
A RECORD TO DEFEND | Juventus have never lost when playing their first match of the season at home in the European Cup/Champions League (11 wins and three draws in 14 matches). Last season, the Bianconeri won 3-1 against PSV.
MAKING HISTORY | Igor Tudor will become only the fourth person to play in the Champions League with Juventus as a player and as a coach, after Ciro Ferrara, Antonio Conte and Andrea Pirlo.
LOOKING FOR MORE | Jonathan David was involved in nine goals (seven goals and two assists) in 10 Champions League appearances in 2024/25. Among players with at least 500 minutes, only three have a better minutes per goals and assists ratio than the Canadian (83): Raphinha (58), Serhou Guirassy (64), and Charles De Ketelaere (78).
KEEPING CONCENTRATION | Borussia Dortmund scored 10 goals from the 75th minute onwards in last season's Champions League, more than any other team (excluding extra time). Serhou Guirassy scored (4) or provided an assist (1) in five of those 10 BVB goals.
