03 October 2024
Juventus staged a heroic comeback in Germany, earning a thrilling 3-2 victory over Leipzig in their UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 clash on Wednesday night.
Here are all the standout stats from the clash at the RB Arena:
SUPER SUB | Francisco Conceicao is only the second Juventus player to score a goal and provide an assist in a Champions League match after coming on as a substitute. Before him, only Marco Di Vaio achieved this feat for Juventus in the CL against Olympiakos in December 2003. The 21-year-old has scored three goals in total in the UEFA Champions League, all as a substitute.
ON FORM | Dusan Vlahovic is one of the only three players from Big-5 European leagues to have already 2+ goals in three different games across all competitions in 2024/25 (braces against Hellas Verona, Genoa and Leipzig), alongside Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski.
MASTER MOTTA | Thiago Motta became the third Juventus coach to win both his first two UEFA Champions League matches, after Marcello Lippi in 1995 and Fabio Capello in 2004.
YOUNG GUNS | Juventus fielded their youngest ever starting XI in a UEFA Champions League game against Leipzig, with an average age of 24 years and 269 days.
50 UP | Mattia Perin has now played 50 matches with Juventus across all competitions.
