Juventus claim first-leg honours against Borussia Dortmund

Juventus overcame a blunder by defender Giorgio Chiellini and a first-half injury to playmaker Andrea Pirlo to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in a fast and furious Champions League tie on Tuesday.

Carlos Tevez tapped in from close range to give the Serie A champions a 13th-minute lead in the last-16 first leg, only for Chiellini’s nightmare moment to let Marco Reus in for a clinically taken equaliser five minutes later.

The Italy defender slipped and fell over as he went to make a simple interception, lost the ball to Reus and did not even try to get up, instead remaining sprawled on the turf as the Borussia player planted the ball past Gianluigi Buffon.

In a passionate atmosphere, Juventus suffered another blow when Pirlo went off injured just after the half hour but a superbly taken goal by Alvaro Morata just before half-time left the tie on a knife-edge.

In their first meeting since Borussia’s 3-1 win in the 1997 Champions League final, both teams pressed relentlessly, forcing each other into numerous mistakes.

Borussia, also affected by a first-half injury to right back Lukasz Piszczek, had more possession without creating many chances while Juventus played an almost counter-attacking game in the second half, despite home advantage.