Juventus Hold Bayern Munich to 2-2 Draw in Champions League

Bayern allowed Juventus to comeback from a 0-2 deficit. (Photo: AP)

• Juventus drew with Bayern Munich 2-2 in the Champions League last 16 first leg match at Turin on Tuesday.
  
• Juventus staged a superb revival to battle back from two goals down.
  
• Thomas Mueller and Arjen Robben scored for Bayern, whereas Paulo Dybala and Stefano Sturaro scored for Juventus respectively.
  

Juventus staged a superb revival to battle back from two goals down and rescue their Champions League hopes with a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich in their last 16 first leg match at Turin on Tuesday.

Thomas Mueller pounced on a deflected cross to put the visitors ahead in the 43rd minute and Dutchman Arjen Robben doubled the lead early in the second half as the 2013 champions took control of the tie.

The Italians looked dead and buried after an hour with the Germans having close to 70 percent possession and Juve desperately waiting for a rare chance to break.

Thomas Mueller celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal. (Photo: Reuters)

Yet last season’s finalists, who have been in superb form in recent months, staged a scintillating comeback.

Paulo Dybala scored in the 63rd minute and substitute Stefano Sturaro levelled with 14 minutes remaining to leave all to play for in the second leg after a frustrating finish for the Germans.

We can live with this result and return home having a good starting position for the second leg. Juventus are a good team but it was our own mistakes that got them back in the game. We played great for an hour.

Philipp Lahm, Bayern Munich Captain

Juventus’ Stefano Sturaro celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal. (Photo: AP)

Dybala made the most of a bad clearance by Bayern to beat Manuel Neuer on the hour and inject new life into the game and trigger a frantic Juve search for an equaliser.

Juan Cuadrado almost got it minutes later but Neuer calmly stood his ground to block the Colombian’s shot. The keeper, however, could do nothing when Sturaro beat his marker to slide in and level.