PAULO DYBALAS late double saved Juventus from embarrassment as they edged past minnows Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1.
Against the run of play the Old Lady were behind on 30 minutes, Aleksey Miranchuk smashing home a volley.
It took until the 77th minute for the Italians to draw level, with Dybala curling in the top corner.
And the Argentine won it just two minutes later, firing into the corner after latching onto Alex Sandros parried pile-driver.
In the same Group D, Chelsea flop Alvaro Morata struck in the early kick-off to see Atletico Madrid beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0.
The Spaniard came off the bench to settle it with a header.
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Robert Lewandowski scored twice in Bayern Munich's 3-2 win at Olympiakos in Group B to take his seasons tally to an incredible 21.
Bayern went behind to Youseff El Aribis header but red hot Lewandowski soon equalised.
And the Pole headed home his second to take his Champions League tally to 58 surpassing Ruud Van Nistelrooy (56) in fifth place in the all-time leading scorers.
Corentin Tolisso got the other to leave Bayern five points ahead of second-placed Tottenham.
In Group A Toni Kroos deflected strike was enough for Real Madrid to pick up a nervy 1-0 win at Galatasaray.
The German smashed home from the top of the box after being teed up by Eden Hazard for Los Blanos first group win.
Alongside Manchester City in Group C it was 2-2 in Ukraine between Shakhtar Donetsk and Dinamo Zagreb.
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