Borussia Dortmund hosts Atalanta Bergamo in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League knockout round, with the winner advancing to the Round of 16 to face either Bayern Munich or Arsenal.
Dortmund has been in strong domestic form, following a 4-0 victory over Mainz that featured Julian Ryerson supplying four assists. The team has won six consecutive Bundesliga matches, and they advanced to this stage of the Champions League last season by defeating Sporting Lisbon over two legs.
Atalanta experienced a mix of results in the league, scoring 10 goals in eight games while conceding 10. Since appointing Raffaele Palladino in November, they have lost only five of their last 20 matches across all competitions, suggesting a tightly contested tie given both sides’ recent form.
The last meeting between the clubs occurred in the 2017-18 Europa League round of 32, with Dortmund progressing 4-3 on aggregate after a 3-2 home win and a 1-1 away stalemate.
Team news indicates Dortmund will be without Emre Can and Filippo Mane, with Nico Schlotterbeck and Niklas Süle also unavailable due to muscular and hamstring issues. Atalanta may be without Giacomo Raspadori and Charles de Ketelaere, both major doubts due to injuries.
A preview of predicted lineups for the match is linked in the report.
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