Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund Predictions

Match info: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo

Date: Wednesday, 25^th February 2026

Time: 6:45 pm Nigerian time

Trailing by two goals after last week's first leg, Atalanta BC will try to keep their Champions League dreams alive when they welcome Borussia Dortmund to Bergamo on Wednesday.

With the winner of this playoff set to meet either Arsenal or Bayern Munich, Dortmund will start favourites to reach the last 16.

Head-to-head:

• Atalanta have never defeated Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League.

• Dortmund won their only meeting in the first leg.

• Atalanta have won four of their last five matches.

• Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in their last five games.

• Two of the four games between these clubs have ended in favour of the Black and Yellow.

Form:

• Atalanta in the Champions League: W-W-L-L-L

• Atalanta in all competitions: W-W-W-L-W

• Dortmund in the Champions League: W-D-L-L-W

• Dortmund in all competitions: W-W-W-W-D

Team News:

• Atalanta will miss out on the services of Charles De Ketelaere and Giacomo Raspadori due to their injuries.

• Nico Schlotterbeck, Emre Can, Niklas Sule and Filippo Mane are not going to be in action for Borussia Dortmund. They are injured.

Player(s) to watch:

• Mario Pasalic will play a crucial role in the final third for Atalanta BC. From controlling the midfield to scoring goals, Mario Pasalic can do important things for the hosts. He is coming in after scoring an important goal for La Dea in their previous league game. He will be eager to help his side make a comeback against Dortmund.

• Serhou Guirassy has seven goal contributions to his name in the last five matches for Borussia Dortmund. Despite failing to score a goal in the previous league game for his side, the 29-year-old is going to play an important role in the attacking front. He is going to be a constant threat to the opponent’s defence