Borussia Dortmund have a precious 2–0 lead to preserve when they visit Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo for the second leg of their Champions League knockout playoff tie against Atalanta on Wednesday evening.
The Germans have an excellent track record in this competition, and are one-time winners; famously defeating Juventus 3–1 in the 1997 final. They’ve also reached the last 16 in six of the seven previous iterations, and are well placed to do so again this time around after last week’s victory.
Serhou Guirassy’s early goal settled Niko Kovač’s side down, and they cantered to a 2–0 triumph, which leaves Atalanta with plenty of work to do.
La Dea were quarter-finalists in 2019–20, but have considerably less experience of Champions League knockout football. Still, they’ve been very impressive under new manager Raffaele Palladino, who inherited a side that sat 13th in Serie A.
After claiming a controversial 2–1 win over Napoli at the weekend, Atalanta are up to seventh and in contention for a top-four finish. Dortmund, meanwhile, fought back to earn a point at RB Leipzig last time out, and Der Klassiker is on the horizon.
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