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Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund Official Lineups, Wednesday, 25 February 2026, UEFA Champions League Knockout Playoffs Second Leg

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Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund Official Lineups, Wednesday, 25 February 2026, UEFA Champions League Knockout Playoffs Second Leg

Here are Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund official starting lineups for the second leg of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League Knockout Phase Playoffs on Wednesday, February 25, at the New Balance Arena in Bergamo, Italy, kicking off at 18:45.

 ⚫️🔵    Lineup ATALANTA (3-4-2-1) Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Pasalic, Bernasconi; Samardzic, Zalewski; Scamacca.  

Subs: Rossi, Sportiello, Kossounou, Bakker, Musah, Sulemana, Ederson, Bellanova, Djimsiti, Vavassori, Ahanor, Krstovic.

Coach: Raffaele Palladino

Lineup BORUSSIA DORTMUND (3-4-2-1) Kobel; Anton, Can, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Nmecha, Bellingham, Svensson; Beier, Brandt; Guirassy.  

Subs: Ostrzinski, Meyer, Couto, Schlotterbeck, Ozcan, Chukwuemeka, Sabitzer, Fabio Silva, Adeyemi, Inacio, Benkara, Reggiani.

Coach: Nico Kovac

25-02-2026 17:45
Knockout phase play-offs
Atalanta
Atalanta
Dortmund
Dortmund
4 - 1
Atalanta
Dortmund

Starting lineups

29
Goalkeeper
77
Defender
42
Defender
77'
4
Defender
47
Defender
23
Defender
72'
10
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
15
Midfielder
59
Midfielder
85'
9
Attacker
73'
1
Goalkeeper
24
Defender
26
Defender
70'
5
Defender
3
Defender
23
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
10
Midfielder
60'
7
Attacker
70'
14
Attacker
60'
9
Attacker

Substitutes

6
Midfielder
57
Goalkeeper
31
Goalkeeper
5
Defender
13
Midfielder
16
Defender
45
Midfielder
3
Defender
69
Defender
72'
90
Attacker
73'
19
Defender
77'
7
Midfielder
85'
33
Goalkeeper
4
Defender
20
Midfielder
31
Goalkeeper
Defender
6
Midfielder
Defender
Attacker
17
Midfielder
60'
21
Attacker
60'
2
Defender
70'
27
Attacker
70'

 

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Referee José María Sánchez Martínez will have the support of Raúl Cabañero (ESP) and Iñigo Prieto (ESP), while Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP) will act as the fourth official. The VAR responsibilities will be managed by Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP), with Carlos del Cerro Grande (ESP) taking on the role of AVAR.

Stats BEFORE the game Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund

The New Balance Arena is set for Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund

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Atalanta official starting lineup against Borussia Dortmund

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Borussia Dortmund official starting lineup against Atalanta

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ATALANTA BC – BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Wednesday 25 February 2026
New Balance Arena
Bergamo, Italy

18:45 CET

Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger SUI

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Juventus vs Galatasaray Official Lineups, Wednesday, 25 February 2026, UEFA Champions League Knockout Playoffs  Second Leg

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Juventus vs Galatasaray Official Lineups, Wednesday, 25 February 2026, UEFA Champions League Knockout Playoffs  Second Leg

Here are the official lineups for Juventus vs Galatasaray on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, for the UEFA Champions League Knockout Playoffs Second Leg at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy.

25-02-2026 20:00
Knockout phase play-offs
Juventus
Juventus
Galatasaray
Galatasaray
0 Won in extra time 2
3 - 2

 ⚪️⚫️   Lineup JUVENTUS (4-3-3):  Perin, Kalulu, Kelly, Gatti, Mckennie, Thuram, Locatelli, Koopmeiners, Conceição, David, Yildiz.

Subs: Di Gregorio, Pinsoglio, Bremer, Zhegrova, Boga, Adzic, Kostic, Openda, Miretti, Gil, Rizzo.

Coach: Luciano Spalletti

Lineup GALATASARAY (4-2-3-1): Cakir, Sallai, Sanchez, Bardacki, Jakobs, Torreira, Lemina, Yilmaz, Sara, Lang, Osimhen.

Subs: Batuhan Sen, Gunay Guvenc, Icardi, Sane, Yunus Akgun, Eren Elmali, Gundogan, Ahmed Kutucu, Asprilla, Kaan Ayhan, Singo, Boey

Coach: Okan Buruk

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Juventus
Galatasaray

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
4
Defender
6
Defender
15
Defender
109'
19
Midfielder
78'
5
Midfielder
109'
8
Midfielder
22
Midfielder
7
Attacker
67'
30
Attacker
67'
10
Attacker
103'
1
Goalkeeper
42
Defender
6
Defender
4
Defender
87'
8
Midfielder
71'
34
Midfielder
103'
99
Midfielder
87'
53
Attacker
77
Attacker
59'
7
Attacker
59'
45
Attacker

Substitutes

23
Goalkeeper
3
Defender
16
Goalkeeper
50
Defender
21
Midfielder
103'
18
Midfielder
109'
20
Attacker
109'
7
Attacker
67'
11
Attacker
67'
17
Midfielder
78'
22
Midfielder
19
Goalkeeper
12
Goalkeeper
23
Midfielder
11
Attacker
90
Defender
103'
93
Defender
59'
10
Midfielder
59'
20
Midfielder
71'
9
Attacker
87'
17
Defender
87'
Stats BEFORE the game Juventus vs Galatasaray

Juventus has just one victory out of their seven UEFA Champions League encounters with Galatasaray. That is, D3 L3, which was a 2-1 win at home in September 2003.

The 5-2 loss Juventus faced at Galatasaray marked the second occasion they lost the first leg of a knockout stage match in a European tournament by a margin of three or more goals.  For instance, the first being against Real Madrid in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals (0-3 in the first leg, 3-1 in the second leg).

Galatasaray has yet to achieve a win in 13 away games against Italian teams in major European competitions (D6 L7).   However, only one of their past results in these matches led to their elimination this time (the 0-5 loss to AC Milan in March 1963).

Galatasaray has progressed to the next round in all 11 of their knockout ties in European competitions.  On those occasions, after winning the first leg by a margin of at least three goals (including qualifying rounds).

Before this season, there had been 49 instances where a team lost the first leg of a UEFA Champions League knockout round by three or more goals. Furthermore, only four teams managed to advance to the next round: Deportivo de La Coruña (in 2003/04 against AC Milan), Barcelona (in 2016/17 against PSG), Roma (in 2017/18 against Barcelona), and Liverpool (in 2018/19 against Barcelona).

The Allianz Stadium is set for Juventus vs Galatasaray

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Referee to direct Juventus vs Galatasaray

Juventus official starting lineup against Galatasaray

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Galatasaray official starting lineup against Juventus


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JUVENTUS – GALATASARAY
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Juventus Stadium
Turin, Italy

21:00

Referee: João Pinheiro POR.
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR.
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR.
Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR.
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA.
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE.
UEFA Delegate: Neil Morrow NIR.

 

Inter vs Bodo Glimt Official Lineups, Tuesday 24 February 2026, UEFA Champions League Knockout Playoffs Second Leg

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Inter vs Bodo Glimt Official Lineups, Tuesday 24 February 2026, UEFA Champions League Knockout Playoffs Second Leg

Here are Inter vs Bodo Glit official starting lineups in the Second Leg of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League Knockout Phase Playoffs on Tuesday, February 24, at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, kicking off at 21:00 CET.

⚫️🔵  Lineup INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, Akanji, Bastoni; Luis Henrique, Barella, Zielinski, Frattesi, Dimarco; Thuram, Esposito.

Subs: Di Gennaro, J. Martínez, Dumfries, De Vrij, Sučić, Bonny, Acerbi, Diouf, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto, Darmian, Lavelli

Coach: Cristian Chivu

Lineup BODØ/GLIMT (4-3-3): Haikin; Sjovold, Bjortuft, Gundersen, Bjorkan; Evjen, Berg, Brunstad Fet; Blomberg, Hogh, Hauge.

Coach: Kjetil Knutsen

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Bodø/Glimt

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
95
Defender
32
Defender
81'
25
Defender
31
Defender
81'
16
Midfielder
62'
23
Midfielder
7
Midfielder
62'
94
Attacker
11
Attacker
62'
9
Attacker
12
Goalkeeper
15
Defender
85'
6
Defender
4
Defender
20
Midfielder
7
Midfielder
19
Midfielder
26
Attacker
82'
10
Attacker
9
Attacker
77'
11
Attacker
77'

Substitutes

13
Goalkeeper
36
Defender
22
Midfielder
15
Defender
6
Defender
12
Goalkeeper
47
Attacker
14
Defender
62'
8
Defender
62'
17
Attacker
62'
2
Midfielder
81'
30
Midfielder
81'
1
Goalkeeper
94
Attacker
2
Defender
8
Midfielder
22
Midfielder
24
Midfielder
23
Midfielder
45
Goalkeeper
25
Midfielder
77'
21
Attacker
77'
14
Midfielder
82'
5
Defender
85'

 

Stats BEFORE the game Inter vs Bodo Glimt

The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium is set for Inter vs Bodo Glimt

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Bodo official starting lineup against Inter

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Inter official starting lineup against Bodo Glimt

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FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO – FK BODØ/GLIMT
21:00 CET – Milan (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza)

Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN
UEFA Delegate: Thura Win ENG

 

 

UEFA Champions League Match Officials Knockout Playoffs, First and Second Legs, February 2026

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UEFA Champions League Match Officials, Knockout Playoffs, First and Second Legs, Tuesday, 17, Wednesday, 18, Tuesday 24, and Wednesday, 25, February 2026

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2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Referees Appointments, Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18, and Wednesda 25, February 2026
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Tuesday 17 February 2026

GALATASARAY (TUR) – JUVENTUS (ITA)
18:45 CET – Istanbul (Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi – RAMS Park)

Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG
UEFA Delegate: Arturs Gaidels LVA

AS MONACO (FRA) – PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRA)
21:00 CET – Monaco (Stade Louis II)

Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Fourth Official: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB
UEFA Delegate: Frédéric Veraghaenne BEL

SL BENFICA (POR) – REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
21:00 CET – Lisbon (Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica)

Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni NED
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli ITA
UEFA Delegate: David Findlay SCO

BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER) – ATALANTA BC (ITA)
21:00 CET – Dortmund (Signal Iduna Park)

Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Patrick Inia NED
Assistant Referee 2: Rogier Honig NED
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot NED
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram van Driessche BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young SCO
UEFA Delegate: Karl Espen Eriksen NOR

Wednesday 18 February 2026

QARABAĞ FK (AZE) – NEWCASTLE UNITED FC (ENG)
18:45 CET – Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)

Referee: Espen Eskås NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Elias Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Higler NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Matteo Simone Trefoloni ITA
UEFA Delegate: Ignas Marcinkevičius LTU

OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE) – BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER)
21:00 CET – Piraeus (Stadio Geōrgios Karaiskakīs)

Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira Melo POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL
UEFA Delegate: Iveta Bankova BUL

FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR) – FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA)
21:00 CET – Bodø (Aspmyra)

Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
UEFA Delegate: Mirosław Ryszka POL

CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL) – CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP)
21:00 CET – Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)

Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Barış Şimşek TUR
UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray HUN

Tuesday 24 February 2026

CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) – CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL)
18:45 CET – Madrid (Estadio Metropolitano)

Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Éric Wattellier FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Parreira De Castro POR
UEFA Delegate: David McDowell SVN

BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER) – OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE)
21:00 CET – Leverkusen (BayArena)

Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Itchko Lozev BUL
UEFA Delegate: Peter Lundström FIN

FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA) – FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR)
21:00 CET – Milan (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza)

Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin SVN
UEFA Delegate: Thura Win ENG

NEWCASTLE UNITED FC (ENG) – QARABAĞ FK (AZE)
21:00 CET – Newcastle (St James’ Park)

Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Luca Pairetto ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: João Ferreira POR
UEFA Delegate: Emmanuelle Puttaert BEL

Wednesday 25 February 2026

ATALANTA BC (ITA) – BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER)
18:45 CET – Bergamo (New Balance Arena)

Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger SUI

PARIS SAINT GERMAIN (FRA) – AS MONACO (FRA)
21:00 CET – Paris (Parc des Princes)

Referee: István Kovács ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB
UEFA Delegate: Charles Schaack LUX

JUVENTUS (ITA) – GALATASARAY (TUR)
21:00 CET – Turin (Juventus Stadium)

Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Neil Morrow NIR

REAL MADRID CF (ESP) – SL BENFICA (POR)
21:00 CET – Madrid (Estadio Santiago Bernabéu)

Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED
UEFA Delegate: Mauro Tonolini ITA

2025-26 UEFA Champions League Live Results Knockout Playoffs

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2025-26 UEFA Champions League Live Results Knockout Playoffs

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Be sure to check the live results, scores, streaming, tables, and video highlights of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League! The three Italian Serie A teams participating in the Champions League Playoffs are Inter, Atalanta, and Juventus.

✅       The 2025–26 UEFA Champions League knockout playoffs, featuring teams ranked 9th–24th from the league phase, are scheduled for February 17–18 (first legs) and February 24–25, 2026 (second legs).

The teams advancing to the Round of 16 are Arsenal (24), Bayern Munich (21), Liverpool (18), Tottenham (17), Barcelona (16), Chelsea (16), Sporting (16), and Manchester City (16). Notably absent from the top teams are Real Madrid, PSG, and Atlético Madrid.

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