Result Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta, Tuesday, 17 February 2026, UEFA Champions League Knockout Playoffs Matchday 1 What a disappointing day for Atalanta! Borussia Dortmund triumphed in the UEFA Champions League Knockout Playoffs on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund. Atalanta struggled to make an impact, succumbing to Borussia Dortmund. The Germans took the lead early with a goal from Guirassy, who was set up in the center by Ryerson's cross. Atalanta tried to mount a comeback but conceded a second goal from Beier just before halftime. In the second half, despite the substitutions of Nikola Krstovic, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Raoul Bellanova, and Lazar Samardzic, Atalanta failed to create significant chances to challenge goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.

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👉 Borussia Dortmund 1 -0 Atalanta, ⚽️ A goal was scored by Serhou Guirassy from a very close distance with a header directed to the bottom right corner. The assist was provided by Julian Ryerson, who delivered a cross from the right. Guirassy positioned himself at the far post and successfully headed the ball past Atalanta's goalkeeper, Marco Carnesecchi! 👉 Borussia Dortmund 2 -0 Atalanta ⚽️ In the 42nd minute, Maximilian Beier scored a goal from very close range with a right-footed shot aimed at the high center. The assist came from Serhou Guirassy. Nmecha initiated the play by sending Guirassy down the left flank, who sprinted forward and delivered a pass to the center for Beier, who merely had to tap it into the net! #DortmundAtalanta #ChampionsLeague2026   The match will be officiated by Dutch referee Serdar Gözübüyük, who will be supported by assistants Patrick Inia (NED) and Rogier Honig (NED), with Jeroen Manschot (NED) acting as the fourth official. The VAR responsibilities will be taken care of by Pol van Boekel (NED), while Bram Van Driessche (BEL) will serve as the AVAR.

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Borussia Dortmund and Atalanta have faced each other twice in significant European tournaments, with the German team triumphing 4-3 across the two legs of their UEFA Europa League Round of 32 matchup in February 2018. Atalanta has secured victories in their last three European encounters against German teams without allowing any goals, having already defeated Stuttgart and Eintracht Frankfurt with scores of 2-0 and 3-0, respectively, in this season's UEFA Champions League. Borussia Dortmund has managed to win just one of their last seven UEFA Champions League games against Italian teams (D3 L3), which was a 3-1 victory over AC Milan in November 2023. Atalanta has suffered losses in their last five UEFA Champions League knockout matches: 2-1 against PSG in the 2019-20 quarter-finals, 4-1 on aggregate against Real Madrid in the 2020-21 round of 16, and 5-2 overall against Club Brugge in last season's play-offs. Atalanta concluded the group stage with two straight defeats, falling to Athletic (2-3) and Union Saint-Gilloise (0-1). Their only prior instance of three consecutive losses in the same UEFA Champions League season occurred during their first three matches in the 2019-20 season.

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Atalanta official starting lineup against Borussia Dortmund

      UEFA Champions League Knockout Phase Playoffs, Matchday 1 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 2 – 0 ATALANTA BC 21:00 CET – Dortmund (Westfalenstadion, 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 ⚽️ Goals:  3' Serhou Guirassy (B), 42' Maximilian Beier (B) 🟨  Yellow Cards: 18' Luca Reggiani (B), 40' Odilon Kossounou (A), 40' Berat Djimsiti (A), 45+1' Gianluca Scamacca (A), 48' Waldemar Anton (B) ✅ Official Lineups - Formations - Tabellino: Lineup Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1): Kobel; Reggiani, Anton, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Bellingham, F. Nmecha, Svensson; Beier, Brandt; Guirassy.  Subs: Ostrzinski, Meyer, Yan Couto, Ozcan, Chukwuemeka, Sabitzer, Fabio Silva, Adeyemi, Inacio, Kabar, Krevsun, Benkara. Coach: Kovac. Lineup Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Bernasconi; Pasalic, Zalewski; Scamacca.   Subs: Rossi, Sportiello, Hien, Bakker, Musah, Sulemana, Samardzic, Bellanova, Scalvini, Vavassori, Ahanor, Krstovic. Coach:  Raffaele Palladino. Click the video to watch Borussia Dortmund - Atalanta highlights on Tuesday 17 February 2026 To be added