Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund Highlights and Match Report

UEFA Champions League

5:45 PMFebruary 25, 2026

Round of 32

Atalanta*

Show Score

4 - 1

HT:(2 - 0)

Aggregate:(4 - 3)

Borussia Dortmund

New Balance Arena

Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez, Spain

How did the teams perform?

Atalanta

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

0 Total Votes

Borussia Dortmund

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

Match Stats Lineups Head-2-Head Standings

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Match Stats

Ball possession

44%

56%

1.70

Expected goals (xG)

0.93

0.00

Goals Prevented

0.00

Attack

13

Total shots

7

7

Shots on target

4

4

Shots off target

2

2

Blocked shots

1

11

Shots inside box

7

2

Shots outside box

0

5

Corner kicks

1

2

Offsides

2

Passing

394

Total passes

515

309 (78%)

Accurate passes

414 (80%)

Discipline

17

Fouls

9

1

Yellow cards

3

0

Red cards

1

3

Goalkeeper saves

4

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Lineup

Atalanta

3-4-2-1

29 G Marco Carnesecchi 6.9

23 D Sead Kolašinac 7.5

4 D Isak Hien 69' Holding 6.9

42 D Giorgio Scalvini 7.0

47 M Lorenzo Bernasconi 6.6

8 M Mario Pašalić 57' 7.5

15 M Marten de Roon (C) 57' 7.3

77 M Davide Zappacosta 45' 8.3

59 F Nicola Zalewski 7.2

10 F Lazar Samardžić 90+8' 6.3

9 F Gianluca Scamacca 5' 7.7

Substitutes

45 F Dominic Vavassori

16 D Raoul Bellanova

13 M Éderson

6 M Yunus Musah

5 D Mitchel Bakker

3 D Odilon Kossounou

57 G Marco Sportiello

31 G Francesco Rossi

7 F Kamaldeen Sulemana 85' Replaced by N. Zalewski 6.7

19 D Berat Djimsiti 77' Replaced by G. Scalvini 6.7

69 D Honest Ahanor 72' Replaced by S. Kolasinac 6.6

90 F Nikola Krstović 72' Replaced by G. Scamacca 6.3

Coach

Raffaele Palladino

Borussia Dortmund

3-4-2-1

1 G Gregor Kobel 7.2

5 D Ramy Bensebaini 13' 90+7' Roughing 7.2

3 D Waldemar Anton 6.0

23 D Emre Can (C) 53' Foul 6.5

24 M Daniel Svensson 7.0

8 M Felix Nmecha 6.2

7 M Jobe Bellingham 6.7

26 M Julian Ryerson 6.5

10 F Julian Brandt 6.9

14 F Maximilian Beier 6.9

9 F Serhou Guirassy 6.0

Substitutes

40 F Samuele Inacio

20 M Marcel Sabitzer

6 M Salih Özcan

49 D Luca Reggiani

47 D Elias Benkara

4 D Nico Schlotterbeck 90+7'

33 G Alexander Meyer

31 G Silas Ostrzinski

27 F Karim Adeyemi 75' 70' Replaced by J. Bellingham 7.2

2 D Yan Couto 70' Replaced by J. Ryerson 6.2

21 F Fábio Silva 69' Unsportsmanlike conduct 60' Replaced by M. Beier 6.3

17 M Carney Chukwuemeka 75' 60' Replaced by J. Brandt 7.0

Coach

Niko Kovac

UEFA Champions League Standings - UEFA Champions League

TotalHomeAway

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	5	5	0	0	14-1	13	15	W 04 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 3 Arsenal W 26 November: Arsenal 3 - 1 Bayern München W 10 December: Club Brugge KV 0 - 3 Arsenal W 20 January: Inter 1 - 3 Arsenal W 28 January: Arsenal 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty
2	Bayern München	6	5	0	1	18-7	11	15	W 04 November: Paris Saint Germain 1 - 2 Bayern München W No match found W 09 December: Bayern München 3 - 1 Sporting CP L No match found W 28 January: PSV Eindhoven 1 - 2 Bayern München
3	Atalanta	6	4	1	1	8-6	2	13	W 09 December: Atalanta 2 - 1 Chelsea D No match found W No match found W No match found W 25 February: Atalanta 4 - 1 Borussia Dortmund
4	Paris Saint Germain	5	4	0	1	19-8	11	12	W No match found W No match found W No match found L No match found W No match found
5	Inter	6	4	0	2	12-4	8	12	W No match found W No match found W 28 January: Borussia Dortmund 0 - 2 Inter L 18 February: Bodo/Glimt 3 - 1 Inter L 24 February: Inter 1 - 2 Bodo/Glimt
6	Real Madrid	5	4	0	1	12-5	7	12	W No match found W 20 January: Real Madrid 6 - 1 Monaco W No match found L No match found W 25 February: Real Madrid 2 - 1 Benfica
7	Atletico Madrid	6	4	0	2	15-12	3	12	W 09 December: PSV Eindhoven 2 - 3 Atletico Madrid L No match found W No match found W No match found W 24 February: Atletico Madrid 4 - 1 Club Brugge KV
8	Liverpool	6	4	0	2	11-8	3	12	L No match found W No match found W 09 December: Inter 0 - 1 Liverpool L No match found W 28 January: Liverpool 6 - 0 Qarabag
9	Tottenham	6	3	2	1	13-7	6	11	D No match found D No match found W 09 December: Tottenham 3 - 0 Slavia Praha L No match found W 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 2 Tottenham
10	Borussia Dortmund	5	3	1	1	17-11	6	10	D 10 December: Borussia Dortmund 2 - 2 Bodo/Glimt W No match found W No match found L No match found W No match found
11	Chelsea	6	3	1	2	13-8	5	10	W No match found W 25 November: Chelsea 3 - 0 Barcelona D No match found W 21 January: Chelsea 1 - 0 Pafos L No match found
12	Manchester City	5	3	1	1	10-5	5	10	W 05 November: Manchester City 4 - 1 Borussia Dortmund D No match found W 10 December: Real Madrid 1 - 2 Manchester City W No match found L No match found
13	Sporting CP	6	3	1	2	12-8	4	10	L No match found W 26 November: Sporting CP 3 - 0 Club Brugge KV D No match found W 20 January: Sporting CP 2 - 1 Paris Saint Germain L No match found
14	Barcelona	6	3	1	2	14-11	3	10	L No match found W No match found D No match found L No match found W 28 January: Barcelona 4 - 1 FC Copenhagen
15	Newcastle	5	3	0	2	11-4	7	9	L No match found W 21 January: Newcastle 3 - 0 PSV Eindhoven W No match found W 18 February: Qarabag 1 - 6 Newcastle L No match found
16	Marseille	6	3	0	3	11-8	3	9	W No match found L No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
17	Galatasaray	6	3	0	3	8-8	0	9	W No match found W No match found W No match found L 28 January: Manchester City 2 - 0 Galatasaray L No match found
18	Monaco	6	2	3	1	7-8	-1	9	D No match found D No match found W No match found D No match found W No match found
19	PSV Eindhoven	6	2	2	2	15-11	4	8	D 04 November: Olympiakos Piraeus 1 - 1 PSV Eindhoven W 26 November: Liverpool 1 - 4 PSV Eindhoven D No match found W No match found L 28 January: PSV Eindhoven 1 - 2 Bayern München
20	Bayer Leverkusen	5	2	2	1	8-10	-2	8	D 10 December: Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 2 Newcastle D No match found L No match found W 18 February: Olympiakos Piraeus 0 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen W No match found
21	Qarabag	6	2	1	3	10-13	-3	7	W No match found L No match found D No match found L 18 February: Qarabag 1 - 6 Newcastle L 24 February: Newcastle 3 - 2 Qarabag
22	Napoli	5	2	1	2	6-9	-3	7	L No match found W 25 November: Napoli 2 - 0 Qarabag L 10 December: Benfica 2 - 0 Napoli D 20 January: FC Copenhagen 1 - 1 Napoli W No match found
23	FC Copenhagen	6	2	1	3	10-16	-6	7	L 04 November: Tottenham 4 - 0 FC Copenhagen L No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
24	Juventus	5	1	3	1	10-10	0	6	D No match found D No match found L No match found D 28 January: Monaco 0 - 0 Juventus W No match found
25	Pafos	5	1	3	1	4-7	-3	6	D No match found L No match found D No match found W No match found D No match found
26	Union St. Gilloise	6	2	0	4	7-15	-8	6	L 04 November: Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 Union St. Gilloise L No match found L 09 December: Union St. Gilloise 2 - 3 Marseille W No match found L No match found
27	Olympiakos Piraeus	6	1	2	3	6-13	-7	5	L No match found L No match found D No match found L 18 February: Olympiakos Piraeus 0 - 2 Bayer Leverkusen W No match found
28	Club Brugge KV	5	1	1	3	8-13	-5	4	W No match found L No match found L No match found D 18 February: Club Brugge KV 3 - 3 Atletico Madrid L 24 February: Atletico Madrid 4 - 1 Club Brugge KV
29	Athletic Club	5	1	1	3	4-9	-5	4	L 05 November: Newcastle 2 - 0 Athletic Club L No match found W No match found L No match found D No match found
30	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	1	1	4	8-16	-8	4	L No match found L 26 November: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 3 Atalanta D No match found L 21 January: Qarabag 3 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 2 Tottenham
31	Benfica	5	1	0	4	4-8	-4	3	L No match found L 21 January: Juventus 2 - 0 Benfica L No match found L 17 February: Benfica 0 - 1 Real Madrid W No match found
32	Slavia Praha	6	0	3	3	2-11	-9	3	L 04 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 3 Arsenal D 25 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 0 Athletic Club L 09 December: Tottenham 3 - 0 Slavia Praha D No match found L 28 January: Pafos 4 - 1 Slavia Praha
33	Ajax	6	1	0	5	5-18	-13	3	L 05 November: Ajax 0 - 3 Galatasaray L 25 November: Ajax 0 - 2 Benfica L No match found L No match found W No match found
34	Bodo/Glimt	5	0	2	3	7-11	-4	2	D 10 December: Borussia Dortmund 2 - 2 Bodo/Glimt D No match found L No match found L No match found L No match found
35	Villarreal	6	0	1	5	4-13	-9	1	D No match found L 25 November: Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 Villarreal L 10 December: Villarreal 2 - 3 FC Copenhagen L 20 January: Villarreal 1 - 2 Ajax L 28 January: Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 0 Villarreal
36	Kairat Almaty	6	0	1	5	4-15	-11	1	L 05 November: Inter 2 - 1 Kairat Almaty D No match found L 09 December: Kairat Almaty 0 - 1 Olympiakos Piraeus L 20 January: Kairat Almaty 1 - 4 Club Brugge KV L 28 January: Arsenal 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty

Qualification/Relegation

• Promotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)
• Promotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)

Atalanta demolished Borussia Dortmund 4-1 in a dominant UEFA Champions League display, with Davide Zappacosta delivering a star performance.

Atalanta asserted their dominance over Borussia Dortmund with a comprehensive 4-1 victory in a UEFA Champions League clash at the New Balance Arena on February 25, 2026. The Italian side showcased clinical finishing and relentless pressure, proving too much for their German opponents.

Both teams entered the match with mixed domestic form. Atalanta, sitting third in their league, had been in strong form, while Borussia Dortmund, currently 10th, sought to ignite their European hopes. This fixture was crucial for establishing momentum in the Champions League campaign.

The home side wasted no time, striking early through Gianluca Scamacca. In the fifth minute, Scamacca fired a powerful shot past Gregor Kobel, giving Atalanta a crucial early lead and igniting the crowd.

Borussia Dortmund struggled to respond effectively. Ramy Bensebaini earned a yellow card in the 13th minute for a rash challenge. Just before the break, Davide Zappacosta doubled Atalanta’s advantage, tucking away a finish in the 45th minute to send the hosts into half-time with a comfortable lead.

At the interval, Borussia Dortmund faced a significant challenge, needing a strategic overhaul to turn the tide. Tactical adjustments were expected from the German dugout to combat Atalanta’s control and find a way back into the game.

Atalanta continued their onslaught after the restart. Mario Pasalic extended their lead further in the 57th minute, guiding home a finish following an assist from Marten de Roon. Dortmund’s frustration mounted, with Emre Can receiving a yellow card in the 53rd minute for a foul.

Borussia Dortmund found a glimmer of hope in the 75th minute when substitute Karim Adeyemi pulled one goal back. Adeyemi, who had entered the game in the 70th minute, converted a chance created by Carney Chukwuemeka, offering a brief respite.

The match ended in chaos for Dortmund. In the 90+7th minute, Nico Schlotterbeck received a direct red card, reducing his team to ten men for a critical infringement. Simultaneously, Ramy Bensebaini was sent off for a second yellow card offense, leaving Dortmund with just nine players on the field.

From the ensuing chaos, Atalanta were awarded a penalty deep into stoppage time. Lazar Samardzic stepped up and calmly slotted home the spot-kick in the 90+8th minute, sealing a dominant 4-1 victory for the home side.

Atalanta’s efficiency was clear, boasting a higher Expected Goals (xG) of 1.7 compared to Dortmund’s 0.93, despite holding less possession (44% vs 56%). The home side also registered more total shots (13 to 7) and shots on target (7 to 4).

This emphatic win marks a significant statement for Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League, bolstering their position and confidence. For Borussia Dortmund, the heavy defeat, coupled with two late red cards, calls for serious reflection on their European ambitions.