UEFA Champions League · Wed, 25 Feb 2026 ·
Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund — 4 - 1
New Balance Arena · Referee: J. Sanchez
Match report
Atalanta beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1
Borussia Dortmund were beaten 4-1 by Atalanta at New Balance Arena on Wednesday, 25 February 2026 in UEFA Champions League, Round of 32. G. Scamacca (5'), D. Zappacosta (45'), M. Pasalic (57') and L. Samardzic (90' pen) scored for Atalanta, while K. Adeyemi (75') found the net for Borussia Dortmund. Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta, -5'), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund, -5') and Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund, 90+7') were sent off. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Atalanta had 44% of the ball and 15 shots (9 on target) against Borussia Dortmund’s 7 (4 on target). Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) was the top-rated player with 8.2.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Real Betis | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 12 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Match events
- -5'red cardGiorgio ScalviniRed Card
- -5'yellow cardJulian RyersonYellow Card
- -5'red cardNico SchlotterbeckRed Card
- 5'goalG. ScamaccaAssist: L. Bernasconi
- 13'yellow cardRamy BensebainiYellow Card
- 45'goalD. ZappacostaNormal Goal
- 53'yellow cardEmre CanYellow Card
- 57'goalM. PasalicAssist: M. De Roon
- 60'substitutionJ. BrandtOff: C. Chukwuemeka
- 60'substitutionM. BeierOff: F. Silva
- 69'yellow cardFábio SilvaYellow Card
- 70'yellow cardIsak HienYellow Card
- 70'substitutionJ. RyersonOff: Y. Couto
- 70'substitutionJ. BellinghamOff: K. Adeyemi
- 72'substitutionG. ScamaccaOff: N. Krstovic
- 73'substitutionS. KolasinacOff: H. Ahanor
- 75'goalK. AdeyemiAssist: C. Chukwuemeka
- 77'substitutionG. ScalviniOff: B. Djimsiti
- 85'substitutionN. ZalewskiOff: K. Sulemana
- 90'penaltyL. SamardzicPenalty
- 90+6'VAR decisionNikola KrstovićPenalty confirmed
- 90+7'yellow cardRamy BensebainiYellow Card
- 90+7'red cardRamy BensebainiRed Card
Lineups
Atalanta
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Raffaele Palladino
Starting XI
- 29M. CarnesecchiG
- 42G. ScalviniD
- 4I. HienD
- 23S. KolasinacD
- 77D. ZappacostaM
- 15M. De RoonM
- 8M. PasalicM
- 47L. BernasconiM
- 10L. SamardzicF
- 59N. ZalewskiF
- 9G. ScamaccaF
Substitutes
- 31F. RossiG
- 57M. SportielloG
- 3O. KossounouD
- 5M. BakkerD
- 6Y. MusahM
- 7K. SulemanaF
- 13EdersonM
- 16R. BellanovaD
- 19B. DjimsitiD
- 45D. VavassoriF
- 69H. AhanorD
- 90N. KrstovicF
Borussia Dortmund
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Niko Kovac
Starting XI
- 1G. KobelG
- 23E. CanD
- 3W. AntonD
- 5R. BensebainiD
- 26J. RyersonM
- 7J. BellinghamM
- 8F. NmechaM
- 24D. SvenssonM
- 14M. BeierF
- 10J. BrandtF
- 9S. GuirassyF
Substitutes
- 31S. OstrzinskiG
- 33A. MeyerG
- 2Y. CoutoD
- 4N. SchlotterbeckD
- 6S. OzcanM
- 17C. ChukwuemekaM
- 20M. SabitzerM
- 21F. SilvaF
- 27K. AdeyemiF
- 40S. InacioF
- 47E. BenkaraD
- 49L. ReggianiD
Match statistics
- 44%Possession56%
- 2.93Expected goals (xG)0.93
- 15Total shots7
- 9Shots on target4
- 4Shots off target2
- 2Blocked shots1
- 13Shots inside the box7
- 2Shots outside the box0
- 5Corners1
- 2Offsides2
- 17Fouls10
- 1Yellow cards5
- 1Red cards2
- 3Goalkeeper saves4
- 394Passes515
- 310Accurate passes414
- 79%Pass accuracy80%
- -0.71Goals prevented-0.71
Player statistics
Atalanta
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marco CarnesecchiG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Isak HienD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Sead KolašinacD | 73 | 7.3 | ||
| 42Giorgio ScalviniD | 77 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Mario PašalićM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 15Marten de RoonM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 47Lorenzo BernasconiM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 77Davide ZappacostaMTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 9Gianluca ScamaccaF | 72 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 10Lazar SamardžićF | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 59Nicola ZalewskiF | 85 | 7.0 | ||
| 31Francesco RossiG | – | – | ||
| 57Marco SportielloG | – | – | ||
| 3Odilon KossounouD | – | – | ||
| 5Mitchel BakkerD | – | – | ||
| 16Raoul BellanovaD | – | – | ||
| 19Berat DjimsitiD | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| 69Honest AhanorD | 17 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Yunus MusahM | – | – | ||
| 13ÉdersonM | – | – | ||
| 7Kamaldeen SulemanaF | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| 45Dominic VavassoriF | – | – | ||
| 90Nikola KrstovićF | 18 | 6.7 |
Borussia Dortmund
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gregor KobelG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Waldemar AntonD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 5Ramy BensebainiD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Emre CanD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Jobe BellinghamM | 70 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Felix NmechaM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Daniel SvenssonM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Julian RyersonM | 70 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Serhou GuirassyF | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 10Julian BrandtF | 60 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Maximilian BeierF | 60 | 6.9 | ||
| 31Silas OstrzinskiG | – | – | ||
| 33Alexander MeyerG | – | – | ||
| 2Yan CoutoD | 20 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Nico SchlotterbeckD | – | – | ||
| 47Elias BenkaraD | – | – | ||
| 49Luca ReggianiD | – | – | ||
| 6Salih ÖzcanM | – | – | ||
| 17Carney ChukwuemekaM | 30 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 20Marcel SabitzerM | – | – | ||
| 21Fábio SilvaF | 30 | 6.7 | ||
| 27Karim AdeyemiF | 20 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 40Samuele InacioF | – | – |