UEFA Champions League

Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Knockout Round Playoffs

· 2nd Leg - Atalanta advance 4-3 on aggregate
Atalanta
  • 5': Gianluca Scamacca
  • 45': Davide Zappacosta
  • 57': Mario Pasalic
  • Red Card 90'+7': Giorgio Scalvini
  • 90'+8': Lazar Samardzic (P)
FT
4 - 1
2nd Leg - Atalanta advance 4-3 on aggregate
Borussia Dortmund
  • 75': Karim Adeyemi
  • Red Card 90'+7': Nico Schlotterbeck
  • Red Card 90'+7': Ramy Bensebaini

Atalanta shock Dortmund with last-gasp penalty to reach last 16

Atalanta converted a penalty with the last kick of the game to beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1 and secure a place in the round of 16 in the Champions League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 4': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
  • 5': Goal! Atalanta 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 7': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
  • 7': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta).
  • 8': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 10': Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Handball by Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta).
  • 13': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 13': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 16': Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Emre Can.
  • 20': Foul by Isak Hien (Atalanta).
  • 20': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Bernasconi.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
  • 24': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
  • 24': Offside, Atalanta. Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Beier with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta). Assisted by Maximilian Beier with a through ball.
  • 32': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta).
  • 32': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt is caught offside.
  • 33': Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgio Scalvini.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Svensson with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Isak Hien following a fast break.
  • 40': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta).
  • 40': Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
  • 41': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Serhou Guirassy.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Offside, Atalanta. Sead Kolasinac is caught offside.
  • 45': Goal! Atalanta 2, Borussia Dortmund 0. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
  • 48': Foul by Lorenzo Bernasconi (Atalanta).
  • 48': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Serhou Guirassy is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
  • 53': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 53': Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Julian Ryerson following a fast break.
  • 57': Goal! Atalanta 3, Borussia Dortmund 0. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marten de Roon with a cross.
  • 58': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta).
  • 60': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Julian Brandt.
  • 60': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Fábio Silva replaces Maximilian Beier.
  • 66': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 66': Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
  • 68': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 68': Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Isak Hien (Atalanta).
  • 69': Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Isak Hien (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Karim Adeyemi replaces Jobe Bellingham.
  • 70': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Yan Couto replaces Julian Ryerson.
  • 71': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
  • 71': Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Atalanta. Nikola Krstovic replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
  • 73': Substitution, Atalanta. Honest Ahanor replaces Sead Kolasinac.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta). Assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta). Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
  • 74': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Mario Pasalic.
  • 75': Goal! Atalanta 3, Borussia Dortmund 1. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Carney Chukwuemeka following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta).
  • 76': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces Giorgio Scalvini.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta following a fast break.
  • 79': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 79': Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti.
  • 84': Foul by Honest Ahanor (Atalanta).
  • 84': Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta).
  • 85': Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Atalanta. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Nicola Zalewski.
  • 86': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 87': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
  • 87': Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 88': Honest Ahanor (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Handball by Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta).
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  • 90'+4': Penalty Atalanta. Nikola Krstovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+4': Penalty conceded by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta).
  • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': VAR Decision: Penalty Atalanta.
  • 90'+7': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+7': Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+7': Second yellow card to Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Goal! Atalanta 4, Borussia Dortmund 1. Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Atalanta 4, Borussia Dortmund 1.
  • 90'+10': Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Atalanta 4, Borussia Dortmund 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 1
2 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 3
56.3 Possession 43.7
7 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 9
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
414 Accurate Passes 310
515 Passes 394
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 66
22 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 9
25 Effective Clearances 22
25 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 21,234

Line-Ups

ATA Atalanta (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
29 Marco Carnesecchi (GK)
4 Isak Hien Yellow Card
23 Sead Kolasinac
42 Giorgio Scalvini
8 Mario Pasalic
15 Marten de Roon
47 Lorenzo Bernasconi
77 Davide Zappacosta
9 Gianluca Scamacca
59 Nicola Zalewski
10 Lazar Samardzic
Atalanta Substitutes:
Francesco Rossi, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Honest Ahanor, Éderson, Nikola Krstovic, Dominic Vavassori, Berat Djimsiti, Raoul Bellanova, Odilon Kossounou, Yunus Musah, Mitchel Bakker, Marco Sportiello.

DOR Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
3 Waldemar Anton
5 Ramy Bensebaini Yellow Card
23 Emre Can Yellow Card
8 Felix Nmecha
7 Jobe Bellingham
24 Daniel Svensson
26 Julian Ryerson
9 Serhou Guirassy
10 Julian Brandt
14 Maximilian Beier
Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
Alexander Meyer, Salih Özcan, Luca Reggiani, Samuele Inácio, Fábio Silva, Elias Benkara, Carney Chukwuemeka, Nico Schlotterbeck, Marcel Sabitzer, Silas Ostrzinski, Yan Couto, Karim Adeyemi.

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