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Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta summary: score, stats, goals & highlights | Champions League playoff first leg 2025/26

Borussia Dortmund scored both goals by halftime and maintained a clean sheet, leveraging strong defense and high-quality chances, in the Champions League playoff first leg.

  • The game ended with Borussia Dortmund prevailing 2-0 over Atalanta after the second half.
  • From a free kick won by Ramy Bensebaini, the sequence ended with Serhou Guirassy scoring a very close-range header to the bottom right, assisted by Julian Ryerson's cross.
  • Gregor Kobel, Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper, kept Dortmund ahead with crucial saves from Nikola Krstovic, Atalanta forward, and Lazar Samardzic, Atalanta, while Atalanta also missed a header by Mario Pasalic, Atalanta, and had a shot blocked by Krstovic.
  • Substitutions for Atalanta occurred with Nikola Krstovic for Gianluca Scamacca and Isak Hien for Berat Djimsiti, as the fourth official announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • Discipline issues included multiple handball calls and yellow cards for Waldemar Anton, Gianluca Scamacca, Odilon Kossounou, Berat Djimsiti, Luca Reggiani, while Nikola Krstovic and Ramy Bensebaini were penalised for handball.
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Club Brujas and Atlético de Madrid starred in one of the best matches in this version of the Champions League. A furious 3-3, with a demonic rhythm and constant occasions of goal. Empate in Belgium that leaves in better term the Spaniards, who will define the key to access eighths, next Tuesday 24th, at home.Jornada that was quiet for the Mattressers, who looked early in advantage. At 6’, the hand in the area of the local Joaquin Seys was not wa…

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Match report: Atlético de Madrid drew 3-3 against Club Brugge in a match full of twists and turns, where the Belgian team managed to equalize after trailing 0-2 at halftime. Tap for full context. Context: Atlético went into halftime with a 0-2 lead, thanks to an own goal and a strike from Lookman. Brugge showed resilience and managed to equalize in the final minutes with a goal from Tzolis. The match was played under a light rain. Oblak made key…

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AS broke the news in Spain on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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