Stats, facts, info: All you need on Bergamo v BVB Champions League | OneFootball

The situation is clear. Borussia Dortmund heads into the second leg of the Champions League play-off against Bergamo with a 2-0 lead in their pocket. On Wednesday (February 25, 6:45 PM), BVB will do everything they can to advance to the round of 16 in Europe’s premier competition.

The first meeting last week was confidently won by the Black and Yellows. Serhou Guirassy and Maximilian Beier secured a comfortable lead before halftime. But beware, BVB! The Nerazzurri Bergamaschi are the third-best home team in Serie A. Out of 14 matches at the New Balance Arena, they have won eight. Only Inter Milan (1-0) and Sassuolo Calcio (3-0) managed to take all three points away.

On Sunday (February 22), Atalanta sent reigning champions SSC Napoli back to Mount Vesuvius with a 2-1 defeat. Although the titleholders took the lead in the first half through Sam Beukema, the hosts turned the game around after the break with goals from Mario Pasalic and Lazar Samardzic.

However, Bergamo’s home record in the current CL season has been rather mixed. In the group stage, they managed two 2-1 wins against Club Brugge and Chelsea FC. Against underdogs Slavia Prague, they only managed a goalless draw. The Italians also missed out on direct qualification for the round of 16 due to a 2-3 home defeat against Athletic Bilbao.

BVB has missed the round of 16 only twice

Borussia Dortmund started the current Champions League season with a 4-4 draw at Juventus Turin. After scoring four goals again at FC Copenhagen (4-2), they suffered a 1-4 debacle at Pep Guardiola’s star-studded Manchester City. The away match in London against Tottenham Hotspur also ended in defeat (0-2).

In the Bundesliga, only league leaders FC Bayern Munich managed to beat BVB (2-1). With six wins and five draws, the Westphalians are the second-best away team in Germany’s top division—behind the record champions, who have collected six more points (29:23).

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Since the 2012/13 season, Dortmund has only missed the round of 16 of the Champions League twice (2017/18, 2021/22). They even reached the final twice (2013, 2024).

Bergamo, on the other hand, is participating in Europe’s most important club competition for only the fifth time. In their debut season 2019/20, the Lombards reached the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain. The following year, they qualified for the round of 16, but Real Madrid proved too strong.

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