PREVIEW | Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Bilbao - team news, lineups, predictions

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·29 September 2025

PREVIEW | Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Bilbao - team news, lineups, predictions

Borussia Dortmund host Athletic Bilbao this Wednesday at the Signal Iduna Park of the UEFA Champions League. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on TNT Sports.

In their last game, Borussia Dortmund won 0-2 against Mainz (1. Bundesliga 2025/26). Last time out, Athletic Bilbao slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Villarreal (La Liga 2025/26).

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Borussia Dortmund ( vs Mainz 2025-09-27): Gregor Kobel, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini, Yan Couto, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson, Karim Adeyemi, Maximilian Beier, Julian Brandt

Athletic Bilbao ( vs Villarreal 2025-09-27): Unai Simón, Iñigo Lekue, Aymeric Laporte, Dani Vivian, Yuri Berchiche, Iñigo de Galarreta, Mikel Jauregizar, Iñaki Williams, Oihan Sancet, Unai Gómez, Gorka Guruzeta

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MANAGERS

Ernesto Valverde has faced Borussia Dortmund on four occasions, recording two wins, one draw, and one loss

TEAMS

Away from home, Athletic Bilbao comes from three consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Athletic Bilbao comes from two consecutive games without winning.
Away from home, Athletic Bilbao comes from two consecutive defeats.
Athletic Bilbao currently has one win in the last six games.
Athletic Bilbao comes from six consecutive games conceding goals.
Athletic Bilbao comes from five consecutive games without winning.
At home, Borussia Dortmund comes from two consecutive games without losing.
At home, Borussia Dortmund comes from two consecutive victories.
Borussia Dortmund comes from seven consecutive games scoring goals.
Borussia Dortmund comes from seven consecutive games without losing.
Borussia Dortmund comes from two consecutive victories.

HEAD TO HEAD

Borussia Dortmund and Athletic Bilbao have faced each other zero times, there is no advantage between Borussia Dortmund and Athletic Bilbao: zero wins for each team in zero games.
In the Champions League, the two teams face each other for the first time