Atalanta vs BVB: Predicted line-ups | OneFootball

In the second leg of the Champions League playoffs, BVB will face Atalanta Bergamo on Wednesday from 6:45 p.m. Borussia Dortmund will take their 2-0 lead from the first leg into the match. In terms of personnel, Dortmund’s lineup could look as follows, with hopes still high for Nico Schlotterbeck’s participation.

The club itself points out beforehand that they have only ever been eliminated once after taking a two-goal lead from the first leg of a knockout round match. This happened in 1987, when they lost 0-5 after extra time at Club Brugge despite a 3-0 first leg win. Of course, they want to avoid a repeat on Wednesday.

Three absences for BVB are definite. These are Emre Can, Niklas Süle, and Filippo Mane. There is still hope that Nico Schlotterbeck could be fit enough to play.

kicker suspects that coach Niko Kovac will choose the following eleven players:

Gregor Kobel – Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini – Julian Ryerson, Felix Nmecha, Jobe Bellingham, Daniel Svensson – Maximilian Beier, Julian Brandt – Serhou Guirassy

Schlotterbeck is also included, as Kovac would certainly not want to do without him if he is fit to play in Italy.

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Schlotterbeck questionable, but likely with good chances

Atalanta Bergamo, aside from the 0-2 in Dortmund, is in very good form. They have been unbeaten in Serie A for weeks, but still face a tough challenge on Wednesday due to the burden from the first leg.

Giacomo Raspadori and Charles De Ketelaere are definitely out for the hosts, and former Schalke player Sead Kolasinac is questionable, but kicker still expects him to start. Their lineup could look as follows:

Marco Carnesecchi – Giorgio Scalvini, Isac Hien, Sead Kolasinac – Davide Zappacosta, Marten de Roon, Ederson, Lorenzo Bernasconi – Lazar Samardzic, Nicola Zalewski – Nikola Krstovic

Bookmakers also see Atalanta Bergamo as slight favorites to win. BVB could afford to lose by just one goal and would still reach the Champions League round of 16.

Odds for a Bergamo win are usually around 2.00. Those for a BVB win range between 3.15 and 3.30.

The previous meetings before last week’s 2-0 include a 3-2 home win and a 1-1 away draw in Bergamo, when the two clubs met in the Europa League in 2018.

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