❗Dortmund outclass Atalanta, Guirassy 👑 needs a miracle, Palladino-Kovac 😡 | OneFootball

The path for Atalanta in the Champions League is becoming an uphill struggle, with the goal of reaching the round of 16 slipping further away.

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In the first leg of the playoffs, La Dea falls 2-0 at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund against a Borussia Dortmund side led by Guirassy.

Right from the start, BVB unlocks the score with a goal from the French striker off a cross from Ryerson, who delivers a delightful ball to head into the net.

The lead is doubled by Beier before halftime, after another powerful solo run by the ever-present Guirassy.

In eight days, the return leg will be played in Bergamo, where La Dea will have to try to overturn the result and rewrite their destiny after the 0-2 loss on German soil.

😲 Palladino VS Kovac at the final whistle

Tension between the two coaches at the final whistle of Borussia Dortmund-Atalanta.

Kovac, coach of the Germans, heads towards Palladino, who greets him hastily and shows signs of anger.

A reaction that leaves Kovac surprised, who later asks Palladino’s staff for an explanation.

😡 BVB Fans VS Uefa over the away section

During the match against Atalanta, the ‘Yellow Wall’, Borussia Dortmund’s passionate fan base, attacked UEFA and Atalanta.

The reason? Restrictions for the away trip to Bergamo for the return leg of the Champions League playoffs.

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“Against restrictions for fans” reads one of the banners on display. “Passion has no nationality.”

🔥 Guirassy SHOW, Beier makes it 2-0: Dea 😱

42ND MINUTE - Monologue at Signal Iduna Park as Borussia continues the show and goes 2-0 up

The Guirassy show goes on, as he outpaces Djimsiti and after 30 meters with the ball at his feet, sets up Beier, who scores into an empty net to double the lead. 

🎯 Guirassy DOMINANT in UCL!

Serhou Guirassy keeps scoring with astonishing consistency.

For the Borussia striker, 17 goals and 6 assists in 23 appearances with Dortmund in the Champions League, more than any other player in the same period.

The French striker, now a naturalized Guinean, has the highest conversion rate among all Champions League players with more than 50 shots: since October 2020, he has scored with 19 out of 63 attempts, with a conversion rate of 30%.

🧨 130 seconds and BVB already ahead!

3RD MINUTE - Right from the start, Borussia Dortmund is already ahead with Ryerson’s 14th assist and Guirassy’s 16th goal of the season.

Cross from the right for the yellow-and-black striker, who jumps higher than everyone and heads in the goal to make it 1-0. 

The Borussia Dortmund striker dedicates the goal to a recently deceased relative by showing a shirt during his celebration.

Palladino’s Atalanta immediately finds itself with a mountain to climb.

💥 Match delayed due to… traffic

The kickoff of Borussia Dortmund-Atalanta was postponed by 15 minutes due to traffic. 

As reported by UEFA, the decision came after the home team arrived at the stadium more than half an hour late. 

An extra 15 minutes were granted to allow Kovac’s team to warm up properly.

💣 Percassi hits out: “Inacio? Lack of respect”

Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi spoke to Sky Sport before the match against Borussia Dortmund:

“Today we see on the pitch an Atalanta player who is on the bench, grew up in Zingonia and used to come to my house. This episode happened but I don’t want to judge the decision of a boy’s family. What’s serious is that there wasn’t an opportunity to talk and resolve the issue, which we have brought to FIFA. Tonight there’s another Italian player from 2008; Atalanta has shown it believes in young talent. The boy has been with us since he was 7 or 8. It’s an open wound, but from a legal point of view we are convinced we are right. There’s a period in which you can operate and they acted much earlier. These things can happen but clubs need to respect each other. How can Borussia come and ‘take away’ a talent from Atalanta’s youth academy? I am very bitter about it.”

👀 Palladino: “When Raspadori and CDK return”

Raffaele Palladino, Atalanta’s coach, spoke to Sky Sport before the start of the match against Borussia Dortmund, valid for the first leg of the Champions League playoffs

“Injuries? Raspadori shouldn’t be out for long, we’ll assess him better with the staff. I hope to have him back in two or three weeks, and De Ketelaere I think about a month. We’ll try to get them back as soon as possible.”

✅ Probable lineups

BORUSSIA DORTMUND (3-4-2-1): Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Bensebaini, Reggiani; Ryerson, Nmecha, Bellingham, Svensson; Beier, Brandt; Guirassy. Coach: Kovac.

ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Kolasinac, Djimsiti, Koussounou; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Bernasconi; Pasalic, Zalewski; Scamacca. Coach: Palladino.

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