Pre-Match Report

The squad for the Atalanta game

At 17 CET, the BVB team will depart from Dortmund Airport on flight EW 1909 to Bergamo. On Wednesday evening, the Black & Yellows will aim to secure their place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 in the second leg against Atalanta (18:45 CET, live on DAZN). Head coach Niko Kovac has selected the following Borussia players for the task.

The squad for the second leg

Gregor Kobel
Yan Couto
Waldemar Anton
Nico Schlotterbeck
Ramy Bensebaini
Salih Özcan
Jobe Bellingham
Felix Nmecha
Serhou Guirassy
Julian Brandt
Maximilian Beier
Carney Chukwuemeka
Marcel Sabitzer
Fabio Silva
Emre Can
Daniel Svensson
Julian Ryerson
Karim Adeyemi
Silas Ostrzinski
Alexander Meyer
Samuele Inacio
Elias Benkara
Luca Reggiani

Nico Schlotterbeck and Emre Can, who have been injured recently, had already taken part in the final training session and will be back in the squad for the second leg.

The flight to Italy will take around an hour. The destination is Milan-Bergamo Airport. Afterwards, most of the team will head to the team hotel for dinner. Niko Kovac and Jobe Bellingham will attend the press conference at Stadio di Bergamo (live from 18:45 CET on BVB-TV).

All information is available in our ticker.

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And the limit is always 100%.\u201d <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/2/24/Niko-Kovac-We-need-to-push-ourselves-to-the-limit.html\" target=\"_blank\">Further statements can be found in the detailed pre-match report.<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JptMKz_XbfI\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">To the video<\/a><\/p>\n+++ Buongiorno da Bergamo +++ \n<\/b>After just over an hour, the plane carrying the players and staff has arrived in Italy. It is actually a few degrees colder here than in Germany. Most of the passengers are now on their way to the hotel, where dinner is probably already waiting for them. 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We are now switching our mobile phones to flight mode.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/24/reiseticker-bergamo/Guirassy-Abflug.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Guirassy-Abflug-1771948043369\"><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/24/reiseticker-bergamo/Reggiani-Abflug.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Reggiani-Abflug-1771948053053\"><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/24/kader/Bergamo_Abflug1.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Bergamo_Abflug1-1771956721501\"><\/p>\n+++ Media round with Lars Ricken +++ \n<\/b>At the airport, Lars Ricken answered questions from the media and called for a bold approach. \u201cThe win puts us in a good position, but if anyone thinks we're in a comfortable situation, they could be in for a rude awakening. Atalanta will be aggressive,\u201d said the sporting director. <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/2/24/Proactive-rather-than-passive-Lars-Ricken-ahead-of-the-second-leg.html\" target=\"_blank\">More statements available here.<\/a><\/p>\n+++ Two players back in training +++ \n<\/b>We are at the training ground in Dortmund-Brackel, where Borussia are completing their final training session. And who do we see? Emre Can and Nico Schlotterbeck, who have been injured recently, are joining their teammates on the pitch. 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We are now switching our mobile phones to flight mode.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/24/reiseticker-bergamo/Guirassy-Abflug.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Guirassy-Abflug-1771948043369\"><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/24/reiseticker-bergamo/Reggiani-Abflug.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Reggiani-Abflug-1771948053053\"><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/24/kader/Bergamo_Abflug1.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Bergamo_Abflug1-1771956721501\"><\/p>\n+++ Media round with Lars Ricken +++ \n<\/b>At the airport, Lars Ricken answered questions from the media and called for a bold approach. \u201cThe win puts us in a good position, but if anyone thinks we're in a comfortable situation, they could be in for a rude awakening. Atalanta will be aggressive,\u201d said the sporting director. <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/2/24/Proactive-rather-than-passive-Lars-Ricken-ahead-of-the-second-leg.html\" target=\"_blank\">More statements available here.<\/a><\/p>\n+++ Two players back in training +++ \n<\/b>We are at the training ground in Dortmund-Brackel, where Borussia are completing their final training session. And who do we see? Emre Can and Nico Schlotterbeck, who have been injured recently, are joining their teammates on the pitch. However, it is yet to be decided whether they will be on the plane to Italy.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/24/abschlusstraining-bergamo/Can-Training.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Can-Training-1771940158607\"><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/24/abschlusstraining-bergamo/Schlotterbeck-Training.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Schlotterbeck-Training-1771940166420\"><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/2/24/Two-players-return-for-final-session-ahead-of-Atalanta.html\" target=\"_blank\">There are more images in the image gallery.<\/a><\/p>\n+++ BVB all in yellow +++<\/b> \nBVB will be wearing their international Cup Kit \u2013 yellow shirt, yellow shorts, yellow socks. (<a href=\"https://shop.bvb.de/en-de/jerseys/cup\" target=\"_blank\">Get yours now!<\/a>) Atalanta will be wearing a blue-and-black striped shirt, black shorts and black socks.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/02/24/reiseticker-bergamo/Beier-Trikot.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Beier-Trikot-1771928872627\"><\/p>\n+++ Information for away travellers +++ \n<\/b>Meeting point in the city, travel information, away section \u2013 as always, all BVB fans who are in Bergamo will find all the information they need about the match in the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/2/22/Fan-information-for-the-match-away-to-Atalanta.html\" target=\"_blank\">fan information article<\/a>.<\/p>\n+++ Good morning from Dortmund +++<\/b> \nThe day before the match, also known as MD-1 in football jargon. The schedule? Always similar. Today, Borussia Dortmund will start with their final training session at noon at their home ground in Dortmund-Brackel. 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Measures of this kind and intensity have never before been taken in connection with Borussia Dortmund's international away matches. BVB is seeking contact in order to obtain more detailed information on the background and legal basis for the measures, which the club finds completely incomprehensible.<\/p>\nAgainst this background, some of BVB's active fan base will not be attending the away match in Bergamo. BVB expressly regrets that some of its fans will not be able to watch the away match at the stadium in Bergamo due to this questionable behaviour on the part of the authorities.<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund are currently unaware of any detailed background information regarding the measures taken by the authorities. 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