Borussia Dortmund will go into their UEFA Champions League clash with Atlético Madrid on the back of a home winning streak and with a successful record against Spanish sides. But the capital club will be a tough nut to crack: the Rojiblancos have only lost one of their last 16 fixtures in European competition.

The scenario:
Borussia Dortmund and Atlético Madrid have been the dominant forces in Group A, and a win for either of the two teams on Matchday 3 would all but book their place in the UEFA Champions League knockout stages. Both clubs currently have six points to their name following victories over Club Bruges and AS Monaco, but BVB top the table on account of their superior goal difference.

Head-to-head record:
The two teams have met each other on four previous occasions. The last of those came in the 1996/97 UEFA Champions League group stages, when the respective away team won. Both teams finished the group stages on 13 points, though Atlético topped the pile thanks to their superior head-to-head record. It was the Black & Yellows who would go on to lift the trophy, though, beating Juventus in the final while Atlético were knocked out by Ajax in the last eight.

Their only other previous meeting came in the 1965/66 European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals, when Borussia prevailed thanks to a 1-1 draw in Spain and a 1-0 win at home. That season, too, BVB went on to become champions.

BVB facts:
Borussia Dortmund are participating in the group stages for the third successive season and the seventh time in the last eight years.

Their home record against Spanish opposition is positive, with seven wins, four draws and three defeats. There has only been one loss in the last six of those home games (W4 D1).

BVB have won all five of their home games in all competitions in the 2018/19 season, scoring 21 and conceding five.

Marco Reus has found the net five times on his last five outings.

Atlético facts:
Atlético Madrid followed up their 2-1 away win in Monaco on the opening day with a 3-1 victory over Club Bruges.

That means the capital club have won each of their last five European fixtures and have only lost one of their last 16 matches on the continental stage (W11, D4).

The La Liga runners-up have only lost one of their last eight European away matches, winning three and drawing four. The 4-2 victory in Leverkusen in the last 16 of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League ended their negative run of three consecutive defeats on German soil.

Over the past nine seasons, the Rojiblancos have twice reached the final of the UEFA Champions League and featured in the UEFA Europa League final on three occasions.