Overview
- Borussia Dortmund are set to be without centre-backs Nico Schlotterbeck and Niklas Süle, with additional defensive absences reported for Emre Can and Filippo Mane.
- Striker Serhou Guirassy is available and enters the tie on a scoring run in recent matches for Dortmund.
- Atalanta travel without Charles De Ketelaere and have played six straight away games with fewer than three total goals.
- This is the first leg of a two-legged playoff, with the return match scheduled for 25 February in Bergamo.
- Dortmund are regarded as slight home favourites, though Atalanta have recorded notable wins over top opposition this season.