Atletico will host Dortmund in the QF-1 of UCL 2023-24 on Tuesday

The Spanish side Atletico Madrid will host German side Dortmund Borussia in the first leg quarterfinal of the UCL 2023-24 on Tuesday(09th April 2024) at Metropolitano Stadium, Spain. It is going to be their fifth meeting in UCL history, both sides have won the two matches each. In the previous round, Atletico eliminated last season's finalists, Inter Milan 3-2 in the penalty shootout. Meanwhile, Dortmund eliminated the Dutch side, PSV Eindhoven by 3-1 in the aggregate. Losing only 0-1 in Italy thanks to the toughness of goalkeeper Jan Oblak, Atletico ensured qualification at home in the second leg. Having fallen behind, the Spanish side took the match into extra time with goals from Antoine Griezmann and Memphis Depay and Los Colchoneros finally won on penalties 3-2.

On the other hand, German side Dortmund Borussia remained against PSV. In the first leg in the Netherlands, Donyell Malen's goal gave Dortmund a 1-1 draw. After that, goals from Jadon Sancho and Marco Reus gave Dortmund a 2-0 win at home. The 3-1 aggregate advanced the German representative to the quarter-finals. Atletico and Dortmund last met in the 2018/2019 Champions League group phase at that time, they both won at home. Atletico won 2-0 in Spain, while Dortmund won 4-0 in Germany.

In their recent five matches, Atletico won three of 5 matches and lost two matches, on the other hand, Dortmund also won three of 5 matches and lost two matches. It is going to be an intriguing fixture when these two sides collide for the fifth time in this competition, we anticipate Atletico to have an upper hand against the German side at home. We expect the result to be in favour of the Spanish side in a close call of 1-0.

Match Details

Match: Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund

Date: Thursday, 11th April 2024

Time: 12:30 AM IST

Venue: Metropolitano Stadium, Spain

Head to Head: Atletico vs Dortmund in UCL

Atletico Madrid wins: 2

Draw: 0

Borussia Dortmund wins: 2.

Last 5 Meetings of Atletico and Dortmund

• Atletico 2-0 Dortmund (UCL)
• Dortmund 4-0 Atletico (UCL)
• Dortmund 1-2 Atletico (UCL)
• Atletico 0-1 Dortmund (UCL).

Last 5 Matches of Atletico Madrid

• Atletico 2-1 Betis (La Liga)
• Cadiz 2-0 Atletico (La Liga)
• Atletico 2-1 Inter (UCL)
• Atletico 0-3 Barcelona (La Liga)
• Villarreal 1-2 Atletico (La Liga).

Last 5 Matches of Borussia Dortmund

• Bremen 1-2 Dortmund (Bundesliga)
• Dortmund 2-0 PSV (UCL)
• Dortmund 3-1 Frankfurt (Bundesliga)
• Bayern 0-2 Dortmund (Bundesliga)
• Dortmund 0-1 Stuttgart (Bundesliga).

Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund Probable Playing XI

Atletico Madrid (5-3-2): Oblak; Llorent, Savic, Witsel, Reinildo, Lino; Saul, Koke, Barrios; Griezmann, Morata.

Coach: Diego Simeone.

Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3): Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen; Sabitzer, Can, Brandt; Sancho, Fullkrug, Adeyemi.

Coach: Edin Terzic.

Match Prediction: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Borussia Dortmund.