Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund: Preview, Prediction & Betting Tips

Borussia Dortmund make the trip to the Civitas Metropolitan Stadium to take on Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League Quarter Finals. Both sides are firmly out of the title race in their respective leagues, making an appearance in the Champions League SemiFinals a big step for the season.

Date: 10/04/2024

Kick off time: 20:00

Location: Civitas Metropolitan Stadium

Both Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are far from the battle for the top spot in La Liga or the Bundesliga, more focused on returning to the Champions League next season. As for this round, the sides will be looking to give themselves a good foundation going into the second leg.

Atletico Madrid finished top of Group E, beating out Lazio, Feyenoord and Celtic. In six games, Atletico picked up four wins and two draws, finishing the group stage unbeaten and four points ahead of second-place Lazio.

Los Colchoneros have yet to get their hands on the Champions League trophy, but have made the 2014 and 16 Finals, where they lost both to biggest rivals Real Madrid. However, since the 2016 Final, the furthest Atletico have made it in the competition is the Semi Finals in 2017, where they again lost to Real Madrid.

Borussia Dortmund also won their group. In Group F, the “group of death”, Dortmund took on PSG, AC Milan and Newcastle, and in six games, Dortmund picked up three wins, two draws and one loss, finishing three points ahead of second-place PSG.

Dortmund have just one Champions League win to their name, all the way back in 1997, where they beat Juventus 3 - 1 in the Final. Since then, Dortmund have made another Final appearance, losing to their major rivals Bayern Munich in 2013. However, after 2013, Dortmund have only made it as far as the Quarter Finals.

Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund have met just four times in the Champions League, this coming all the way back in the 1996/97 group stage. There has yet to be a draw in this fixture, with both Atletico and Dortmund picking up two draws each.

This fixture hasn’t seen both sides on the scoresheet since 1997, with three of the four meetings seeing only one side finding the back of the net. However, both teams have been vulnerable in defence this season.

Atletico Madrid Team News

Diego Simeone will be without the likes of Thomas Lemar, Joes Maria Gimenez, Mario Hermoso and Vitolo this week.

Borussia Dortmund Team News

Edin Terzic also has a couple injuries to manage, with Ramy Bensebaini, Abdoulaye Kamara, Gregor Kobel and Donyell Malen all unavailable.

In their last five games in all competitions, Atletico Madrid have three wins and two losses.

An own goal from Rui Silva in the eighth minute opened the scoring for Madrid and Alvaro Morata doubled the lead before the halftime whistle. William Carvalho did get Real Betis on the scoresheet with 30 minutes to go, but Atletico Madrid held on for the 2 - 1 win.

However, the next time out saw Atletico handed a shock loss by relegation candidates Cadiz. A goal from Juanmi in each half gave Cadiz the 2 - 0 win, despite Atletico having more of the possession and more shots on target.

The second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 saw Atletico host Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco opened the scoring for Inter Milan but Antoine Griezmann equalised just two minutes later. Memphis Depay’s late goal gave Atletico the 2 - 1 win on the night, but sent the tie to penalties after a 2 - 1 loss in the first leg. However, misses from Alexis Sanchez and Lautaro Martinez gave Atletico the 3 - 2 win.

Back in La Liga, Atletico faced Barcelona. Former Atletico player Joao Felix gave Barcelona the lead at halftime, and Robert Lewandowski and Fermin Lopez secured the 3 - 0 win for Barcelona, with Nahuel Molina sent off late on for Atletico.

The last time out for Atletico saw them bounce back against Villarreal. Axel Witsel opened the scoring for Atletico in the ninth minute but Alexander Sorloth equalised early in the second half. However, Saul popped up with a goal in the 87th minute to give Atletico the 2 - 1 win.

In their last five games in all competitions, Borussia Dortmund have four wins and one loss.

The trip to Werder Bremen saw Malen and Jaden Sancho give Dortmund the 2 - 0 lead, but Dortmund also found themselves down to ten men before the halftime whistle with the red card to Marcel Sabitzer. Despite the goal from Justin Njinmah, Dortmund held on for a 2 - 1 win.

The second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 saw Dortmund host PSV, who they had drawn 1 - 1 with in the first leg. An early goal from Sancho and a 95th minute goal from Marco Reus grabbed a 2 - 0 win and a spot in the next round.

Back in the Bundesliga, Dortmund hosted Eintracht Frankfurt. Mario Gotze opened the scoring for Frankfurt against his old club but Karim Adeyemi equalised before halftime. With just ten minutes to go both Mats Hummels and Emre Can both scored to give Dortmund the 3 - 1 win.

In their first win over Bayern Munich in Munich since 2014, Adeyemi and Julian Ryerson both scored in the big 2 - 0 win for Dortmund.

The most recent outing for Dortmund was against Stuttgart. Serhou Guirassy scored the only goal of the game in the 64th minute to give Stuttgart the 1 - 0 win.

Although Atletico Madrid are likely to take a lead into the second leg, this is likely to be a tight and cagey affair with both sides on the scoresheet. We predict Atletico Madrid 2-1 Borussia Dortmund

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Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund will be broadcasted on TNT Sports 2 and can also be followed online on Sky Sports or BBC Sport.

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