After losing the first leg, Atalanta were eliminated in each of the four major European competitions against Thailand in the knockout stages. The 2-0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund was the first time they had lost a first leg by more than one goal.

Borussia Dortmund improved from a seven-out-of-nine tie in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League with the win in the first leg. They lost in both cases, but only won the first leg by one goal (vs. PSG in 2019-20 and against Chelsea in 2022-23).

Until this season, there have been 126 times in which a team has lost by two or more goals in the first round of the UEFA Champions League, but only 15 have progressed to victory, most recently in the 2018-19 semi-final between Liverpool and Barcelona.

Atalanta are winless in all three previous meetings against Borussia Dortmund (D1 L2), with their only home game ending 1-1 in the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League.

Borussia Dortmund have won only one of their last eight away games against Italian teams in all competitions (D2 L5), defeating Milan 3-1 in the group stage of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League.

Atalanta have lost their last three games in the UEFA Champions League, but have never lost four in a row in a major European competition.

Borussia Dortmund have won just one of their last five away games in the UEFA Champions League, conceding four goals in three of those games.

Atalanta had just seven shots on goal as they lost 2-0 to Borussia Dortmund in the first leg. In 42 games in the UEFA Champions League, he has only taken fewer shots once (two against Real Madrid in February 2021).

Selhou Ghirassy has contributed 24 goals (17 goals, 7 assists) for Borussia Dortmund in just 23 UEFA Champions League games, second only to Marco Reus (37-24 goals, 13 assists).

Borussia Dortmund beat Atalanta 2-0 in the first leg, with goals from Selhou Ghirassy and Maximilian Baier. Erling Haaland (2020-21 Round of 16 vs. Sevilla) was the only German side to score in both legs of the UEFA Champions League final.