Prediction Champions League - Borussia Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid

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Match Time: 17-04-2024 03:00 Wednesday (GMT+8)
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Borussia Dortmund

Dortmund were comfortably second-best in the first half of their quarter-final with Atletico, and goals from Rodrigo De Paul and Samuel Lino sent the Spanish team two goals ahead. At the interval, it was difficult to see a route back, but BVB were much improved in the second period.

Sebastien Haller came up with the away side's goal in the 81st minute of the clash at Wanda Metropolitano, and it is now delicately poised, with Dortmund trailing in the tie but now having home advantage.

Edin Terzic's side will enter the match off the back of a 2-1 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga, with the result leaving them fifth in the table, level on points with fourth-placed RB Leipzig.

Dortmund navigated their way past PSV Eindhoven in the last-16 stage of this season's competition, recording a 3-1 aggregate success, and they also impressed in the group stage, finishing ahead of Paris Saint-Germain to top Group F, with AC Milan dropping into the Europa League.

BVB have not progressed past the quarter-finals of the Champions League since famously reaching the final in 2012-13, ultimately losing 2-1 to Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich, and they were knocked out of last season's tournament in the round of 16 by Chelsea.

Atletico Madrid

Atletico will feel that they should have been out of sight in the first leg considering their dominance in the opening 45 minutes, and it remains to be seen whether they will be made to pay in the second leg.

Diego Simeone's side have responded impressively to their 3-0 defeat to Barcelona before the international break, winning their last two in the league against Villarreal and Girona either side of the success over Dortmund.

The Red and Whites beat Girona 3-1 in La Liga on Saturday, and they are fourth in the table, five points ahead of fifth-placed Athletic Bilbao, with the team in charge of their own destiny when it comes to the top four.

Atletico impressively overcame Inter Milan in the last-16 stage of this season's competition, winning a penalty shootout after the two teams were level at 2-2 after the second leg.

The capital giants went unbeaten in the group stage, meanwhile, picking up 14 points from their six matches to top a section which involved Lazio, Feyenoord and Celtic.

Atletico failed to make it out of the group stage of last season's Champions League, while they have not been past the final eight since featuring against Real Madrid in the semi-finals back in 2016-17.

Prediction: Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Atletico Madrid