UEFA Champions League Play-Offs: Key Injuries, Team News And Predicted Lineups For Tuesday Matches

Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta

Borussia Dortmund will host Atalanta in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Play-offs.

Dortmund, who have previously won European trophies and reached recent finals and quarter-finals, face a tough challenge against Atalanta, a side with a less decorated history but a strong league position this season.

Dortmund have won only one of their last seven Champions League games against Italian teams and lost their last final league match to Inter Milan.

Atalanta have lost their last five Champions League knockout games but recently beat Juventus 3-0 in the Coppa Italia.

Borussia Dortmund’s Possible Lineup

Gregor Kobel; Julian Ryerson, Waldemar Anton, Ramy Bensebaini, Daniel Svensson; Felix Nmecha, Jobe Bellingham, Marcel Sabitzer; Fábio Silva, Julian Brandt; Serhou Guirassy

Injuries/Suspensions

Emre Can (adductor), Nico Schlotterbeck (muscle), Niklas Süle (thigh), Filippo Mane (muscle, doubtful). Karim Adeyemi and Bensebaini will miss the second-leg if they are booked.

Atalanta Possible Line-Up

Marco Carnesecchi; Giorgio Scalvini, Berat Djimsiti, Honest Ahanor; Davide Zappacosta, Marten De Roon, Éderson, Lorenzo Bernasconi; Lazar Samardžić, Nicola Zalewski; Gianluca Scamacca

Injuries/Suspensions

Charles De Ketelaere (knee) and Giacomo Raspadori (thigh). De Roon and Yunus Musah will miss the second-leg if they are booked.

AS Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain

Monaco welcome Paris Saint-Germain to Stade Louis II for the first leg in the UEFA Champions League Play-offs.

The hosts will draw confidence from their 1-0 Ligue 1 win over PSG at the same stadium last November, while PSG will be eager to assert their dominance in Europe.

Monaco have drawn three of their last six Champions League matches, including 0-0 stalemates against Juventus, while securing two wins and one loss across all competitions in their last six games.

PSG have won three, drawn two, and lost one from their last six games in the Champions League, with a mixed record of two wins, two draws, and two losses in all competitions recently, as the Parisians will be hopeful of advancing through the UEFA Champions League Play-Offs.

AS Monaco’s Possible Lineup

Phillip Köhn; Vanderson, Wout Faes, Jordan Teze, Caio Henrique; Lamine Camara, Denis Zakaria; Simon Adingra, Aleksandr Golovin, Mamadou Coulibaly; Folarin Balogun

Injuries/Suspensions

Pape Cabral (hamstring), Eric Dier (hamstring), Lukas Hrádecký (knee), Christian Mawissa (hamstring), Takumi Minamino (knee), Kassoum Ouattara (calf), Paul Pogba (calf), Mohammed Salisu (knee). Camara, Golovin and Kehrer will miss the second-leg if they are booked.

Paris Saint-Germain Possible Line-Up

Matvey Safonov; Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Warren Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, João Neves; Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola

Injuries/Suspensions

Fabian Ruiz (knee), Senny Mayulu (calf), Quentin Ndjantou (hamstring). Nuno Mendes will miss the second-leg of the UEFA Champions League Play-Offs if he is booked.