Atalanta 4-1 Borussia Dortmund — xTears 22.26 (25/02/26)

Atalanta won 4-1 against Borussia Dortmund on 25 February 2026 in the Champions League, even with the xTears split tilting slightly the other way. Total damage: 22.26 xTears.

Even with the xTears split leaning slightly the other way, the heaviest moments for Atalanta still ran through G. Scamacca 5' goal (+1.41 xT) and L. Samardžić 90' penalty (+1.88 xT).

The scoreboard and xTears did not tell exactly the same story: Atalanta punished better without fully owning the emotional volume. The bench changed the match in one move: K. Adeyemi and C. Chukwuemeka at 75'. The match lost its cool with 6 yellows and 3 reds. R. Bensebaïni eventually walked for a second booking. The whistle kept getting involved under Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez, Spain, with 1 VAR call.