Petagna loses the ball on the right flank and the referee ends the contest.
90' +2
Time is running out for the home side. They need to fling the ball into the box.
90' +1
BLOCK! Reus slides the ball to Schurrle, but his low drive is blocked over the bar by Hateboer on the slide. A vital piece of defending from the Dutchman.
90'
Gomez sends a deep cross into the box, but it evades the run of Ilicic at the back post.
There will be three minutes of added time.
89'
R. Bürki gets yellow.
Burki is booked for time-wasting.
88'
A. Cornelius enters the game and replaces R. Tolói.
Cornelius replaces Toloi in Atalanta's last roll of the dice.
87'
A. Petagna enters the game and replaces M. de Roon.
De Roon is replaced by Petagna.
86'
Gotze slides to stop Hateboer's attempted cross into the box and concedes a corner in the process. Dortmund will have to prepare themselves for an aerial bombardment.
Piszczek brings down Gomez and goes into the book.
85'
M. Götze gets yellow.
83'
M. Schmelzer has scored a goal for Borussia Dortmund!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! SCHMELZER FIRES HOME A VITAL GOAL!! It's a nightmare for Berisha as he fails to hold Reus's drive in the wet conditions. He scrambles desperately in the box to reclaim possession, but Schmelzer reacts first and hammers his effort into the net. Is that the goal that sends Dortmund through to the next round of the competition?
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82'
A. Isak enters the game and replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.
Isak replaces Dahoud for the German side.
81'
SAVE! Berisha reacts to deny Schurrle. Reus opens up the Atalanta defence down the left flank and he cuts the ball back to Schurrle in the box. The German gets a clean strike on his left-footed effort, but the Atalanta keeper reacts to palm it away from goal.
79'
L. Spinazzola gets yellow.
SAVE! GOMEZ SHOULD END THE GAME! Ilicic plays Gomez into acres of space in the box. He takes a decent first touch, but drills his effort into the on-rushing Burki, who makes a fine stop to keep Dortmund in the contest.
Spinazzola goes into the book.
76'
Reus collects in the right inside channel and with little support he goes for the strike. However, he places his effort just wide of the post.
74'
SAVE! Batshuayi collects Gotze's offload into the box and he carves out space for a left-footed strike. Berisha gets down to make a comfortable save, but at least it's something from Dortmund.
72'
Cristante battles in the corner to win a set-piece off the legs of Sokratis. The home side are winning all of the 50/50 challenges all across the pitch.
70'
WIDE! Ilicic raids forward with menace and goes for the strike from the edge of the box on his left foot, only to fire wide of the post.
69'
Schurrle takes an extraordinary risk by playing the ball back to Burki under pressure from Ilicic, but the keeper does well to clear ahead of the Atalanta forward.
68'
Schmelzer lifts a cross into the box from the left, but Berisha puts his defenders at ease by racing off his line and claiming the cross.
66'
H. Hateboer gets yellow.
Hateboer is booked for a high boot on Schmelzer.
65'
The home side seem content to sit back and absorb the pressure. It's up to someone in the Dortmund line-up to produce a moment of magic to unlock the Atalanta defence.
62'
Dortmund win two further corners, but the home side hold out at the back as Berisha comes through a crowd to collect Gotze's cross from the left.
60'
Schmelzer hangs a dangerous cross to the back post from the left flank, but Spinazzola is there to head behind under pressure.
59'
M. Reus enters the game and replaces C. Pulišić.
Reus replaces Pulisic for the visitors.
58'
Dortmund have not been able to produce an effort at goal since the restart. They need an answer from someone.
56'
Ilicic opens up the Dortmund defence down the right flank, but he just cannot force the ball back across the face of goal for Gomez in the middle.
55'
OVER! Cristante surges forward and although he gets tackled the loose ball falls to Caldara. On the slide the defender goes for goal, but Toprak deflects the ball over the bar.
54'
Cristante releases Hateboer down the right flank and gets open for the return pass in the inside channel. He takes the shot on first time, but Toprak diverts it behind for a corner.
53'
Dortmund have set their stall out to commit men forward in the second half. It will leave them open to the counter, but in their situation they have to go for it.
51'
WIDE! Ilicic finds space in the final third after the visitors lose possession in their own half. He has support, although he opts to go for the drive at goal, sending it wide of the post.
50'
The home side have space on the counter and Gomez has the opportunity to release Ilicic, but he sends his pass straight through to Burki.
47'
CLOSE! Atalanta are straight on the attack and Freuler goes for a strike from the edge of the box. His effort almost finds Gomez at the back post, but the forward just cannot reach it on the stretch, while the ball trickles past the post.
46'
M. Schmelzer enters the game and replaces J. Toljan.
Schmelzer replaces Toljan for the visitors.
We're back underway at the MAPEI Stadium
45' +1
The referee ends the first half.
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
44'
After a flurry of activity 10 minutes ago, Dortmund are having a tough time breaking through the defensive shield on the edge of the Atalanta box. The home side are going to be a tough nut to crack.
42'
Cristante puts too much pressure on Toljan in the corner on Dortmund's left flank, handing a free-kick to the visitors.
40'
Gotze and Schurrle aim to combine in the final third, but the latter cannot take a pass in stride and it allows Ilicic to hoof the ball to safety.
38'
Ilicic picks out Gomez down the left flank and Sokratis comes in with a crunching challenge to win the ball. However, it cleans out the Atalanta forward, leaving him down the deck.
35'
BLOCK! Piszczek floats a ball back into the box following a clearance from the corner. Gotze knocks it back into the path of Batshuayi, only for the Belgian to scuff his strike. Caldara makes the block and it almost falls for Gotze ahead of Berisha, but a foul is given against the Dortmund midfielder.
34'
WIDE! Batshuayi breaks forward with menace and advances to the edge of the the box. However, Toloi does enough on the slide to divert his effort wide of the post.
33'
Pulisic is brought down right on the edge of the box, with the referee making the decision with the aid of his linesman. It was so close to being a penalty following the foul by Freuler.
OFFSIDE! Gotze hits the ball with his free-kick, but regains possession from Dahoud's lofted pass before finishing in style with a volleyed effort. However, the offside flag was raised before he found the net.
32'
SAVE! Schurrle drives at goal from distance and the ball takes an awkward bounce ahead of Berisha, but he gets down to make the save.
30'
Dortmund are starting to find success in the passing range in the final third. The home side cannot afford to drop too deep in their pressing.
28'
Schurrle collects Gotze's layoff on the edge of the box and opts against the first-time strike. He pulls it back on to his left foot, but skews his effort wide of the post.
27'
WHAT A MISS! Cristante should put his side in command, only to head wide of the post. Gomez lifts a pinpoint ball over the top for the midfielder's run. He is unmarked in the box and only has Burki to beat with his header, but he guides his effort wide of the post from four yards.
26'
OFFSIDE! Pulisic clips the ball over the top of the Atalanta backline for Gotze's run, only for the midfielder to be caught fractionally offside.
24'
Spinazzola breaks down the left flank and looks for Cristante in the middle, but Toprak clears behind ahead of the Atalanta midfielder.
22'
Schurrle collects down the left flank and controls well under pressure from De Roon, but as he tries to break past the midfielder he knocks the ball out for a goal-kick.
21'
Dahoud tries to force a pass into the feet of Batshuayi through the middle, but Caldara makes the interception to clear the danger.
19'
Dortmund are struggling to find their rhythm in their passing game, which is leaving them vulnerable to the counter from the home side.
17'
S. Papastathopoulos gets yellow.
Sokratis is booked for the visitors for pulling back Ilicic.
Dortmund lose possession and it allows Ilicic to break, forcing a foul from Sokratis to stop his surge through the middle.
14'
Schurrle switches play from left to right, with Pulisic collecting in the right inside channel. However, he sends a poor cross into the middle that allows Berisha to gather.
11'
R. Tolói has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by M. Caldara.
Caldara attacks Gomez's corner and guides the ball to the back post where Toloi stabs home.
GOALLLLLLLL!!! TOLOI PUTS ATALANTA AHEAD! The home side notch a crucial goal to level the scores, but as things stand the Italian outfit will go through on away goals. Gomez's corner is flicked on at the near post by Caldara, taking Burki out of the picture. Toloi reacts ahead of Sokratis at the back post to steer the ball into an empty net.
10'
Spinazzola breaks down the left and surges towards the byline under pressure. However, he wins a corner off the legs of Piszczek.
7'
Atalanta have come out with an attacking approach to seize the initiative. Gasperini will be pleased with their intent in the early stages.
5'
Pulisic probes down the right flank and he lifts a threatening cross towards Batshuayi, only for Caldara to rise and clear the ball away from goal.
4'
OVER! Spinazzola breaks down the left and feeds Gomez for a cross. Hateboer guides the ball back to De Roon to strike, but he blazes his effort over the bar.
2'
Cristante makes a surge down the right inside channel and tries to force the ball back across the face of goal, but he just cannot keep it in play.
1'
We're underway at the MAPEI Stadium.
Atalanta drew 1-1 with Fiorentina in their Serie A contest at the weekend at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia. Milan Badelj put the visitors ahead, but Andrea Petagna secured a point for Gasperini's men with a strike before the break. It will take a stronger effort this evening from the home side.
Michy Batshuayi's brace in the first leg has handed Dortmund a narrow lead to take into the contest this evening. However, Atalanta scored two away goals and a 1-0 win would be enough for Gian Piero Gasperini's men to advance to the next round.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Europa League round-of-32 clash between Atalanta and Borussia Dortmund.
Peter Stoger's side put forward a soilid performance to defeat Borussia Monchengladbach on the road. Marco Reus scored the only goal of the game to secure the narrow victory. Die Schwarzgelben will need a similar defensive effort to ensure that they secure their place in the round-of-16.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Atalanta subs: Jose Luis Palomino, Robin Gosens, Andreas Cornelius, Timothy Castagne, Andrea Petagna, Nicolas Haas, Pierluigi Gollini.
BORUSSIA DORTMUND (4-2-3-1): Roman Burki; Lukasz Piszczek, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Omer Toprak, Jeremy Toljan; Mahoud Dahoud, Nuri Sahin; Christian Pulisic, Mario Gotze, Andre Schurrle; Michy Batshuayi.
Borussia Dortmund subs: Roman Weidenfeller, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Marco Reus, Alexander Isak, Jan-Niklas Beste, Gonzalo Castro, Marcel Schmelzer.
Atalanta have named the same side that played at Signal-Iduna Park last week. Ilicic leads the line with Gomez after his brace against the German side last week, despite Petagna's strike last weekend.
ATALANTA (3-5-2): Etrit Berisha; Rafael Toloi, Mattia Caldara, Andrea Masiello; Hans Hateboer, Bryan Cristante, Marten de Roon, Remo Freuler, Leonardo Spinazzola; Josep Ilicic, Alejandro Gomez.
Dortmund have made three changes from their side from the first leg. Gotze, Dahoud and Sahin come into the fold, with Castro and Reus dropping to the bench, while Julian Weigl misses out due to suspension.
HALF-TIME: ATALANTA 1-0 BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Atalanta will be through to the round-of-16 of the Europa League if the scoreline remains the same at the full-time whistle after Rafael Toloi's strike. The defender reacted first at the back post to convert Mattia Caldara's flick-on, poking home into an empty net after Roman Burki had committed himself. The German outfit tried to press back, but have not provided overwhelming pressure on the hosts, with Etrit Berisha being called into action only twice in the first half. Peter Stoger's men will have to improve in the second half to avoid a premature exit from the competition.
FULL-TIME: ATALANTA (3) 1-1 (4) BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Marcel Schmelzer's late strike sends Borussia Dortmund through to the last 16 of the Europa League. Peter Stoger's men were far from their best this evening and trailled after Rafael Toloi put Atalanta ahead in the first half. However, an error from Etrit Berisha allowed the full-back to pounce on the loose ball and fire into the net. The Italian outfit were excellent over the two legs, but Dortmund were clinical when it counted the most.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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