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Borussia Dortmund won 2-0 in the first leg of their knockout play-off match against Atalanta Borussia Dortmund have criticised the "disproportionate measures" taken by the Italian authorities that means some of their fans will miss Wednesday's Champions League match at Atalanta. The Bundesliga club confirmed that some of their supporters had been denied entry to Italy, while others have been visited by the police at their accommodation. In a statement, , external Dortmund said: "The club was not informed in advance about these disproportionate measures. "The club is more than surprised by the scope and scale of the police measures taken. Measures of this kind and intensity have never before been taken in connection with Borussia Dortmund's international away matches. " The German giants added that they found the measures "incomprehensible" and questioned the "behaviour on the part of the authorities". On Tuesday, one of Dortmund's supporter groups, external said the situation was "unprecedented" and as result a number of fans had "reluctantly decided to stay away from the match in Bergamo". Dortmund head into the second leg of their knockout play-off encounter with a 2-0 advantage from the first match in Germany. The winners of the tie will meet either Arsenal or Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the competition. Cages, crushes and stabbings - is European away safety getting worse? Fans facing 'extremely worrying' safety conditions at Uefa matches Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Sri Lanka collapse against New Zealand to exit T20 World Cup Man Utd post profit but debt rises to £1. 3bn Uefa rejects Benfica appeal over Prestianni ban The Bafta-winning documentary everyone is talking about Actor Rosamund Pike joins Romesh in the studio Squeeze perform alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra Have weight loss drugs gone too far? 'Historical moment' as Bodo/Glimt succeed against all odds 'The day Brook showed he is an England leader' 'It would be catastrophic' - are Spurs too big to go down? 'Equal in decay' - Mayweather v Pacquiao is another boxing 'carnival' Why Champions League return is crucial to Man Utd Why has it gone so wrong for Aston Martin? Five reasons for England's Six Nations slide Infantino sure of 'spectacular' World Cup in Mexico despite violence Five talking points from round three of Six Nations EFL's earliest-ever relegation - how Sheff Wed's sorry season unfolded 'Losing the dressing room' - what does it mean and how can it happen? Who are the winners and losers from F1 pre-season testing? How Hodgkinson broke a 23-year-old world record How safe is bare-knuckle boxing as it fights for mainstream appeal? Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.