Champions League Matchday 5: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Atalanta facts

Eintracht Frankfurt have the chance to join Atalanta on seven points in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League when the teams meet in Germany on Matchday 5.

Last match

This is the first match between the teams.

Frankfurt are winless in their last four games against Italian opposition, failing to score in any of them (D1 L3). They drew 0-0 at Napoli on Matchday 4.

Atalanta have lost just two of their previous ten games against German opposition (W5 D3) and are aiming for a third consecutive victory, beating Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the 2023/24 UEFA Europa League final and winning 2-0 at Stuttgart on Matchday 4 of last season's Champions League.

Frankfurt

Frankfurt's only previous participation in the Champions League came in 2022/23 when – as Europa League holders – they reached the round of 16.

The German club were Europa League quarter-finalists in 2024/25, losing 1-2 on aggregate to eventual champions Tottenham.

Atalanta 

Atalanta are taking part in the Champions League proper for the fifth time – all since 2019 – in 2025/26.

The Bergamo club were ninth in last season's league phase (W4 D3 L1) before losing 2-5 on aggregate to Club Brugge in the knockout phase play-offs.

Key stats

Frankfurt's first three games in this season's group stage finished 5-1 (W1 L2) – they were beaten 1-5 by Liverpool in their last home fixture, on Matchday 3.

The German club have won only one of their last six European matches (D2 L3) – 5-1 at home to Galatasaray on Matchday 1.

The draw at Napoli last time out was only the second of Frankfurt's last 69 European games to finish goalless.

Atalanta were 1-0 winners at Marseille on Matchday 4 and have lost only two of their last 18 group stage/league phase games in European competition (W10 D6) – and only one of ten away from home (W6 D3).

The victory at Marseille was Atalanta's eighth clean sheet in their last 13 group stage/league phase games in UEFA competition.