This will be just the second competitive meeting between Atalanta and Marseille, following the 1-1 draw in the first leg of this tie; La Dea’s only previous time hosting a French opponent in European competition came in the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League group stage, beating Lyon 1-0.

Atalanta are aiming to reach the final of a European competition for the very first time, and would become the first team to reach their first such final since Ukranian side FC Dnipro played in the 2015 UEFA Europa League final. Marseille, meanwhile, last reached the showpiece event of a European competition in the 2018 UEFA Europa League, losing 3-0 to Atlético de Madrid.

Marseille remain winless across their last eight games against Italian opposition in European competition, drawing each of the last three (L5); meanwhile, OM have only won one of their 11 away matches in Italy (D5 L5), winning 1-0 at Internazionale in the 2003-04 UEFA Cup quarter-finals.

Atalanta have progressed through four of their five knockout stage ties in major European competition when avoiding defeat in the first leg away from home, drawing 1-1 with Sporting CP in the last 16 and beating Liverpool 3-0 in the quarter-finals before advancing to the next stage this season.

Marseille have progressed through each of their last nine knockout stage ties in major European competition when avoiding defeat in the first leg, since being eliminated by Manchester United in the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League last 16 (0-0 1st leg, 1-2 2nd leg).

Atalanta have lost just two of their 17 home matches in the UEFA Cup/Europa League (W10 D5), but did suffer a 1-0 defeat last time out at the Gewiss Stadium to Liverpool. They have also conceded just 11 times across those 17 games, keeping eight clean sheets.

Marseille are winless in their last four away games in European competition (D1 L3), since winning 2-0 at AEK Athens in November 2023; in fact, that win in Greece is their only victory on the road in their last 14 attempts in the UEFA Europa League (D5 L8).

Gianluca Scamacca has scored five of Atalanta’s seven goals in the UEFA Europa League knockout stage this season, with no player netting more such goals in 2023-24 (Marseille’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – also 5); the last player to score more in the knockout rounds of the competition was James Tavernier for Rangers in 2021-22 (7).

Marseille’s Chancel Mbemba has scored four goals in the UEFA Europa League this season, more than any other defender across Europe’s three major competitions. His strike in the first leg was his first in the knockout rounds of a European competition, with his first eight coming in the group stages (5 in UEFA Champions League, 3 in UEFA Europa League).