Bodø/Glimt Stuns Inter Milan
Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt upset Inter Milan 2-1 in the Champions League round-of-16 second leg, advancing 5-2 on aggregate. Atlético Madrid crushed Club Brugge 4-1 to win 7-4 overall, while Bayer Leverkusen held Olympiakos to 0-0 (2-0 agg) and Newcastle edged Qarabağ 3-2 (9-3 agg).
- This marks Bodø/Glimt's first-ever advancement to the Champions League Round of 16. They are the first Norwegian team to win a knockout stage tie in the competition since its rebranding in 1992. - The financial gap between the two clubs is immense; Inter Milan's total market value is approximately €666.8 million, while Bodø/Glimt's is valued at just €57.13 million. - Over 3,000 fans traveled from the Norwegian city of Bodø, which has a population of about 50,000, to attend the match at the San Siro in Milan. - Bodø/Glimt is managed by Kjetil Knutsen, who has led the team to four Norwegian league titles since taking over in 2018. - This victory was not an isolated success; in this season's Champions League, Bodø/Glimt has also defeated Manchester City and Atlético Madrid. - Despite losing, Inter Milan dominated the match statistically, with 30 shots on goal, but were repeatedly denied by Bodø/Glimt's goalkeeper, Nikita Haikin. - For Inter Milan, last year's Champions League finalists, this exit is a major disappointment, though they remain 10 points clear at the top of their domestic league, Serie A. - Bodø/Glimt's goals in the second leg were scored by Jens Petter Hauge and Håkon Evjen, securing the historic win.
