Champions League: Bodø/Glimt stun Inter Milan 5-2 on aggregate to reach last 16
Bodø/Glimt eliminated last season's finalists Inter Milan from the Champions League after a 2-1 win at the San Siro that completed a 5-2 aggregate victory. The result sends the Norwegian side into the competition's last 16 and marks one of the biggest upsets of the season.
San Siro: second leg drama and match sequence
Inter dominated possession and pressure throughout large portions of the tie and created a barrage of attempts on goal in the second leg, finishing with 30 shot attempts and seven shots on target, but managed only Alessandro Bastoni's consolation strike. The match was goalless at half-time before the decisive moments arrived in the second period. In the 58th minute Manuel Akanji lost possession to Ole Didrik Blomberg; Blomberg's run into the box produced a shot that Yann Sommer saved, but Jens Petter Hauge was on hand to volley home the rebound. Håkon Evjen (also spelled Hakon Evjen) then added a strike in the 72nd minute to make the scoreline 2-0 on the night and 5-1 on aggregate, before Bastoni pulled one back later. Some Inter players dropped to the turf after Hauge's opener as the scale of the task became clear.
Jens Petter Hauge, Manuel Akanji and the decisive sequence
Hauge’s 58th-minute finish stemmed directly from Akanji's mistake and shifted momentum decisively; it was Hauge's sixth Champions League goal this season and made him the most prolific Norwegian scorer for a Norwegian club in a single edition of the competition. Hauge scored in both legs against Inter and also provided the assist for Evjen's strike, underlining his central role in Bodø/Glimt’s elimination of the Italian side.
Inter Milan statistics and squad context
Inter entered the tie as heavy favourites on several measures: they are three-time champions of the competition and sit 10 points clear at the top of Serie A. Yet those credentials did not translate into progression. Federico Dimarco, unused in the Arctic Circle first leg, was involved in the second match, while Piotr Zieliński was deployed at the base of midfield with Hakan Çalhanoğlu absent and Nicolo Barella returning after missing a 2-0 league win over Lecce. Lautaro Martínez, who picked up a calf injury in the first leg, was unavailable for the visit, opening the door for Marcus Thuram to pair up front with Pio Esposito in pre-match plans.
Champions League last-16 opponents: Manchester City or Sporting
Bodø/Glimt’s reward for the two-legged victory is a place in the Champions League round of 16. Friday’s draw will determine whether they meet Manchester City or Sporting. The Norwegian side had already defeated Manchester City and Atlético Madrid in the group phase of their debut Champions League campaign, and the win over Inter adds another high-profile scalp to that list. Bodø/Glimt remain in their off season in Norway and have played five matches — all in the Champions League — since the Eliteserien ended in late November.
Other Tuesday outcomes: Atlético Madrid, Newcastle, Bayer Leverkusen
The knockout play-offs produced several other confirmed results on the night. Atlético Madrid advanced after a 4-1 win that completed a 7-4 aggregate victory over Club Brugge; Alexander Sørloth scored a hat-trick in the tie and Johnny Cardoso struck a notable golazo in Atlético’s win. Newcastle eliminated Qarabağ 9-3 on aggregate following a 6-1 first-leg cushion and a 3-2 second-leg result and will next face either Barcelona or Chelsea. Bayer Leverkusen protected a 2-0 first-leg lead to eliminate Olympiacos and will meet either Arsenal or Bayern Munich in the next round.
What makes this notable is how a single turnover and two clinical finishes around the hour mark overturned the expected narrative: Inter’s statistical dominance did not produce the goals required to overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit, and Bodø/Glimt’s efficiency on the day amplified the long-term consequences — progression to the Champions League last 16 and a meeting with one of Europe's elite sides yet to be drawn.
Broadcast arrangements for the tie included multiple platforms: TNT Sports 1, discovery+, the discovery+ App, Paramount+, TUDN USA, UniMás, TUDN. com, Univision NOW and the TUDN App.
