Liga De Campeones De La Uefa: Bodo/Glimt tumba al Inter en San Siro y avanza a octavos

Bodo/Glimt completed a historic elimination of Inter de Milán at San Siro, winning the return leg 2-1 to seal a 5-2 aggregate and reach the round of 16 of the liga de campeones de la uefa for the first time. The victory matters now because it confirms Bodo/Glimt as the competition’s standout revelation and ends Inter’s Champions hopes despite the club’s domestic superiority.

San Siro: Akanji’s error and Hauge’s finish decided the night

The match swung when Manuel Akanji misplayed a pass intended for goalkeeper Sommer, leaving two Bodo players clean through. Ulrik Saltnes Blomberg challenged Sommer, who parried; the rebound fell to Jens Petter Hauge, who converted from close range to make it 1-0 in San Siro’s second leg. That opening proved decisive: Inter pushed furiously but Bodo resisted and then struck again when Hauge turned provider and Evjen finished with a well-taken shot to beat Sommer and put the visitors 2-0 in the match.

Inter did create sustained pressure, especially in the first half. Dimarco produced the most dangerous moments for the hosts, supplying a header from Pio Esposito and a cross that led to a Frattesi header requiring a key save from goalkeeper Haikin, who made two important stops. Akanji later struck a post with a shot as Inter pressed, and a Bastoni goal in the 76th minute was validated by the referee’s watch, but those efforts only reduced the final margin.

Liga De Campeones De La Uefa: the historic consequence for Bodo/Glimt

With a 1-2 victory in Milan and a 3-1 win in Norway in the first leg, Bodo/Glimt advanced 5-2 on aggregate and secured their debut place in the Champions League round of 16. The club’s run includes three consecutive wins in the competition—the first time a Norwegian team has achieved that feat—and follows earlier notable European results, including a 3-1 triumph over Manchester City and a 2-1 away win at Atlético de Madrid on 28/1/26.

What makes this notable is the scale of the turnaround in perception: statistical forecasts had assigned Bodo a 99. 7% chance of elimination in the group stage, yet the team overturned expectations and now stands in the knockout phase.

Inter de Milán: injuries, Serie A form and missed recovery

Inter arrived at the second leg carrying mixed signals. In Serie A they had just beaten Lecce 2-0 and sit atop the table with 64 points, ten clear of AC Milan while holding one game more played; domestically the team was strong. In the Champions path, however, their campaign was uneven—an ideal start of 12 points from 12 was followed by three straight defeats that dropped them to tenth in the group stage. The loss at Aspmyra compounded doubts, and the match in Norway left captain Lautaro Martínez injured and unavailable for the rematch; Denzel Dumfries and Hakan Calhanoglu were also out, constraints coach Chivu could not ignore as Inter failed to overturn the deficit that required at least a two-goal swing to force extra time.

For the rematch, the club could not field the same starting eleven it used previously; the precise intended lineup for the second leg is unclear in the provided context.

Jens Petter Hauge: statistics, Milan past and a personal vendetta

Jens Petter Hauge played a central role across both legs. Born in Bodo in 1999, Hauge scored in the first leg with a long-range strike from a Høgh pass to make it 2-1 in the 61st minute, and he combined for a goal and an assist across the tie in Milan. His club-season Champions numbers are striking: five goals in nine appearances, and he ranks among the competition’s most successful dribblers with 27 successful dribbles from 44 attempts; he has created 22 chances, fourth in the tournament behind Kylian Mbappé, Arda Güler and Julián Álvarez.

Hauge’s connection to San Siro runs deep: on 24 September 2020 he enjoyed a standout night there with Bodo, scoring and assisting in a 3-2 defeat that led to Milan signing him; he later played 24 matches for the Rossoneri, registering five goals and one assist, and moved on to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022 to seek more playing time. He has described the return to San Siro as special and framed his involvement against Inter in personal terms.

Bodo’s European trajectory: Aspmyra, Manchester City and Atlético

Bodo/Glimt’s European story this season includes a win at Aspmyra and notable results elsewhere: a 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund on 10/12/25 and the 2-1 win at Atlético de Madrid on 28/1/26 underline a campaign that has repeatedly defied expectations. Those results, plus the 3-1 victory over Manchester City earlier in the campaign, set the stage for the playoff tie against Inter and propelled the Norwegian side to an unprecedented place in the competition.

In short, an Akanji mistake drew a direct line to Hauge’s goal, which triggered Inter’s frantic chase and ultimately left Bodo celebrating a 5-2 aggregate that sends them into the Liga De Campeones De La Uefa knockout rounds while ending Inter’s continental run for this season.