Inter Vs Bodø/glimt — inter vs bodø/glimt: 'Historical moment' as Bodo/Glimt reach Champions League last 16

Bodo/Glimt delivered a shock 2-1 victory in Milan on Tuesday — inter vs bodø/glimt ended 5-2 on aggregate and secured the Norwegian club a place in the Champions League last 16 for the first time. The result matters because it completes a run that included wins over Manchester City and Atlético Madrid and marks a rare knockout-stage breakthrough for Norwegian football.

Inter Vs Bodø/glimt in Milan: a 2-1 night, 5-2 overall

The visitors held a 3-1 lead from the first leg and defended resolutely in the San Siro before scoring twice to seal a 2-1 win on the night and a 5-2 aggregate success. The victory completed a home-and-away double over Cristian Chivu's Inter Milan, the three-time winners who had been beaten by Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the competition just over nine months ago. Bodo/Glimt will now play in the Champions League last 16, where they will face either Manchester City or Sporting.

Kjetil Knutsen called it "a historical moment for Bodo and for Norwegian football, " and the club's achievement was widely described as one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history.

How the goals unfolded: Blomberg's drive, Hauge's sixth, Evjen's finish and Bastoni's reply

Under sustained pressure, the decisive sequence began in the 58th minute when Ole Didrik Blomberg seized on a loose pass on the edge of the Inter area and drove at goal. Yann Sommer pushed the shot away and Jens Petter Hauge reacted quickest to convert the rebound from close range. That strike was Hauge's sixth goal in the competition this season.

Håkon Evjen made the match safe in the 72nd minute with a precise right-footed effort into the far bottom corner; earlier accounts also note Hauge's involvement in setting up Evjen's finish. Alessandro Bastoni pulled a goal back for Inter in the 77th minute, but it proved too late to alter the tie.

Reactions and Inter’s wider season picture

Jurgen Klinsmann labelled Inter's exit at the hands of Bodø/Glimt a "catastrophe" for the Serie A leaders. Cristian Chivu said the Norwegian side had "proved" they belonged at this stage, pointing to their showings against Dortmund, Madrid, City and Inter twice.

Inter were missing Lautaro Martínez and Hakan Çalhanoğlu through injury for the tie. Midfielder Nicolò Barella said, "Bodo won both the matches, so they deserved to go through, " adding that Inter struggled to find the net. The home side needed at least two goals on Tuesday to advance after losing the first leg 3-1, and their chances were repeatedly denied by solid defending and strong saves from Bodo goalkeeper Nikita Haikin.

The exit comes against a complex domestic backdrop: Inter were described as 10 points clear at the top of Serie A and closing in on the domestic title, even as their Champions League campaign had seen them win their first three matches then lose four on the bounce and finish the league phase in 10th, one point off automatic advancement. The squad balance and transfer activity were also highlighted: Simone Inzaghi was replaced by Chivu, whose only previous senior managerial post had been a few months at Parma, and Inter made only a handful of signings — Ange-Yoan Bonny, Luis Henrique, Petar Sučić and Manuel Akanji.

Bodo/Glimt’s records, origins and the run that felt unlikely

The Norwegian club, based around 70 miles inside the Arctic Circle, have built a reputation for upsets and play home games that can often come under harsh wintry conditions. Their run to the last 16 is the first time a Norwegian side has progressed in a Champions League knockout tie and the first such European Cup progression for Norway since Lillestrom in the first round in 1987-88.

Bodo/Glimt are also the first team from outside Europe's big five leagues to win four consecutive games in a European Cup/Champions League campaign against opponents from those leagues — England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France — since Ajax in 1971-72, who went on to win the European Cup that season. Jens Petter Hauge's six goals this season are the most ever by a Norwegian player for a Norwegian club in a single edition of the competition. Hauge, back in the San Siro where he had a two-year spell at AC Milan, said, "It sounds not true, but we are there, among the last teams in the competition, " and added that it would be exciting to see what the next two games bring.

The achievement followed a difficult start in Europe: Bodo failed to win their first six league phase games and were left needing results against Manchester City and Atlético Madrid to qualify for the play-offs, results they secured in dramatic fashion. They had also drawn with Borussia Dortmund earlier in the campaign.

Other ties: Atlético, Sørloth and Leverkusen

On the same night Atlético Madrid advanced after Alexander Sørloth scored a hat-trick as Atlético won 4-1 in the second leg to complete a 7-4 aggregate victory over Club Brugge. In Belgium the previous week Club Brugge had fought back from two goals down to draw 3-3, levelling in the 89th minute. In Madrid, Sørloth put Atlético in front in the 23rd minute, Joel Ordóñez levelled 13 minutes later, Johnny Cardoso put Atlético 2-1 ahead early in the second half, and Sørloth completed his hat-trick with goals in the final 15 minutes; Atlético will now face either Liverpool or Tottenham in the last 16.

Bayer Leverkusen also booked a place in the last 16 after a 0-0 draw with Olympiakos sealed a 2-0 aggregate win. Leverkusen had won the first leg thanks to a Patrik Schick double and will now face either Bayern Munich or Arsenal in the round of 16 next month; the draw will take place on Friday.