Bodo/Glimt dumped last season’s finalist Inter Milan out of the Champions League with a remarkable 2-1 win at the San Siro in their playoff second leg on Tuesday that sent the Norwegian minnow through to the last 16 5-2 on aggregate.
Having stunned Inter with a 3-1 victory in the first leg in Bodo, the visiting side increased its aggregate advantage when Jens Petter Hauge fired home a rebound in the 58th minute and it was in dreamland 14 minutes later when Haakon Evjen effectively put the tie to bed.
The team from the Arctic Circle have been the fairytale story of this season’s competition, having sneaked into the playoffs with stunning victories over Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in its final two league-phase matches.
After making it three wins in a row in the competition in the first leg against Inter, the Norwegian side named an unchanged starting line-up for the return fixture.
On what turned into a relatively comfortable evening for the Norwegian side, it rarely looked in danger of missing out on a first Champions League last-16 appearance as it became the first Norwegian side to advance from a knockout tie in the competition.
INTER DOMINATE EARLY STAGES
Needing goals, Inter was on the front foot immediately, with Pio Esposito heading over from a cross inside the opening minutes as the home crowd roared it forward.
Inter dominated the opening spell and Marcus Thuram went close with a curler after 15 minutes. Despite the home side’s relentless pressure, the score remained goalless at the break.
Inter continued to press after the restart, and had a penalty appeal for handball turned down when Manuel Akanji’s effort was blocked by Fredrik Sjoevold, with the VAR agreeing with the referee’s decision not to award a spot kick.
Under sustained pressure, the visiting side struck 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 his shot away but Hauge reacted quickest to convert the rebound from close range.
Evjen put the result beyond doubt in the 72nd minute, guiding a precise right-footed effort into the far bottom corner and while Alessandro Bastoni pulled a goal back for Inter in the 77th minute, it proved too late to alter its fate.
Published on Feb 25, 2026
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