Bodo/Glimt pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history by knocking out Italian giants Inter Milan on Tuesday.
The tiny Norwegian team won 2-1 at the San Siro to seal a 5-2 aggregate victory in the playoffs and secure its place in the round of 16 in spectacular fashion.
The result makes Bodo/Glimt the first Norwegian team to ever win a Champions League knockout tie.
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In its first season in European club soccer’s top competition Bodo/Glimt has produced one shock after another following wins against Manchester City and Atlético Madrid at the end of the league phase. But victory over two legs against last year’s beaten finalist Inter was its biggest feat yet.
Second-half goals from Jens Petter Hauge and Hakon Evjen stunned the home fans in Milan and set Bodo/Glimt on course for a clash with City or Portugal’s Sporting CP in the next round.
Alessandro Bastoni pulled a goal back for Inter, but by then the damage had already been done.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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