Bodo/Glimt 3-0 Sporting CP, UEFA Champions League RO16 Highlights: Yellow Horde's Fairytale Run Continues

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Bodo/Glimt's journey to the Round of 16 is a genuine giant-killer narrative. After a slow start in the league phase, they secured their knockout spot with stunning back-to-back victories against Manchester City (3–1) and Atlético Madrid (2-1) in January.

In the knockout play-offs, they faced Italian heavyweights Inter Milan. The Yellow Horde dominated the first leg at home with a 3–1 win and followed it up with a clinical 2-1 victory at the San Siro, advancing 5-2 on aggregate.

Sporting CP secured direct qualification to the Round of 16 by finishing seventh in the league phase. They collected 16 points from eight matches, highlighted by a massive 3-1 win over Bayern Munich and a late 3-2 comeback against Athletic Club on the final matchday to clinch their spot.

Off we go for the first-half of this match. Let's see who scores the opening goal.

Today marks a historic first, as these two sides meet on the football pitch for the very first time. With no prior record of official or friendly matches between them, their Champions League clash later today represents a brand-new chapter in European football.

Positive start from Bodo/Glimt as they find themselves ahead in almost every statistic, but nothing on the scoresheet yet.

Here is the first goal of the night for Bodo/Glimt and they deserve this lead. The Norwegians had been working hard from the first minute. Sondre Brunstad Fet turns the penalty to the back of the net.

Bodo/Glimt holds a commanding 2–0 lead over Sporting CP at the break. Sondre Brunstad Fet opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute after a dominant spell. Ole Blomberg then doubled the advantage in first-half stoppage time, leaving the Portuguese giants with a mountain to climb in the second half.

Here we go for the 2nd half. Bodo/Glimt are 2-0 up in the first leg and Sporting CP have got some work to do at the moment.

Bodo/Glimt have picked up from where they left the first-half. Dominant in possession and lethal in attack.

On the counter-attack, Luis Suarez released Ivan Fresneda, whose powerful strike from the edge of the area took a deflection and zipped just wide for a corner. From the resulting set-piece, Joao Simoes flicked the ball on for Ousmane Diomande, but the defender’s header missed the target.

Bodo/Glimt triple their lead through Kasper Hogh and Sporting CP now have a mountain to climb.

Bodo/Glimt will be heading to Portugal with a 3-0 lead and they would feel like they have one foot inside the quarter-finals.