Sporting CP 5-0 Bodo/Glimt, UCL: Norwegians Beaten As Lions Prepare For Arsenal Test

The Bodø/Glimt fairy tale is over — but only after an unlikely streak of wins that has charmed the world of soccer. After beating Man City and Atletico Madrid in the final two rounds of the league stage to squeeze into the playoff round, the northernmost team ever to play in the Champions League defeated Inter Milan — last season’s runner-up — home and away to advance to the round of 16. Winning 3-0 in its 8,000-capacity Aspmyra stadium last week didn’t prove enough against Sporting, which dominated throughout in the return match and scored through Gonçalo Inácio, Pedro Gonçalves and Luis Suarez to take the game to extra time. There, Uruguay left back Maxi Araújo scored in the 92nd minute to put Sporting ahead on aggregate for the first time and Rafael Nel added a fifth in stoppage time.

Updated on: 18 March 2026 12:12 pm

Published at: 18 March 2026 12:12 pm

Champions League: Sporting CP vs Bodo-Glimt

Players greet after a Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Sporting CP and Bodo Glimt in Lisbon, Portugal. | Photo: AP/Ana Brigida

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Champions League: Bodo-Glimt vs Sporting CP

Sporting CP players celebrate after Sporting's Maximiliano Araujo scored his side's fourth goal during a Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Sporting CP and Bodo Glimt in Lisbon, Portugal. | Photo: AP/Ana Brigida

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UEFA Champions League Soccer Match: Sporting CP vs Bodo-Glimt

Sporting's Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during a Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Sporting CP and Bodo Glimt in Lisbon, Portugal. | Photo: AP/Ana Brigida

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UEFA Champions League Soccer Match: Bodo-Glimt vs Sporting CP

Sporting's Goncalo Inacio, center, is challenged by Glimt's Kasper Hogh during a Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Sporting CP and Bodo Glimt in Lisbon, Portugal. | Photo: AP/Ana Brigida

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UEFA Champions League: Sporting CP vs Bodo-Glimt

Sporting's Morten Hjulmand, center right, is challenged by Glimt's Haitam Aleesami during a Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Sporting CP and Bodo Glimt in Lisbon, Portugal. | Photo: AP/Ana Brigida

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UEFA Champions League: Bodo-Glimt vs Sporting CP

Sporting's Morten Hjulmand, center, is challenged by Glimt's Kasper Hogh, left, during a Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Sporting CP and Bodo Glimt in Lisbon, Portugal. | Photo: AP/Ana Brigida

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UEFA Champions League 2025-26: Sporting CP vs Bodo-Glimt

Sporting's Pedro Goncalves, left, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during a Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Sporting CP and Bodo Glimt in Lisbon, Portugal. | Photo: AP/Ana Brigida

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UEFA Champions League 2025-26: Bodo-Glimt vs Sporting CP

Sporting's Goncalo Inacio, third right, scores his side's opening goal during a Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Sporting CP and Bodo Glimt in Lisbon, Portugal. | Photo: AP/Ana Brigida

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Champions League Soccer Match: Sporting CP vs Bodo-Glimt

Bodo Glimt supporters cheer before a Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Sporting CP and Bodo Glimt in Lisbon, Portugal. | Photo: AP/Ana Brigida

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Champions League Soccer Match: Bodo-Glimt vs Sporting CP

Glimt's Ole Didrik Blomberg is tackled by Sporting's Maximiliano Araujo during a Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Sporting CP and Bodo Glimt in Lisbon, Portugal. | Photo: AP/Ana Brigida