Norwegian minnows Bodø/Glimt shocked the UEFA Champions League world by dumping Italian giants Inter Milan out of the competition on Tuesday night at San Siro.
The visitors won 2-1 to seal a 5-2 aggregate victory in the playoffs and secure its place in the round of 16 in spectacular fashion.
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In its first season in European club soccer’s top competition, Bodø/Glimt has produced one shock after another following wins against Manchester City and Atletico Madrid at the end of the league phase. But victory over two legs against last year’s Champions League finalist and current Serie A leaders Inter was its biggest feat yet.
Second-half goals from Jens Petter Hauge and Hakon Evjen stunned the home fans in Milan and set Bodø/Glimt on course for a clash with City or Sporting Lisbon in the next round. Alessandro Bastoni pulled a goal back for Inter, but by then the damage had already been done.
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In another clash of the night, a hat trick by Alexander Sorloth helped Atletico Madrid finally shake off Club Brugge.
Diego Simeone’s team won 4-1 in the second leg, but the wide margin on the night didn’t tell the full story of Brugge’s resilience over two games. A 3-3 draw in Belgium last week had seen Brugge come back from two goals down and then level again in the 89th minute.
At St James Park, Newcastle’s place in the next round was effectively sealed with a 6-1 win against Qarabag in the first leg. And it was 2-0 up inside six minutes of the home leg after Sandro Tonali and Joelinton struck.
Qarabag made a fight of it in the second half. Camilo Duran pulled one back before Sven Botman made it 3-1.
Elvin Jafarguliyev reduced the deficit again for the Azerbaijani team but the damage had already been done.
Bayer Leverkusen eased through by drawing with Olympiakos 0-0 and safeguarding its two-goal advantage from the first leg.
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