Bodo/Glimt stun Inter again to pull off one of the Champions League's biggest upsets ever

[p][b][a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0y5h3DUlNDvdJRcCRtZ6qP?si=-wUan3n5SOOxWWhrEA99xg&nd=1&dlsi=20fded9764bf49da"]You can now listen to the article via Spotify[/a][/b].[/p][p]The San Siro provided the setting for the Winter Olympics' opening ceremony earlier this month, and the wintry theme continued here with Bodo - from deep inside the Arctic Circle - in the driving seat ahead of kick-off. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter[/a]’s task at hand was monumental given they had previously never won a UCL knockout game by three clear goals - exactly what was required here.[/p][p]Nevertheless, the runaway Serie A leaders almost got off to a flying start inside three minutes when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dimarco-federico/W6lypZn3/"]Federico Dimarco[/a]’s lofted ball into the box was headed narrowly over the bar by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/esposito-sebastiano/WrbP1Sdg/"]Sebastiano Esposito[/a].[/p][p]It was one-way traffic for large parts of the first half as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/frattesi-davide/WlVuvCqU/"]Davide Frattesi[/a] had a header saved, before Dimarco’s zipping effort from just inside the 18-yard box was tipped over the bar by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/khaikin-nikita/2L1WUcAP/"]Nikita Haikin[/a].[/p][p]From the resulting corner, Frattesi’s near-post header was cleared off the line, before the midfielder saw another chance denied by a last-gasp intervention - this time, his header was palmed away by an exceptional diving save from Haikin.[/p][p]Meanwhile, it took until the 36th minute for the visitors to create their first chance of the contest, and it was a warning for the hosts as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sommer-yann/4zA5n1UG/"]Yann Sommer[/a] was left scrambling to claw away [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/evjen-hakon/vRzWPZf6/"]Hakon Evjen[/a]’s header.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="7d5d9b14-9f09-45cd-842f-486f872ac74f" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="7134b3b0-c978-4ba1-a99a-9ec9164f8d5c" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Inter resumed control following the interval but, as the hour mark approached, the Norwegians stunned their hosts.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/akanji-manuel/UJm2XpLH/"]Manuel Akanji[/a]’s lack of focus in possession saw the Swiss centre-back give the ball away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/blomberg-ole/xYCt5N24/"]Ole Blomberg[/a], whose shot was parried into the path of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hauge-jens/ObARUGXQ/"]Jens Petter Hauge[/a] for a simple finish to silence the Nerrazzurri faithful.[/b][/p][p]Akanji almost made up for his blunder, but was denied by the woodwork after he swept the ball onto the left post from Dimarco’s cutback in the box.[/p][p][b]Ultimately, though, any real hopes of a comeback were eradicated in the 72nd minute when Hauge played an exceptional ball through the Inter defence for Evjen, who took a touch to compose himself before firing past Sommer.[/b][/p][image alt="Bodo/Glimt's second goal" id="e817674a-8507-4368-8767-edf235cee0c5" credit-line="Claudia Greco / Reuters . Opta by StatsPerform" guid="340622b0-6284-49b9-bbda-42b7cb157af4" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]While Inter quickly pulled a goal back through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bastoni-alessandro/On4TkPTN/"]Alessandro Bastoni[/a]’s close-range finish, it proved to be too little, too late.[/p][p]In the end, Bodo kept their composure to coast through the remaining minutes with little danger.[/p][p]Incredibly, the club had never won a UCL match before January, but a fourth successive victory in the competition sees them enter Friday’s draw for the round of 16.[/p][p]Inter on the other hand, have failed to reach the last 16 for the first time since 2020/21, although a league and Coppa Italia double remains well within their sights.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hauge-jens/ObARUGXQ/"]Jens Petter Hauge[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bodo-glimt/S0WZMUNG/"]Bodo/Glimt[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bodo-glimt-S0WZMUNG/inter-Iw7eKK25/summary/stats/?mid=vLVSkOTp"]Check out the match stats here.[/a][/b][/p][image alt="Bodo/Glimt are in remarkable form" id="2ee20428-0264-446c-9173-61e8a650b21b" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="c16e52bf-79ea-4850-8a84-81106b7df236" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /]