Five-star Sporting complete incredible comeback to end Bodo/Glimt's dream run

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Sporting[/a] knew they needed a fast start, and they almost had it inside three minutes. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/araujo-maximiliano/4UXCOm0L/"]Maximiliano Araujo[/a] jinked and weaved his way down the left touchline before standing up a cross for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trincao/vmYemyQS/"]Francisco Trincao[/a], who could only guide his header over the bar.[/p][p]The forward was in again mere moments later, but his attempted lob drifted harmlessly wide, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/khaikin-nikita/2L1WUcAP/"]Nikita Haikin[/a] stranded off his goal line.[/p][p]This concerted barrage on the Norwegians’ goal came at a price, with Sporting wide open on the rare occasions that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bodo-glimt/S0WZMUNG/"]Glimt[/a] managed to break out.[/p][p]The visitors’ first chance was a golden one, and it seemed to have fallen to the right man, but first-leg scorer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hogh-kasper/2F4SDVzP/"]Kasper Hogh[/a] could not apply the finishing touch to a lightning-fast attack.[/p][p][b]And he was made to rue that wastefulness just beyond the half-hour mark, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/goncalo-inacio/0vh9xYsD/"]Goncalo Inacio[/a] headed home from a corner to put the Portuguese champions ahead on the night. [/b][/p][p]The hard-earned breakthrough was very nearly undone from a corner at the other end, yet [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bjortuft-odin/A1cqS4NH/"]Odin Bjortuft[/a]’s effort bounced twice off the crossbar in improbable fashion.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="678ed3fe-84e4-495a-b612-a7de6aa9f220" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="6468dc95-d957-4a38-984b-e8232c274949" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Sporting continued to push in the second half, although [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fet-sondre/SMsDunAE/"]Sondre Brunstad Fet[/a] could have caused [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silva-rui/GErUsMSq/"]Rui Silva[/a] a real problem if he had generated some more power with his strike shortly after the break.[/p][p][b]His regret was amplified in the 61st minute, when the hosts cut the aggregate deficit to just one, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/goncalves-pedro/U9pOGrHb/"]Pedro Goncalves[/a] tapped in after a square pass from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suarez-luis/fV4fAvB8/"]Luis Suarez[/a]. [/b][/p][p]That changed the contest again, and Glimt’s defending became increasingly desperate as they edged closer to the finish line.[/p][p][b]They looked as though they might manage it, but a hugely unfortunate VAR intervention changed everything, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bjorkan-fredrik/EJ5wqIDI/"]Fredrik Andre Bjorkan[/a] adjudged to have handled the ball in the box, allowing Suarez to convert the penalty kick and restore parity to the tie.[/b][/p][p]Sporting had the bit between their teeth, and substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/santos-nuno/MXvyQkT6/"]Nuno Santos[/a] almost clinched it without the need for extra time, clattering his effort against the post from the edge of the box.[/p][image alt="Match momentum in regular time" id="94b326f4-d3af-4a71-870e-23b7713301f7" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="721dadb5-4f07-4c6d-ba46-adeab66f9b12" original-width="1920" original-height="1080" /][p][b]And it took less than two minutes of the extra period for Araujo to effectively settle the issue, catching Haikin out at his near post to complete the remarkable turnaround. [/b][/p][p][b]Substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ferreira-nel-rafael/tGVqFrfd/"]Rafael Nel[/a] then dispelled any remaining nerves in time added on, adding a fifth goal to put the result beyond doubt.[/b][/p][p]With that, Bodo/Glimt miss the chance to be the first Norwegian side to reach the UCL quarter-finals in 29 years, while Rui Borges’ men become only the fifth side in competition history to overturn a three-goal deficit, and the first since Liverpool’s triumph over Barcelona in 2019.[/p][embed guid="89fc1566-f4b9-485f-a8a2-759f9fa8d458" url="https://x.com/ChampionsLeague/status/2034004253874753677" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/araujo-maximiliano/4UXCOm0L/"]Maximiliano Araujo[/a] (Sporting)[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bodo-glimt-S0WZMUNG/sporting-cp-tljXuHBC/summary/stats/?mid=hdqZoXtm"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]