Hogh stars as Bodo/Glimt down Inter in Champions League

2026-02-18 - 22:23

Bodo/Glimt’s Ole Didrik Blomberg (left) and Inter’s Francesco Acerbi in action during the match. (EPA Images pic) BODO: Bodo/Glimt continued their remarkable debut Champions League campaign with a 3-1 victory over Inter Milan in the knockout play-off round first leg on Wednesday, as Kasper Hogh scored once and created two other goals. The Norwegians only sneaked into the knockout stage with shock victories over Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in their final two league-phase matches. Kjetil Knutsen’s men backed up those performances by adding last season’s runners-up, Inter, to their list of scalps. Cristian Chivu’s Serie A leaders will still be confident of turning the tie around in the second leg at the San Siro next Tuesday, despite struggling on the artificial pitch of the Aspmyra Stadion in northern Norway. But Bodo/Glimt, Europa League semi-finalists last term, have given themselves a chance of securing a major surprise and a last-16 meeting with either Man City or Sporting Lisbon. The hosts took a 20th-minute lead with a fine team goal, finished off with aplomb by Sondre Brunstad Fet after he latched onto Hogh’s clever flick inside the area. But Bodo could not keep their advantage for long, as Inter youngster Pio Esposito swivelled inside the box and fired home on the half-hour mark, with the goal surviving a lengthy VAR review for handball. Inter almost scored in the first minute after the restart when Lautaro Martínez’s instinctive close-range shot bobbled off