New Headline: Past Mistakes Fuel Glimt’s Quest for Title Glory

Bodo/Glimt played old-school Italian style sparking Inter’s Champions League regrets La Gazzetta dello Sport notes that Bodo/Glimt played in ‘an old-school Italian style’ against Sporting CP in the Champions League, prompting some regret for Inter, as the perception of the Norwegian side appears to have been overstated. Bodo/Glimt had eliminated Serie A giants Inter from the Champions League knockout play-off, but faced elimination in the Round of 16 on Tuesday, after a 5-0 loss away at Sporting CP. Bodo/Glimt’s ‘Catenaccio’ against Sporting CP Bodo had won the first leg against the Portuguese side 3-0, but suffered an incredible comeback in the second leg, with Sporting scoring three times in 90 minutes and two more in extra time.

“In Lisbon, Bodo set themselves up like in the first half at San Siro. Compact in defence, dug in behind in a fairly deliberate Catenaccio,” examined Gazzetta journalist Sebastiano Vernazza. “Sporting CP, however, attacked with ferocity, forcing them to defend in the final 30 meters.

Unlike Inter in the return leg in Milan, Sporting CP did an excellent job of preventing any counterattacks. ” MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 24: Match officials players and mascots line up on the pitch prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FK Bodo/Glimt at Stadio San Siro on February 24, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) Inter lost both games against Bodo, first by 3-1 in Norway, and then 2-1 at San Siro.

In the second leg in Milan, Bodo had remained very cautious, just like against Sporting CP on Tuesday. “Bodo played in an old-school Italian style, just as they had in the first half at San Siro,” the journalist continued. “In Milan, though, Inter had gifted the 1-0 in the second half with a misplaced pass by Akanji, and that effectively ended the tie.