Norway’s Bodo/Glimt pulled off another shock defeat to last year’s Champions League finalist Inter Milan 3-1.
Published on February 18, 2026
Champions League runners-up Inter Milan became the latest scalp claimed by Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League as Italian giants Lost 3-1 In their first round of the playoffs.
The Norwegian outsiders have come as a surprise this season, beating Manchester City at home and Atletico Madrid into the playoffs.
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The club is located north of the Arctic Circle – further north than any team in Champions League history.
Serie A leaders Inter were looking for a seventh straight win in all competitions but fell behind when midfielder Sondre Brunstad Fett netted in the 20th minute on Wednesday.
Although Burleigh striker Pio Esposito equalized after 10 minutes with a fortuitous finish, the home side scored two goals in quick succession in the second half to get the better of Inter.
Both were similar, with quick passing and unselfish assists.
For the second goal, forward Kasper Hoge deflected a powerful shot past Jens Petter Hoge in the 61st corner.
The winger, who once played briefly in Serie A with AC Milan, jumped in celebration and kicked the corner flag.
The fans at the 8,000-capacity Aspmyra Stadium were cheering again three minutes later when Hogg scored the third goal after beating Ole Diedrik Blomberg.
The return leg will take place next Tuesday.
Elsewhere, Club Brugge’s Christos Tzolis scored a dramatic 3-3 draw with Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League play-off on Wednesday as the Belgian side avoided defeat thanks to an agonizing own goal.
Tzolis equalized in the 89th minute with an angled shot, although the goal was initially disallowed for offside, but confirmed after a VAR check.
Brugge rallied from a 2-0 half-time deficit to level the scores, but were then thrown out in the 79th minute when Joel Ordonez turned the ball into his own net.
Yet they go into next Tuesday’s return leg in Madrid with the ‘score’ level.
Bayer Leverkusen striker Patrik Schick struck twice in three minutes to give his side a 2-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 playoff on Wednesday.
The Czech forward moved past his marker and slotted home on the hour mark before quickly scoring a second goal with a low header from Alex Grimaldo’s corner.
In the opening game on Wednesday, Anthony Gordon struck four times in the first half as Newcastle United hammered Qarabag 6-1 in the first leg of their Champions League play-off to book their place in the last 16.
Gordon completed a hat-trick on 33 minutes at Baku’s Tofik Bakhramov Stadium as Newcastle led 5–0 at half-time against Qarabag and scored their fourth in first-half added time.
Malik Thiaw was also on target for the Premier League side, with 16 shots in the first half.
Elvin Jafarguliyev pulled one back for Qarabag, who have been one of the surprise stories in this season’s Champions League after qualifying for the playoffs. But Jacob Murphy’s deflected strike set the course for Newcastle, who would be the fifth English side in the last 16 if they progressed.