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03/17 15:41 CDT Champions League: Bodo/Glimt's fairytale run ended in 5-0
thrashing by Sporting Lisbon
Champions League: Bodo/Glimt's fairytale run ended in 5-0 thrashing by Sporting
Lisbon
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Bodo/Glimt's fairytale run in the Champions League is over.
The Norwegian club from a fishing town of around 55,000 people north of the
Arctic Circle was beaten 5-0 by Sporting Lisbon after extra time in the second
leg of the round of 16 on Tuesday and was eliminated 5-3 on aggregate.
Sporting's stirring comeback should give some inspiration to Manchester City
and Chelsea, who also faced three-goal deficits against Real Madrid (3-0) and
Paris Saint-Germain (5-2) on Tuesday.
In the other match, Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen are tied at 1-1 going into the
second leg in London --- with the winner meeting Sporting in the quarterfinals.
Bodo/Glimt has charmed the soccer world Bodo/Glimt --- the northernmost team ever to play in the Champions League --- has charmed the world of soccer with an unlikely streak of wins in its debut campaign in Europe's top tournament. After beating Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in the final two rounds of the league stage to squeeze into the playoff round, Bodo/Glimt defeated Inter Milan --- last season's runner-up --- home and away to advance to the round of 16. A 3-0 win in its 8,000-capacity Aspmyra stadium last week didn't prove enough against Sporting, which dominated throughout in the return match and scored through Gonalo Incio, Pedro Gonalves and Luis Suarez to take the game to extra time. There, Uruguay left back Maximiliano Arajo scored in the 92nd minute to put Sporting ahead on aggregate for the first time and Bodo/Glimt had no answer. Rafael Nel added a fifth in stoppage time. ___ This story has been corrected to say Sporting Lisbon won 5-0 in second paragraph. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
Bodo/Glimt has charmed the soccer world Bodo/Glimt --- the northernmost team ever to play in the Champions League --- has charmed the world of soccer with an unlikely streak of wins in its debut campaign in Europe's top tournament. After beating Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in the final two rounds of the league stage to squeeze into the playoff round, Bodo/Glimt defeated Inter Milan --- last season's runner-up --- home and away to advance to the round of 16. A 3-0 win in its 8,000-capacity Aspmyra stadium last week didn't prove enough against Sporting, which dominated throughout in the return match and scored through Gonalo Incio, Pedro Gonalves and Luis Suarez to take the game to extra time. There, Uruguay left back Maximiliano Arajo scored in the 92nd minute to put Sporting ahead on aggregate for the first time and Bodo/Glimt had no answer. Rafael Nel added a fifth in stoppage time. ___ This story has been corrected to say Sporting Lisbon won 5-0 in second paragraph. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
