12 March 2026
Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt continued its surprising run in the 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League, defeating Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon 3-0 on Wednesday evening in the 16th round of the league.
The Norwegian team's goals were scored by Sondre Vit, Ole Diederik Blomberg, and Kasper Hauge in the 32nd (penalty), 45th, and 71st minutes, respectively.
With this resounding victory, Bodø/Glimt took a big step towards qualifying for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, although the return leg will be played at Sporting Lisbon's stadium next Tuesday.
The win extended its run of victories in the competition to five, with Sporting added to a list of defeated opponents that includes Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan twice.
Asked if the result would send shockwaves through European football, Knutsen was his usual sanguine self, never letting an individual result affect how he sees the progress his club is making.
"I think we're on a great journey now, and I don't think we should reflect too much on that right now — I think we should evaluate the game, what was good, what was less good, and then we should work on it," he told reporters.
