After the first-leg debacle
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Sporting Lisbon has ended Bodø/Glimt’s winning streak in the Champions League and advanced to the quarterfinals after a dramatic comeback!
The Portuguese side defeated the Norwegian sensation team 5-0 in extra time in Tuesday night’s second leg, more than making up for the 0-3 first-leg defeat. Maximiliano Araujo (92’) and Rafael Nel (121’) secured Sporting’s late victory.
Goncalo Inacio (34'), Pedro Goncalves (61'), and Luis Suarez from the penalty spot (78') had forced extra time with their goals. There, the hosts came out on top and prevented the first Champions League quarterfinal featuring a Norwegian team since Rosenborg Trondheim in 1997. For Bodø/Glimt, this marks the end of a journey full of surprises: The Champions League debutant had defeated Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, and Inter Milan in Europe’s premier competition.
Sporting’s offensive surge
Sportinglaunched an offensivesurgeagainst the deep-lying Norwegians in front of their home fans at Estadio Jose Alvalade. But Coach Rui Borges’s team initially squandered a series of good chances—for instance, Colombian Suarez was denied by goalkeeper Nikita Haikin (11th minute). The deserved lead finally came from a corner kick: Goncalo Inacio was on hand to head it in. At the other end, Odin Björtuft hammered the ball against the Portuguese crossbar with his forehead following a corner (42').
In the second half, little changed in the nature of the game, and the Lisbon side continued to press forward: After an hour, a direct attack textbook-perfectly dismantled the Norwegians’ defense, and Pedro Goncalves finished the move to make it 2-0. A handball by Fredrik Björkan led to a penalty for the hosts a quarter of an hour later. Suarez converted it to level the score. Substitute Nuno Santos hit the post shortly afterward (83'). The game was ultimately decided in extra time, when Araujo and Rafael Nel sealed the victory.
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