Sporting Lisbon's superb comeback ends Bodo/Glimt's run
Sporting Lisbon ended Bodo/Glimt's Champions League run by winning their second-leg match in extra time, overcoming a three-goal deficit. The match took place in Portugal.
Bodo/Glimt, the first Norwegian team to reach the Champions League knockouts on their debut, initially defeated Sporting 3-0 in the first leg. In the second leg, Goncalo Inacio scored for Sporting in the first half, followed by Pedro Goncalves who brought Sporting within one goal of leveling the tie. Luis Suarez then scored a penalty after a handball by Fredrik Bjorkan, leveling the aggregate score.
In extra time, Maxi Araujo put Sporting ahead, and Rafael Nel sealed the victory. Odin Bjortuft hit the woodwork for Bodo/Glimt in the first half.
Prior to this match, only four teams had overcome a three-goal first-leg deficit in Champions League knockout history. Sporting had also won their last 14 home games in all competitions.
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Sporting Lisbon and Bodo/Glimt faced off in a Champions League match. One team had a historic run, while the other aimed for the quarter-finals- but what challenges did they face?
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