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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.
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This story has been corrected to say Sporting Lisbon won 5-0 in second
paragraph.
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