UEFA Champions League 2025-26: Manchester City stunned 3-1 by Bodo/Glimt

Norway’s Bodo/Glimt inflicted a stunning defeat in the Champions League on Tuesday by beating Manchester City 3-1 at home to secure their first-ever win in the competition and keep alive their slim hopes of reaching the knockout stages.

Kasper Hogh’s quick double and Jens Petter Hauge’s stunning solo effort put Bodo in control and while City fought back with a Rayan Cherki goal, Rodri’s second-half departure for two quick bookings left a mountain to climb.

Bodo coach Kjetil Knutsen had a simple game plan, focusing on counter-attacking at every opportunity against the English giants, who won the Champions League in 2023. It proved devastatingly effective as it made the most of its opportunities and ultimately galloped to victory with a side worth a fraction of what its visitors cost.

On a freezing evening at the Aspmyra Stadium, Danish striker Hogh got proceedings underway with a quick double midway through the first half, shaking off the finishing problems that plagued him at the end of last season.

He scored his first with a superb header through the legs of Gianluigi Donnarumma, and minutes later added a second with a perfect finish at the right post.

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In contrast, City striker Erling Haaland, who was greeted warmly by the Bodo players before the match, was anonymous as his teammates struggled to get him the ball.

‘Fully deserved to win’

City’s attempts to create were exploited just before the hour mark when Hauge scored a brilliant third with a curling shot in the 58th minute to put the club on course for a shock win from inside the Arctic Circle.

City pulled a goal back through Cherki after an hour, but captain Rodri was sent off two minutes later for receiving two yellow cards within a minute, derailing the visitor’s comeback attempt.

«Bodo fully deserved to win, it’s not good enough. They are playing fantastic football. I don’t know what else we can do, we did our best,» City striker Haaland told the Norwegian newspaper. TV2.

“I think we played well until they scored the first goal, and then they scored again, and then Jens scores an all-time great goal and we get a red card.”

Ahead of the rest of the week’s matches, City are fourth in the 36-team standings with 13 points, while Bodo are 26th, just outside the qualifying places for the knockout play-offs.

Pep Guardiola’s City host Galatasaray in his final group match, while Bodo travel to Atletico Madrid.

Published on January 21, 2026