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Bodo/Glimt just keep on defying the odds

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Inter Milan 1 - 2 Bodo/Glimt (Bodo/Glimt won 5-2 on aggregate) Another extraordinary night for a club that keeps on defying the odds  Author | Ed  Stadium | San Siro Inter entered the knockout round play-off as three-time winners of the competition and with a commanding 10-point lead at the top of Serie A, status that made them overwhelming favourites for the tie. But Bodø/Glimt, still in their winter off season, have built a reputation for confounding expectations during their debut campaign in the UEFA Champions League and delivered another landmark result. Having already beaten Manchester City and AtlĂ©tico Madrid in the group stage, they added Inter Milan to the list with a 3-1 victory in the first leg. They faced a barrage of attacks from the home side in the second leg Inter peppered the Bodø/Glimt goal in the first half but the visitors remained resolute, repelling most of the pressure with Nikita Haikin alert to anything that did reach the target. The goalkeeper p...