Champions League knockout phase play-off second leg: Inter vs Bodø/Glimt facts

Inter have work to do as they welcome Bodø/Glimt for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-off trailing 3-1 after the first leg in Norway.

Bodø/Glimt claimed a third memorable Champions League victory in a row in the first leg on 18 February, Sondre Brunstad Fet's opener for the home side (20) cancelled out by Inter's Pio Esposito (30) before second-half strikes from Jens Petter Hauge (61) and Kasper Høgh (64).

Inter were tenth in the league phase on 15 points (W5 L3) while their Norwegian opponents snatched 23rd place – the penultimate qualifying spot – thanks to wins in their final two fixtures to finish on nine points (W2 D3 L3),

Last match

The sides' only previous meetings before this tie came in the 1978/79 European Cup Winners' Cup second round, a 7-1 Inter aggregate victory (5-0 h, 2-1 a) with Alessandro Altobelli scoring three goals in the tie.

The first leg of this tie was Inter's first defeat against Norwegian opposition in their fifth fixture (W3 D1). They drew 2-2 away and won 3-0 at home against Rosenborg in the 2002/03 Champions League first group stage.

Inter have therefore won both home games against Norwegian visitors, scoring eight goals without conceding.

Bodø/Glimt have won only one of their five two-legged European ties against Italian opposition – their last, a penalty shoot-out triumph against Lazio in last season's UEFA Europa League quarter-finals (2-0 h, 1-3 a aet, 3-2 pens).

Bodø/Glimt have won two of their last five games against Italian clubs, losing the other three – including a 2-3 defeat at home to Juventus on Matchday 5.

Inter 

This is the Nerazzurri's 19th appearance in the Champions League and an eighth in succession.

Inter reached a second final in three seasons in 2024/25, but went down 0-5 against Paris Saint-Germain in Munich – the biggest final defeat in European Cup history.

Bodø/Glimt

This is Bodø/Glimt's fourth Champions League campaign – all since 2021. They have reached the competition proper for the first time, the third Norwegian team to do so after Rosenborg (11 times) and Molde (once) and the first since Rosenborg in 2007/08.

Bodø/Glimt entered this season's Champions League in the play-offs, beating Sturm Graz 6-2 on aggregate (5-0 h, 1-2 a).

Key stats

Inter are in the knockout phase for the fifth season in a row and the 15th overall.

The Nerazzurri have won six of their last seven two-legged ties including all three in 2024/25 – winning the home leg in five of those seven contests.

Inter have won four of the 11 European ties in which they lost the first leg by a two‑goal margin.

The Milan club have lost four of their last five Champions League matches (W1) including the last two at home.

Bodø/Glimt are the first Norwegian club to reach the Champions League knockout rounds since Rosenborg in 1996/97 and are aiming to become the first team from Norway to win a tie in the competition proper.

The first leg was only Norway's second European Cup victory against Italian opposition and a first since Rosenborg's 2-1 group stage triumph at AC Milan in December 1996.

Bodø/Glimt are competing in a European knockout phase for the fifth consecutive season, having reached the UEFA Conference League quarter-finals in 2021/22, the knockout phase play-offs of the same competition in 2022/23 and 2023/24 and last season's Europa League semi finals.

The Norwegian side have won their last three games, including 2-1 at Atlético de Madrid on Matchday 8 – their first away victory in the Champions League proper. They are the first Norwegian side to win three successive games in the competition, Matchday 1 to final.

Glimt have scored two or more goals in seven of their nine games from Matchday 1 onwards including the last five.

Kasper Høgh has scored four goals in Bodø/Glimt's last three Champions League matches.

Bodø/Glimt have won six of their last eight two-legged European ties – and overall both in which they held a two‑goal advantage from the first leg.