After the 3-0 loss at Aspmyra, it was a Sporting coach who had no freezing cold or snowstorm to blame. Rui Borges of course used the artificial turf as a factor, but toned it all down. A club that relies on artificial turf can’t beat Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan away from home. Before the return match on Tuesday, Borges praises Kjetil Knutsen and the gang as something completely different from artificial turf experts.

“For me, they are a candidate to win the whole tournament. They are capable of that, the Sporting coach begins according to A Bola.

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“They didn’t surprise me in the first game, but it surprised me that we didn’t react differently,” Borges adds.

In Brazil, there is another that has also made Bodø/Glimt a real title contender for the Champions League title. It is the ring fox Carlo Ancelotti, who has lifted the most prestigious trophy in Europe five times and knows all about what it takes to win the biggest games.

– Bodø/Glimt is currently the best and most organized team in Europe. Not only because of the results – they have beaten Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan and Sporting CP – but they are the team that defends best in Europe,” Ancelotti said at a press conference, according to A Bola.

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