The English state channel BBC eagerly covers Bodø/Glimt’s matches, always with curiosity about how it is possible that a club North of the Arctic Circle can beat the big clubs in Europe. After Thursday’s semi-final against Tottenham, the state channel gave the London club a near-ticket to the final after a 3-1 victory, but the journalist has apparently looked back at previous match reports about “Bodo/Glimt”, and seen that nothing is “straight forward” at Aspmyra.
Because on 8 May, Patrick Berg and Håkon Evjen will be back, Aspmyra gives the multi-millionaires from London no advantage – and all the Tottenham players will see around them in Bodø is yellow. This is in addition to Tottenham having to go through a bone battle against West Ham in the Premier League, four days before Aspmyra.
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Here are excerpts from the BBC’s match report on Thursday night:
“Tottenham took a big step towards the Europa League final with a deserved first-leg win over Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt – but a late goal just leaves a little window of doubt.“
“It was one of Spurs’ best performances of a wretched season domestically and leaves them two games away from a first trophy since 2008.”
“Bodø/Glimt have made headlines in recent times for an intense style of football that has led to impressive results – but they were outplayed until Ulrik Saltnes’ effort flew into the top corner via a deflection off Rodrigo Bentancur.”
“That was their only shot on target. The other concern for Spurs was the loss of goalscorers Maddison and Solanke to injury in the second half.”
“The second leg in the Arctic Circle is no formality, with Glimt beating Porto, Besiktas, Olympiakos and Lazio at home this season. Their win rate at home in the Europa League since 2022-23 is 70%, compared to 9% on the road.”
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The BBC is thus going from big step towards the final, to the second leg in the Arctic Circle is no formality.
