Bodø/Glimt stunned Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, damaging Pep Guardiola’s sides chances of automatically qualifying for the last 16.
Manchester City suffered a shock defeat at Bodø/Glimt on Tuesday night to put a huge dent in their chances of finishing inside the top eight sides within the UEFA Champions League league phase.A first-half brace from striker Kasper Høgh and a further goal in the second half from Jens Petter Hauge stunned the Premier League giants as they fell 3-0 down to a team ranked outside the top 60 in the Opta Power Rankings (69th).
A consolation strike from Rayan Cherki gave City a chance of staging a comeback, but Rodri’s careless double-booking in the space of just 53 seconds less than two minutes after Cherki’s goal quickly killed off any hope.
City came into the game with young pairing Max Allenye and Abdukodir Khusanov in central defence yet again, but Bodø/Glimt jumped on their inexperience by exploiting huge holes in their backline to score two goals inside the opening 24 minutes.
The ever-reliable Høgh scored both, first heading in from a tight angle before adding a second with a cool finish past Gianluigi Donnarumma after being found in acres of space and with little pressure from the Man City defence.
As expected, City saw plenty of the ball, but this played into Bodø/Glimt’s hands, with the Norwegian side looking dangerous on the break.
Then came a three-minute spell for Rodri to forget. The Spaniard’s lethargic effort to tackle Hauge was unsuccessful, and the midfielder skipped past him before curling a splendid long-range strike into the top corner of Donnarumma’s net. Then he made two careless fouls in the space of 53 seconds to receive two cautions before being sent off. It was just his second red card for Man City, after also doing so versus Nottingham Forest in September 2023.
Between the third Bodø/Glimt goal and Rodri’s dismissal, Man City did score a consolation through Cherki from outside the box, but it meant little to the outcome of the match once their influential captain was given an early bath.
Admittedly suffering with many injuries in recent weeks, City’s recent poor run of form continues. Guardiola’s side have now won just two of their last seven competitive games – one of which came against League Two side Exeter City in the FA Cup. Arguably more worrying is how they were easily defeated by a side that haven’t played a single competitive match since 10 December.
Bodø/Glimt have collected many European scalps in recent seasons, but this might be the biggest yet. Taking them on to six points with one game remaining, it gives them a decent chance of making the knockout stage play-offs and continuing their debut Champions League adventure.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Bodø/Glimt vs Manchester City stats from their UEFA Champions League meeting at Aspmyra Stadion on 20 January 2026.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
Bodø/Glimt 3-1 Manchester City Post-Match Facts
Bodø/Glimt have recorded their first ever victory in the UEFA Champions League (D3 L3) – they are the first side to achieve their maiden win in the competition against an English opponent since Istanbul Basaksehir against Manchester United in November 2020. Manchester City have suffered their first defeat when facing opposition from a particular nation for the very first time in major European competition since March 2011 away to Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Europa League (2-0 loss). Bodø/Glimt are the first Norwegian side to beat English opposition in major European competition since Viking defeated Chelsea 4-2 in the UEFA Cup in October 2002, with English sides unbeaten in the last 18 such meetings since that tie (W14 D4). Bodø/Glimt are only the sixth side ever to take a three-goal lead in a UEFA Champions League match against Manchester City, after Bayern Munich (October 2013), Barcelona (October 2016), Liverpool (April 2018), Sporting CP (November 2024), and Real Madrid (February 2025). Rodri received his very first red card in the UEFA Champions League, while there were just 53 seconds between his first and second yellow cards – the fewest for a sending off for an English club in the UEFA Champions League since Wayne Rooney for Man Utd against Villarreal in September 2005 (4 seconds).Enjoy this? Subscribe to our football newsletter to receive exclusive weekly content. You should also follow our social accounts over on X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
Bodø/Glimt 3-1 Manchester City Stats: City Stunned by Bodø/Glimt as UCL Knockout Hopes Suffer a Blow Opta Analyst.
Hence then, the article about bodo glimt 3 1 manchester city stats city stunned by bodo glimt as ucl knockout hopes suffer a blow was published today ( ) and is available on The Analyst ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Bodø/Glimt 3-1 Manchester City Stats: City Stunned by Bodø/Glimt as UCL Knockout Hopes Suffer a Blow )
Also on site :