Bodø/Glimt beat Dortmund 1-0 in cold Champions League night
Key takeaways
- Bodø/Glimt beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0 in Bodø. Fredrik Sjøvold scored in the 52nd minute.
- The win gave Bodø their first points after a 5-0 loss at Bayern.
- The defeat ended Dortmund's seven-game unbeaten run.
Bodø/Glimt beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0 in Norway on Wednesday night. The Champions League game took place at Aspmyra Stadion in Bodø. Fredrik Sjøvold scored the only goal in the 52nd minute.
The win gave Bodø their first Champions League points of the season.
What happened
Sky Sports listed the game as Matchday 2 of the league phase. Sky Sports listed Aspmyra Stadion in Bodø as the venue. The game kicked off at 8 p.
m., according to Sky Sports. The first goal came in the second half.
Sky Sports credited it to Fredrik Sjøvold in the 52nd minute. SportsCafe showed Bodø ahead 1-0 in the 62nd minute.
Sky Sports showed two yellow cards for Dortmund and none for Bodø. SportsCafe listed one card each for Joane Gadou and Fábio Silva. Sportradar showed Bodø with 51 percent of possession, against 49 percent for Dortmund.
Sportradar showed 11 shots for Bodø and 10 for Dortmund. Sportradar showed four shots on target for Bodø and three for Dortmund. Sportradar showed four corners for Bodø and nine for Dortmund.
Dortmund travelled without Nico Schlotterbeck. BuliNews reported that he stayed home for load management. BuliNews reported that Julian Ryerson returned to the squad.
BuliNews said Ryerson had missed the Werder Bremen draw with a rib injury. BuliNews also reported that Carney Chukwuemeka was back in the squad. BuliNews listed 23 players in the Dortmund travelling squad.
Sports Mole reported that Bodø missed Odin Luras Bjørtuft through suspension. Sports Mole reported that Bjørtuft was sent off against Bayern Munich. Sports Mole reported that Emre Can missed the game with a knee injury.
Sports Mole named Andreas Helmersen as Bodø's leading goalscorer.
Sports Mole reported a 3-1 win over Kristiansund for Bodø on Saturday. Sports Mole reported that Helmersen scored as a substitute in that game. Sports Mole reported three wins in four domestic games for Bodø.
Sports Mole reported that Bodø sat level with Viking FK. The two sides shared top spot in the league.
Sports Mole reported late goals from Schlotterbeck and Svensson against Bremen. Sports Mole said Bremen hit back for a 2-2 draw. Sports Mole reported a Guirassy brace against Villarreal.
Sports Mole reported that the clubs drew 2-2 in Dortmund last season.
Why it matters
Sports Mole listed Bodø's Champions League form as one loss. Sports Mole listed Dortmund's Champions League form as one win. Sky Sports listed a 5-0 defeat at Bayern Munich as Bodø's opener.
Sky Sports listed a 3-2 win over Villarreal as Dortmund's opener. The win gave Bodø their first points of the season. Dortmund missed out on a second win after their opener.
Sports Mole reported that Bayern scored through Olise, Davies, Musiala, and Kane. Sports Mole reported that Bodø failed to register a shot on target at Bayern. The Bodø attack looked much sharper at home on Wednesday night.
Sky Sports showed three shots on target for Bodø in this game.
Sports Mole pointed to Bodø's strong home record in Europe. Sports Mole reported home wins over Manchester City, Inter Milan, and Sporting Lisbon last season. Sports Mole reported 21 goals across seven straight home wins for Bodø.
Sports Mole reported that Bodø reached the round of 16 last season.
OneFootball described Bodø as one of the northernmost cities in the world. OneFootball reported that Bodø sits on the southern edge of the Arctic Circle. OneFootball reported that Aspmyra has an artificial turf pitch.
OneFootball said the pitch has under-soil heating to stop ice and snow. Cold air and a fast pitch can unsettle visiting teams. That is part of why Bodø are so hard to beat at home.
OneFootball reported that the club was founded in 1916. OneFootball said "Glimt" is Norwegian for "Gleam". OneFootball reported that Bodø won the Eliteserien in four of five years since 2020. OneFootball reported that Bodø fans carry giant yellow toothbrushes to games. OneFootball said the toothbrush custom started in the 1970s.
Our report on Arsenal's 3-0 win over Lille covered another Matchday 2 game. Our report on Barcelona's win over Galatasaray covered one more Matchday 2 game. In other football, QPR faced Derby County in the Championship.
What happens next
The win gave Bodø three points. Three points lifted Bodø off zero in the table. Bodø now have their first points of the league phase.
Sports Mole reported a seven-game unbeaten run for Dortmund before this match. The defeat ended that unbeaten run. Both teams still have more league-phase games to play.
Each game can change the table a lot.
Sports Mole reported that Dortmund lost the German Super Cup to Bayern on August 22. Dortmund then went unbeaten in seven games across three contests. A loss in Bodø would break that strong run. Dortmund will need a fast response in their next games.
Sports Mole reported 12 top-flight goals for Helmersen this calendar year. Helmersen stays key for Bodø's attack. Bodø will lean on home form again in the games ahead.
Their next home games matter more after the Bayern loss.
Bodø showed once more that a trip to the Arctic Circle is no easy night. Dortmund found that out again on Wednesday. Both teams will now turn to the games ahead.
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