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By 247sportcity | Tuesday, January 20, 2026
BODØ, NORWAY – To channel the legendary Bjørge Lillelien: Pep Guardiola, your Manchester City boys took a heck of a beating! Under the ethereal glow of the Aurora Borealis and in the freezing -1°C temperatures of the Arctic Circle, one of football’s greatest-ever David vs. Goliath stories was written tonight. Bodø/Glimt, a club that was in Norway’s second tier just nine years ago, has officially claimed the biggest scalp in its history, dismantling a continental superpower in a 3-1 Champions League victory that will be remembered for generations.
The Nightmare in the North: Hogh’s Double Blitz
Manchester City arrived at the 8,000-capacity Aspmyra Stadion seeking a “reset” following their humbling 2-0 derby loss to Manchester United. Instead, they found a nightmare on artificial turf.
The structural fragility of City’s injury-hit defense was exposed within minutes. Kasper Høgh turned the stadium into a cauldron of noise with two near-identical strikes in just 120 seconds:
- 22nd Minute: A deep cross from Ole Didrik Blomberg found Høgh, who rose above a hesitant Max Alleyne to power a header past Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 24th Minute: Before City could catch their breath, Alleyne was caught in possession again. Blomberg pounced, squared the ball, and Høgh composed himself to clip a right-footed finish into the net.
Guardiola, twisting in despair on the touchline, watched as his “makeshift” defense—missing Stones, Dias, and Gvardiol—collapsed under the relentless high press of Kjetil Knutsen’s men.
[Table: The Arctic Heartbreak – Match Stats]
| Metric | Bodø/Glimt | Manchester City | Note |
| Score | 3 | 1 | Historic first win over English opposition |
| Possession | 31% | 69% | A clinical “smash and grab” masterclass |
| Shots on Target | 6 | 5 | Glimt hit the bar & had 2 goals disallowed |
| Red Cards | 0 | 1 (Rodri) | City captain sent off in 62nd minute |
| Atmosphere | Electric | Stunned | 404 traveling City fans left in silence |
Rodri’s Meltdown and the Hauge Stunner
If the first half was a shock, the second half was an implosion. In the 58th minute, Jens Petter Hauge produced a moment of pure Scandinavian magic. Picking up a loose ball after a rare Rodri error, Hauge ghosted past the City captain and unleashed a curling “peach” from distance that rocketed into the top-right corner. 3-0.
What followed was a catastrophic minute for Rodri.
- 60th Minute: City found a lifeline through Rayan Cherki, who buried a low drive to make it 3-1.
- 61st Minute: Rodri received a yellow card for a cynical trip on Håkon Evjen.
- 62nd Minute: Just 53 seconds later, Rodri hauled down Blomberg on another break. A second yellow was brandished, and the City talisman was sent for an early bath. It was the first red card of Rodri’s Champions League career and effectively ended any hope of a comeback.
Haaland’s Frustrating Homecoming
All eyes were on Erling Haaland, returning to his home country as the most feared striker in the world. However, the man who had scored 55 goals in 54 Champions League outings was “frozen out.”
Haaland spurned several clear-cut openings, including a chip gathered by Nikita Haikin and a late hoof over the bar that summed up City’s evening. He has now gone seven matches without a goal, a drought that is beginning to spark genuine concern at the Etihad.
Standing in the Balance: The Top Eight Race
The fallout from this result is significant. While City remain on 13 points, their hope of direct qualification for the Last 16 now hinges on a “must-win” final group fixture against Galatasaray next week. For Bodø/Glimt, the victory moves them to 7 points, keeping their dream of a play-off spot alive.
As the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre looked on from the stands, the “fishing village” 80km north of the Arctic Circle celebrated a result that proved, once again, that in the Champions League, status means nothing if you can’t handle the heat—or in this case, the freezing cold.