Rosenborg showed the way out in Europe. “All of Norway” missed the time of Norwegian club football’s golden age, when the elite league clubs disappeared from the European football map. Then began the build-up, continuity and investment at Bodø/Glimt, which has lifted Norway as a football nation. Now coach Kjetil Knutsen, the players and the yellow supporters from Bodø are about to open the golden door at UEFA.
Coaches and players from warmer regions dread drawing to Aspmyra. They have every reason to. Bodø/Glimt have over the last few years shown that they are not at all impressed by how famous or how well paid their opponents are. At Aspmyra, the foreign clubs have come to “our house”. Olympiakos felt this.
3-0 says to Bodø/Glimt in the Europa League. (Post-match reactions can be found on glimt.no). In February, FC Twente was sent home from Bodø with a shock injury, with a 5-2 loss. The focus for Glimt is to continue the success with the aim of standing at the trophy table after the Europa League final, but there is also an opportunity for the next big step for the elite league club: the Champions League.
This is where there will be a lot if, if, but still, Bodø/Glimt can be rewarded with an “automatic” Champions League ticket.
It’s about our position in UEFA’s ranking among the top 15 nations. It is about Glimt’s place in the play-offs, which is the last obstacle before league play in the Champions League. It is also about a potential extra spot for the best-ranked league winner.
Anyway, the most important thing is that Bodø/Glimt this year show they have everything to do in the decisive matches in the Europa League and ready to assert themselves in the Champions League. Glimt is well on its way to climbing up to the very, very best view in European football.
Outstanding!
