"Trailing 3-0 on aggregate from the first leg in Norway, it looked like Sporting were on course to become Bodo/Glimt's latest victim in a 2025-26 campaign in which they had already beaten Manchester City, Atlético Madrid and Inter Milan. However, an unlikely uprising at Lisbon's José Alvalade Stadium produced one of the great Champions League comebacks ever, and booked the Portuguese hosts a place in the quarterfinals."
"Sporting scored three unanswered goals inside the first 78 minutes to send the second leg to extra time before adding another two goals therein to complete their miraculous revival, winning 5-0 on the night and 5-3 overall. Sporting thus became only the fifth club in Champions League history to advance through a two-legged knockout tie despite losing the first leg by three goals or more."
Sporting CP delivered a remarkable Champions League comeback against Bodo/Glimt in the round of 16, overturning a 3-0 first-leg deficit at home. Despite Bodo/Glimt's impressive campaign that included victories over Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, and Inter Milan, Sporting scored three goals in the first 78 minutes of the second leg to force extra time, then added two more goals to secure a 5-0 victory and 5-3 aggregate win. This achievement ranks among the greatest knockout-phase comebacks in Champions League history, joining Barcelona and Liverpool in this elite category. Sporting became only the fifth club ever to advance after losing the first leg by three or more goals.
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