"Bodo had looked to be in a commanding position after their 3-0 victory in the first leg, but their chances at Estadio Jose Alvalade were few and far between as they missed out on the quarter-finals. Sporting raced out of the blocks, and pulled their first goal back in the tie in the 34th minute, with Goncalo Inacio rising highest to nod Trincao's corner into the net."
"It took them until the 61st minute to get their second; Luis Suarez squared it to Pote after a lightning-quick counter-attack, and he rifled it into the roof of the net. Fredrik Bjorkan was then penalised for a handball following a VAR review, with Suarez confidently firing Sporting's third goal past Nikita Haikan, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way to level the score on aggregate."
"In extra time, Maxi Araujo took just 83 seconds of the added period to put Sporting in front for the first time on aggregate, swerving his finish past Haikan, before Nel emphatic finish into the roof of the net rounded things off in the 121st minute. This is not the first time Sporting have overturned a three-goal deficit to progress from a knockout-stage tie in major European competition, but it is their first in the Champions League."
Sporting CP completed a remarkable Champions League comeback, overturning a 3-0 first-leg deficit to beat Bodo/Glimt 5-0 at home and progress 5-3 on aggregate. Goncalo Inacio opened the scoring in the 34th minute from a corner, followed by Pote's finish after a counter-attack. A VAR-reviewed handball penalty allowed Luis Suarez to equalize the aggregate score. In extra time, Maxi Araujo and Rafael Nel scored to secure Sporting's passage to the quarter-finals. This marks Sporting's first Champions League comeback from a three-goal deficit in a knockout tie, achieved through dominant attacking play with 38 shots and 14 on target.
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