Bodo/Glimt manager credits Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp after Inter Milan victory
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesJurgen KloppBodo/Glimt sprung a major Champions League surprise earlier this week as the Norwegian side dumped Inter Milan out of the competition with a 5-2 aggregate winBodo/Glimt manager Kjetil Knutsen(Image: 2026 DeFodi Images)The manager of Champions League surprise package Bodo/Glimt suggested that his team has been built in the image of Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool team.Bodo/Glimt sprung the biggest surprise of the Champions League play-off round as it recorded an emphatic victory over last season's finalist Inter Milan.After winning the first leg 3-1 in Norway, Kjetil Knutsen's side went to San Siro on Wednesday and registered a 2-1 victory, thus sealing a 5-2 aggregate win.After the game, Knutsen said that his side's front-footed, aggressive style of play was inspired by the Klopp teams that enjoyed so much success in Europe, with the Reds having reached three finals in five years between 2018 and 2022.READ MORE: Why Alisson is in Italian media headlines as Liverpool star linked with unexpected exitREAD MORE: Agent comments on Florian Wirtz transfer and Real Madrid text messages“It is a path we have chosen to take, and it is about a lot of things," Knutsen said. "It is a clear identity.
It requires tough training, that you work on the field functionally and at high intensity as often as you can.“Also, the rhythm of the match will always be decisive in that regard. It is inspired by many, including Klopp and Liverpool, who we look to mirror in many ways.”Inter, meanwhile, has gone from taking part in last year's final to failing to make it into the knockout stage proper.After the loss to Bodo/Glimt, Inter midfielder Nicolo Barella bemoaned a moment during the league phase that he believes denied Inter a spot in the last 16.Jurgen Klopp guided Liverpool to Champions League glory in 2019(Image: Getty)Inter looked to be heading for a 0-0 draw against Liverpool in December, when a controversial penalty was awarded to the Reds for a foul on Florian Wirtz, allowing Dominik Szoboszlai to step up and score the winner from 12 yards.The Italian giant ended up finishing outside the top eight by a single point, consigning the team to a two-legged play-off in order to make it into the last 16."We tried but they (Bodo/Glimt) were better," Barella said.
"It is infuriating that we slipped out of the league phase by one point because they called a made-up penalty in the 90th minute [vs Liverpool], and with that, we didn't end up in the top eight."Without it, we would have avoided the two extra matches and the trip to Norway, but that is the new Champions League."Liverpool FCChampions LeagueJurgen Klopp