Bodo/Glimt’s Jens Petter Hauge celebrates scoring their second objective with teammates. Photograph: REUTERS
LONDON:
Norway’s Bodo/Glimt surprised Inter Milan within the Champions League on Wednesday, beating final season’s runners-up 3-1 within the first leg of their knockout section play-off tie after Anthony Gordon scored 4 as Newcastle United hammered Qarabag 6-1 in Azerbaijan.
Elsewhere Atletico Madrid have been held by Membership Brugge in an exhilarating 3-3 draw, whereas Bayer Leverkusen took a giant step in direction of reaching the final 16 by beating Olympiacos 2-0 away in Greece.
Bodo/Glimt, Norwegian champions in 4 of the final six years, made it to this stage after some spectacular outcomes in the course of the league section, together with wins at residence to Manchester Metropolis and away to Atletico of their final two video games.
The membership from north of the Arctic Circle have been due to this fact not afraid of the present Serie A leaders and went in entrance on 20 minutes via Sondre Brunstad Fet.
Francesco Pio Esposito equalised on the half-hour mark for three-time European champions Inter, the objective standing after a VAR examine regardless of an obvious handball within the build-up.
Nonetheless, Bodo/Glimt went again in entrance simply after the hour when Kasper Hogh’s good lay-off arrange Jens Petter Hauge to attain, and Hogh discovered the online himself three minutes later.
The outcome leaves Inter, who misplaced 5-0 to PSG in final season’s Champions League remaining, dealing with a giant problem to overturn their two-goal deficit in subsequent Tuesday’s return leg at San Siro.
The winners of the tie will play both Manchester Metropolis or Sporting of Portugal within the final 16 subsequent month.
Newcastle made brief work of Qarabag on their lengthy journey to Baku, with the excellent Gordon netting two penalties amongst his 4 targets on the night time — he now has 10 targets in 9 matches on this season’s Champions League, a tally bettered solely by Actual Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe on 13.
Schick double, Atletico held
Gordon’s scientific end gave Newcastle a third-minute lead on the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, and Malick Thiaw headed in for 2-0 after simply eight minutes.
Former Everton winger Gordon then transformed a penalty awarded for a handball simply after the half-hour mark, and pounced on poor defending a minute later to finish his first skilled hat-trick.
He then added a penalty for his fourth and his crew’s fifth in first-half stoppage time, with Jacob Murphy getting the guests’ sixth within the second half after Elvin Jafarguliyev had pulled one again.
Subsequent week’s return at St James’ Park ought to now be a mere formality, with a last-16 tie to come back in opposition to Barcelona or Chelsea.
“It is a tribute to the crew in the present day. We have been actually good within the first half. That is pretty much as good as we’ve performed in a very long time,” Newcastle boss Eddie Howe stated.
“I do know the tie is not over however we’re in an excellent place.”
In Belgium, Membership Brugge got here from 2-0 after which 3-2 right down to earn a draw with Atletico and maintain their play-off tie firmly within the steadiness forward of subsequent week’s second leg.
Julian Alvarez gave the Spaniards an early lead from the penalty spot on the Jan Breydelstadion, and Ademola Lookman completed from shut vary after Antoine Griezmann had flicked on an Alvarez nook in first-half stoppage time.
Nigeria’s Raphael Onyedika pulled one again simply after the break for the hosts and Nicolo Tresoldi equalised on the hour mark.
Atletico appeared to have received the sport when Membership Brugge defender Joel Ordonez turned a cross into his personal web, however Christos Tzolis made it 3-3 within the 89th minute.
“It was a rollercoaster, prefer it’s been all season. We have now to pay attention extra,” Atletico captain Koke advised broadcaster Movistar — his facet are fourth in La Liga, nicely off the tempo on the prime, however hammered Barcelona 4-0 of their Copa del Rey semi-final first leg final week.
Leverkusen have been in search of to avenge a 2-0 defeat away to Olympiacos final month as they returned to Piraeus, and this time they have been the winners by the identical margin as Czech striker Patrik Schick scored twice within the house of 4 minutes across the hour mark.
