Bodø/Glimt beat Manchester City 3-1 at Aspmyra Stadion

Bodø/Glimt produced a shock 3-1 victory over Manchester City at Aspmyra Stadion on the Norwegian coast, with Kasper Høgh scoring twice in the first half and Jens Petter Hauge adding a curled second‑half goal.

The home side’s goals came from near‑identical moves that exposed City down the left, with Ole Didrik Blomberg delivering crosses for Høgh’s header and composed second finish. City replied through Rayan Cherki after Hauge’s strike, but Rodri was sent off after collecting two yellow cards in quick succession. Bodø finished amid bedlam at the 8,000‑capacity Aspmyra (minus 404 travelling fans); the match featured Nikita Haikin making several key saves, City registering just 31% possession, and former second‑tier side Bodø’s recent rise under Kjetil Knutsen noted by the coach, who said: “It’s big for us to beat one of the best in the world.”

The result leaves City on 13 points in the Champions League and their place in the last 16 direct qualification “in the balance”, with Galatasaray due to visit next week to close out the group and a Premier League meeting with Wolves only days away — a run Guardiola said they must address. Bodø now have six points and remain alive in the race for the knockout places; afterwards Erling Haaland told TNT Sports he “takes full responsibility” for not scoring and apologised to supporters who travelled.

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