The Norwegian team won the Eliteserien four times in a row from 2020 to 2024. However, last season was extremely unsuccessful for the favorite: they lost to Viking by just one point. This, by the way, happened in the autumn, and the new season in Scandinavia, due to the climate, will not start soon. But even for Guardiola, domination in British football was replaced last season by a third-place finish in the Premier League and a loss in the cup final. And now they are trailing behind Arsenal.
Knutsen’s side seemed to make up for their domestic setbacks in 2025 with success on the international stage. In the spring, they managed to reach the Europa League semi-finals, and in August, they qualified for the Champions League group stage by beating Sturm at home 5-0. However, in the main round, they took three draws against Slavia, Tottenham, and Borussia (all 2-2), along with three losses.
The English giant made a few slips here. They allowed Monaco to snatch a draw at home thanks to a late penalty. They also lost 0-2 at home to Bayer. But they won the other matches, so there is no danger of missing out on the playoffs.
Bodø/Glimt are unbeaten in seven consecutive Champions League matches
The team scores and concedes an average of 1.88 goals per match
Manchester City have won four out of six matches
The club scores an average of two goals per game, but also concedes one.
Bodø/Glimt (probable lineup): Haikin – Dubvik, Määttä, Aleesami, Bjørtuft, Shevold – Hauge, Berg, Fet, Evjen, Blomberg – Heg
Manchester City (probable lineup): Donnarumma – O’Riley, Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Matheus Nunes – Reijnders, Rodri Hernandez, Foden, Cherki, Bernardo Silva – Haaland.
