BODO: Fredrik Sjovold's 52nd-minute strike secured a 1-0 victory for Bodo/Glimt over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday, extending the Norwegian side's remarkable home record against Europe's elite.
Bodo were a cut above the 2024 Champions League runners-up and took the lead just after the break through Sjovold.
Dortmund improved in the final half hour but couldn't strike back, despite a late chance for Felix Nmecha.
"There's nothing we can complain about; we deserved to lose," said Dortmund coach Niko Kovac.
"We didn't bring enough passion today — that's something Bodo did much better. They took the lead, and after that we woke up, but by then it was too late."
Dortmund joined Manchester City, Inter Milan, and Sporting as recent high-profile victims on the artificial pitch at Bodo's Aspmyra Stadium.
"Each of us needs to ask ourselves what the problem was," Dortmund captain Waldemar Anton said.
"In several areas we were missing our intensity today, and without this intensity you won't win a game."
Bodo's run to the round of 16 last season was underpinned by an excellent record at their 8,200-capacity home, officially the smallest venue in this year's competition.
Dortmund arrived in the Arctic Circle on a seven-game unbeaten run but struggled to get a foothold.
The German side applied late pressure but failed to find an equaliser, falling to their first defeat since the season-opening German Super Cup. — AFP
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