Bodo/Glimt dump Inter out of Champions League
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The defeat has been called their worst elimination in years, but it should be put in context of a season of ups and downs.
However, the physical form is an excuse that holds but is not enough to explain the two defeats suffered by Inter. The Nerazzurri are cruising towards their 21st Scudetto in the league and have recently shown overwhelming superiority, with 13 wins and one draw in the last 14 Serie A outings. So, what went wrong?
LECCE, Italy (AP) — Substitutes Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Manuel Akanji scored late for Inter Milan to stretch its Serie A lead to 10 points with an unspectacular 2-0 win at Lecce on Saturday. Both players were sent on for the last half hour.
Cristian Chivu's team lost 3-1 away in the first leg, but many thought the defeat had to do with the challenging pitch and the hostile Norwegian weather. That was not the case. Bodo/Glimt showed again on Tuesday that they are an organized team,
Do the Italians now have nightmares about Norway when they think back to this game? It's not out of the question. After Inter's debacle against FK Bodø/Glimt (2:5 on aggregate), the Champions League looks very grim from an Italian perspective.
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