Sporting CP vs Bodo/Glimt Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Champions League | League Phase
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The story of the European football season so far has continued in the round of 16 as Bodo/Glimt attempt to push into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
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Sporting CP preview: Shaken in the Arctic Circle
In the first-leg of this UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie, Bodo/Glimt hammered Sporting CP by three goals to nil at the Aspmyra Stadion in the Arctic Circle, courtesy of goals from Sondre Brunstad Fet, Ole Didrik Blomberg and Kasper Hogh.
The Portuguese giants have been knocked off course in Liga Portugal, too, albeit they were given the weekend off, sitting seven points behind runaway league leaders FC Porto domestically.
Bodo/Glimt preview: Brilliant Bodo
Kjetil Knutsen and his Bodo/Glimt side have been magnificent since the turn of the year, having actually failed to win any of their opening six league phase matches, while also missing out on the 2025 Norwegian Eliteserien title.
In 2026, though, Bodo hammered Manchester City before a victory away at Atletico Madrid. In the knockout playoff round, they hammered Serie A leaders Internazionale over two legs.
Sporting CP team news: Ioannidis out
Former Panathinaikos striker Fotis Ioannidis remains sidelined for Sporting CP this week alongside the exciting Geovany Quenda, while Georgia international defensive midfielder Giorgi Kochorashvili is also a doubt.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Silva; Vagiannidis, Diomande, Inacio, Fresneda; Simoes, Hjulmand; Santos, Trincao, Guilherme; Suarez
Unavailable: Quenda (Injured), Ioannidis (Injured)
Questionable: Kochorashvili (Injured)
Bodo/Glimt team news: Fully fit
Once again, as Bodo travel to Lisbon, the Norwegians have, surprisingly, a fully fit and available squad and so they don’t need to make too many changes for this one.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Khaikin; Sjovold, Bjortuft, Gundersen, Bjorkan; Evjen, Berg, Fet; Blomberg, Hogh, Hauge
Unavailable:
Questionable:
Sporting CP vs Bodo/Glimt prediction
Bodo/Glimt have been exceptional of late and they will be expected to find joy on the counter-attack at Estadio Jose Alvalade, too. Sporting, with home advantage and their desperate situation, will have to throw everything at Bodo on Tuesday night but that should open the door for a well coached and currently flying visiting side – and siding with them is the way to go once again.
Sporting CP vs Bodo/Glimt Tip: Double chance – Bodo/Glimt to win or draw
