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MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 24: Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale Milano reacts during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FK Bodo/Glimt at Stadio San Siro on February 24, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Inter crashed out of the Champions League play-offs, as Bodo/Glimt swept them aside both home and away for a 5-2 aggregate result.
The Nerazzurri had a disastrous first leg 3-1 defeat in Norway, made worse by Lautaro Martinez sustaining a soleus injury on the artificial pitch and being ruled out for a month. Hakan Calhanoglu was also sidelined, but Denzel Dumfries returned to the bench for the first time since November 9 after ankle surgery, while Davide Frattesi was preferred to Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Bodo/Glimt had a full squad to choose from after their Spanish training retreat, as the domestic duties resume on March 6, so they have only played Champions League football since September 26.
See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.
Francesco Pio Esposito nodded a Federico Dimarco cross just over in the third minute, then Dimarco’s curler after a corner was acrobatically palmed out from under the bar by Nikita Haikin.
Marcus Thuram cut inside from the left and his right-foot curler was deflected inches past the far top corner by Odin Bjortuft’s back.
Frattesi’s header at the near post on a Dimarco corner was also well saved from six yards, while Esposito and Alessandro Bastoni nodded just over.
Piotr Zielinski blasted wide from distance after nutmegging Hakon Evjen, while Yann Sommer still had to make a save on the relatively free Evjen header.
Berg charged down a Frattesi cross with his armpit inside the penalty area, then Kasper Hogh’s sliding tackle on Barella got the ball.
After the restart, Dimarco’s free kick was straight at Haikin, then an acrobatic Frattesi volley was put out for a corner before Thuram could pounce.
Thuram surged forward only to hesitate and his shot was charged down by the sprinting Bjortuft, but the situation went from bad to worse.
A few minutes after he’d needed a large bandage on a cut eyebrow, Manuel Akanji gave the ball away horribly on the edge of his own penalty area to Ole Didrik Blomberg, who forced a great save out of Sommer, but Jens-Petter Hauge was ready on the rebound.
Akanji tried to make up for it with a deflected header on a corner, but Berg cleared off the line. On another corner situation, the former Manchester City defender’s finish bounced off the upright through a sea of legs, Thuram flicking the rebound wide with his back to goal.
Instead, Bodo/Glimt extended their aggregate lead to 5-1, as Evjen’s excellent first touch controlled the Hauge cross from the right and then his right-foot angled drive found the far bottom corner.
Inter finally did get one back from a chaotic corner, as Haikin smothered the Bastoni flick only after it had already crossed the line completely.
Denzel Dumfries made his comeback for the final nine few minutes, his first game since November, but it is also Inter’s last in the Champions League for this season.
Inter 1-2 Bodo/Glimt (2-5 agg)
Hauge 58 (B), Evjen 72 (B), Bastoni 77 (I)
24-02-2026 20:00
Knockout phase play-offs
San Siro Stadium (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza)InterBodø/Glimt1 – 2
Player statistic
| 58' | Jens Petter Hauge |
| 67' | Jostein Gundersen |
| 72' | Hakon Evjen(Assist: Jens Petter Hauge) |
| Alessandro Bastoni(Assist: Ange-Yoan Bonny) | 76' |
Inter
Bodø/Glimt
Starting lineups
1
Yann Sommer
Goalkeeper
95
Alessandro Bastoni
Defender
32
Federico Dimarco
Defender
25
Manuel Akanji
Defender
31
Yann Bisseck
Defender
16
Davide Frattesi
Midfielder
62′
23
Nicolò Barella
Midfielder
7
Piotr Zielinski
Midfielder
62′
94
Pio Esposito
Attacker
11
Luis Henrique
Attacker
62′
9
Marcus Thuram
Attacker
12
Nikita Haikin
Goalkeeper
15
Fredrik Björkan
Defender
6
Jostein Gundersen
Defender
4
Odin Bjørtuft
Defender
20
Fredrik Sjövold
Midfielder
7
Patrick Berg
Midfielder
19
Sondre Brunstad Fet
Midfielder
26
Hakon Evjen
Attacker
82′
10
Jens Petter Hauge
Attacker
9
Kasper Högh
Attacker
77′
11
Ole Didrik Blomberg
Attacker
77′
Substitutes
22
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Midfielder
15
Francesco Acerbi
Defender
36
Matteo Darmian
Defender
6
Stefan de Vrij
Defender
2
Denzel Dumfries
Midfielder
30
Carlos Augusto
Midfielder
13
Josep Martínez
Goalkeeper
12
Raffaele Di Gennaro
Goalkeeper
47
Matteo Lavelli
Attacker
14
Ange-Yoan Bonny
Defender
62′
17
Andy Diouf
Attacker
62′
8
Petar Sucic
Defender
62′
5
Haitam Aleesami
Defender
1
Julian Faye Lund
Goalkeeper
22
Anders Klynge
Midfielder
45
Isak Sjong
Goalkeeper
24
Daniel Bassi
Midfielder
94
August Mikkelsen
Attacker
2
Villads Nielsen
Defender
8
Sondre Auklend
Midfielder
23
Magnus Riisnæs
Midfielder
25
Isak Dybvik Määttä
Midfielder
77′
21
Andreas Helmersen
Attacker
77′
14
Ulrik Saltnes
Midfielder
82′
