Stats and info: BVB vs Bodø/Glimt Champions League clash | OneFootball

Premiere for Borussia Dortmund and FK Bodø/Glimt. Never before in the history of European competition have these two clubs faced each other. That will change on Wednesday (December 10, 9 p.m.).

On matchday 6 of the Champions League, two teams that could hardly be more different will meet at Signal Iduna Park. BVB has lost only one match in this season’s “Champions League”—a 1-4 defeat at Manchester City. Currently sixth in the Bundesliga, the team is on course for the round of 16.

In contrast, the Norwegians remain winless. With just two points, they sit 32nd (out of 36 participants), far from the playoff spots.

The “Flash of Light” (Norwegian for Glimt) is the outstanding Norwegian club of recent years. The club from the north of the country has celebrated the championship four times (2020, 2021, 2023, and 2024). This season, they finished “only” second in the domestic Eliteserien, behind Viking Stavanger.

The “Super Team” caused a sensation in the 2024/25 season, when the Norwegians surprisingly stormed into the semi-finals of the Europa League. Along the way, they knocked out Twente Enschede, Olympiakos Piraeus, and Lazio Rome in the knockout phase. Only Tottenham Hotspur was able to stop the successful run from Bodø.

Three Encounters with Clubs from Norway

In the history of European competition, Borussia Dortmund has faced Norwegian teams three times so far. The first encounter dates back more than six decades. In the preliminary round of the 1963/64 European Cup, BVB won 4-2 and 3-1. The Black and Yellows reached the semi-finals, where they lost to eventual champions Inter Milan.

It wasn’t until 1999/2000 that BVB faced a Norwegian club again. In the group stage of the Champions League, they drew 2-2 away at Rosenborg Trondheim. The return leg in Dortmund ended in disaster for the hosts. Trondheim won 3-0 and even secured the group win ahead of Feyenoord Rotterdam, while the Westphalians finished only third.

Against Odd Skien (now Odds BK), a sensation seemed to be brewing in the 2015/16 Europa League qualifiers. In the first leg, the underdogs led 3-0 after just 22 minutes. But Borussia turned the match around for a 4-3 victory. The return leg, despite an early 0-1 deficit, was a clear affair: BVB won 7-2.

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