Meet Bodø/Glimt, the team from a Norwegian fishing town delivering a Champions League fairy tale

Cristiana Gigina

Glance over the stellar lineup of teams in the Champions League’s round of 16 this week and you’ll find many of the super-rich aristocrats of European soccer: Real Madrid, Liverpool, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City… And then there’s Bodø/Glimt . This homely and humble club from a fishing town of around 55,000 people in northern Norway shouldn’t really be mixing with Europe’s powerhouse clubs. Well, they are — and not just that, they’re beating them all. Check out