Manchester Metropolis had been left shocked as their depressing 2026 continued after Bodo/Glimt produced a scintillating attacking efficiency to safe a shock 3-1 Champions League victory.
Pep Guardiola would have seen the journey to Norway as the right probability to reply following their defeat within the Manchester derby on the weekend, however Metropolis’s underwhelming run of type continued towards Bodo/Glimt to go away their hopes of avoiding the Champions League play-off spherical in a precarious place.
The Norwegians, who secured a primary win towards English opposition in European competitions, minimize by Man Metropolis’s makeshift defence with ease as Kasper Hogh scored twice (22 and 24) in just below two minutes, each after errors from defender Max Alleyne, to stun the Premier League facet.
Metropolis, who had been with out 11 senior gamers by both sickness, damage, suspension or ineligibility, noticed their issues proceed after the break as Jens Petter Hauge’s stunner prolonged the benefit for the hosts.
The way during which Bodo repeatedly troubled Metropolis on the break was alarming as they threatened so as to add to their rating. Hakon Evjen had a objective disallowed earlier than Hogh was denied a hat-trick by the offside flag. Hauge additionally rattled the crossbar with one other long-range effort as Metropolis appeared vast open.
Manchester Metropolis goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is left staring on the floor after Bodo/Glimt prolonged their lead. (Fredrik Varfjell/NTB by way of AP)
Rayan Cherki did pull a objective again for Metropolis, however their issues went from dangerous to worse as captain for the night time Rodri was despatched off after choosing up two bookings in simply 53 seconds.
It proved to be a troublesome night time for Metropolis, who had already secured a spot within the knockout spherical play-offs, with the gamers wanting dejected because the scoreline flattered them.
The defeat piled on the distress for Metropolis after their derby loss to Manchester United and it leaves their hopes of ending within the top-eight of the league part and avoiding a busy Ferbuary fixture schedule within the stability as they face a crunch conflict towards Galatasaray of their remaining match subsequent week.
‘Defeat damaging for Metropolis’s confidence’
Tim Sherwood on Soccer Particular:
“City are still in a good position in the Champions League league phase, but they have had a couple of opportunities now to put this to bed and be able to rest some players, not that they have too many to rest at the moment as they are struggling with a few injuries.
“But it surely has been a beautiful efficiency by Bodo/Glimt and it’ll go down in historical past as maybe their best-ever efficiency.
“It was impossible to believe [Rodri’s red], he is an experienced player, someone we feel City cannot do without, he was average in the game, like many City players tonight, he has just come back from a cruciate, he is playing on astroturf, which is a strange decision to put him out there.
“And it appeared like he was not completely satisfied and tried to get himself despatched off – as soon as he’s on a yellow card, he is aware of full effectively that when he pulls the man again, he’s going to get one other yellow. It was so quickly after the primary one, it was a horrendous choice from an skilled participant and it offers the group completely zero probability after that to return again on this sport during which they had been struggling anyway.
“He will be suspended now for their next game and it has all gone wrong for City tonight, it really has, but they are still in a decent position to qualify automatically and I think they will still do it, but this is damaging for confidence.”
