Bodø/Glimt gets Sporting in Champions League round of 16. Real Madrid and Man City paired yet again

NYON: Switzerland, (Feb 27) (AP) Bodø/Glimt’s stunning run as the most unlikely Champions League challenger in recent years now brings Sporting Lisbon to its Arctic Circle home in the round of 16 next month.

Bodø/Glimt evaded a possible quick rematch with Manchester City when the 2023 title winner was paired with Real Madrid yet again in Friday’s draw.

It will be the fifth straight year that record 15-time European champion Madrid and Man City clash in the knockout phase, and they also met in December in the league phase. The winner could face Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals.