Why the Champions League’s New Format Is Creating Better Stories Than Ever

Wednesday night in northern Norway looked like a mismatch on paper. Bodø/Glimt, a club from a fishing town of 54,000 people sitting above the Arctic Circle, hosting Sporting CP in the Champions League, a top-eight seed from Lisbon with a UEFA coefficient ranking of 18. The result: 3-0. Sondre Brunstad Fet converted a penalty in … [Read more…]







