Champions League surprise Bodo/Glimt humiliated by reigning champions in Norway

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/viking/bXAgOWwb/"]Viking[/a] on Saturday evening showed why they are defending champions in Norway when they, in the comfort of their own stadium, humiliated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bodo-glimt/S0WZMUNG/"]Bodo/Glimt[/a] by a scoreline of 5-0.[/p][p]It was Bodo/Glimt's biggest defeat in the Norwegian Eliteserie since their 6-0 loss against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/valerenga/ph9NNA8A/"]Valerenga[/a] in 2019.[/p][p]The goal show kicked off after only five minutes when Danish striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/christiansen-peter/Ak1IPvNq/"]Peter Christiansen[/a] put the home side ahead, and nine minutes later Kristoffer Askildsen extended the lead thanks to an assist by former Brondby player Joe Bell.[/p][embed guid="f268be71-929b-4e53-8cd4-137356cbb43e" url="https://x.com/Footballtweet/status/2033151474923085999" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Bodo/Glimt rearguard obviously hadn't learned their lesson as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kvia-egeskog-simen/bowXjbtE/"]Simen Kvia-Egeskog[/a] scored his first of two goals to give Viking an astonishing 3-0 lead after only 16 minutes. [/p][p]Kvia-Egeskog then scored his second of the afternoon after 74 minutes before Zlatko Tripic rounded off a glorious night for the home side to make it 5-0 three minutes from the end. [/p][p][b]"I actually think it's deserved"[/b], said an honest Bodo/Glimt coach, Kjetil Knutsen, after the game.  [b]"This was embarrassing and humiliating and so far from what Glimt should be. And we have to be impressed by the energy and power of Viking."[/b][/p][p]Bodo/Glimt will get a chance to redeem themselves when they face Sarpborg away on Wednesday evening next week. [/p]