9 years ago, 'Camp Numirik' was summoned! Sporting, behind the back, '0-3→5-3' reversal, 'the dramatic UCL advance to the quarterfinals'... "I tore up Norwegian fairy tales.""

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Portugal's prestigious Sporting CP overcame a three-goal deficit in the first round and made a miraculous reversal to reach the quarterfinals of the "War of Stars."

Sporting won 5-0 at home in the second leg of the round of 16 of the "2025-2026 UEFA Champions League" against Bohd/Glimt (Norway) in Lisbon, Portugal, on the 18th after extra-time bloodshed.

Sporting, who was on the verge of elimination after being completely defeated 0-3 away in the first round, succeeded in a thrilling turnaround by exploding as many as five goals on their home turf.

In UCL history, only Barcelona, which lost the first game 0-4 to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the round of 16 in the 2016-2017 season and won the second game 6-1.

Sporting's counterattack began in the middle and late first half. In the 34th minute of the first half, Gonzalo Inasiu scored the first header in a corner kick situation.

In the second half, Sporting's firepower properly ignited the fire. Pedro González scored an additional goal in the 16th minute of the second half, and Luis Suarez calmly finished the penalty kick obtained by the opponent's handball foul in the 33rd minute of the second half. As a result, the total score for the first and second games became a 3-3 tie.

In the end, Sporting's momentum did not stop in the game that led to overtime. In the second minute of the first half of extra time, Maximiliano Araujo scored a golden come-from-behind winning goal to take the lead. In the 16th minute of the second half of extra time, Rafael Nell scored a decisive goal to end the game, completing a great victory.

The British 'Guardian' praised Sporting's phenomenal reversal, saying, "We saw the end of Glimt's Champions League fairy tale," adding, "It is a historic reversal of power that completely overwhelmed the opponent at home without giving up even in the desperate situation of a three-goal defeat in the first round."

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