Manchester City’s Champions League campaign suffered a major setback on Tuesday as they lost 3-1 to Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt, who celebrated their first-ever victory in the competition. The result also marked the first time an English club has been beaten by a Norwegian team in Europe since 2002.
Returning to his homeland, Erling Haaland endured a night to forget, failing to score for the seventh time in City’s last eight matches. Despite registering three attempts, none were on target. Haaland, who has already netted 26 goals across all competitions this season, admitted his frustration and apologised to supporters.
“I don’t have the answers,” he said, “I take full responsibility for not scoring the goals I should. I apologise to every single Man City supporter. In the end, it’s embarrassing. Bodo played incredible football and deserved the win.”
City were missing 11 senior stars due to injury, illness, suspension, or UEFA squad restrictions. Haaland insisted that experienced players such as himself, Rodri, Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Tijjani Reijnders should have stepped up.
“We need to take more responsibility,” he said. “We’re Manchester City. We can’t go around not winning games. It shouldn’t be like this.”
Rodri’s night ended early after receiving two yellow cards in quick succession, while Donnarumma conceded five goals, though two were ruled out for offside.
The defeat extends City’s poor run since the start of 2026, with only two wins in all competitions. One came against League One side Exeter City in a 10-1 FA Cup rout, and the other was a 2-0 victory over Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.
Pep Guardiola’s men will now aim to secure their first league win of the year when they host bottom-placed Wolves on Saturday. Wolves, however, arrive in strong form, unbeaten in their last five matches.