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\nHat-trick hero Alexander Sorloth<\/p>\n
Bodo\/Glimt dumped last season’s finalists Inter Milan out of \u2060the Champions League with a remarkable 2-1 win at the San Siro in their play-off second leg on that sent the Norwegian minnows through to the last 16 5-2 \u200con aggregate.<\/p>\n
Under \u2060sustained pressure, the visitors struck in the 58th minute when Ole Didrik Blomberg seized on a loose pass on the edge of the \u200cInter area and drove at goal. Yann Sommer pushed \u2060his shot away but Jens \u200cPetter Hauge reacted quickest to convert the \u2060rebound \u200cfrom close range.<\/p>\n
Haakon Evjen put the result beyond doubt in the 72nd minute, guiding \u2060a precise right-footed effort into the far \u2060bottom corner.<\/p>\n
Alessandro Bastoni pulled a goal back for Inter in the 77th minute, but it proved too late to alter their fate.<\/p>\n
Atletico Madrid striker Alexander Sorloth scored a hat-trick as the Spanish side saw off Belgium’s Club Brugge to win their second leg play-off 4-1 and advance on a 7-4 aggregate triumph.<\/p>\n
Johnny Cardoso scored the other goal for the home side while Joel Ordonez netted for Brugge in the 36th minute.<\/p>\n
\nHat-trick hero Alexander Sorloth<\/p>\n
Atletico opened the scoring after Brugge\u2019s Hugo Vetlesen had two good chances blocked in the early stages as the Belgians came out the blocks with attacking intent and a high-pressing game despite being unfancied after a 3-3 draw in the first leg last week.<\/p>\n
But Atletico’s quality triumphed after a dominant second half and they go into Friday\u2019s round-of-16 draw to determine whether they play either Liverpool or Tottenham.<\/p>\n
Bayer Leverkusen endured late pressure but earned a 0-0 draw with \u2060visitors Olympiacos to book their last-16 spot with a 2-0 aggregate win in their play-off.<\/p>\n
Leverkusen, who had won last week’s first leg in Greece thanks to Patrik Schick’s double, \u200cwill now \u2060face either German rivals Bayern Munich or Arsenal in the round of 16 with the draw to take place on Friday.<\/p>\n
The visitors were disciplined and \u200cgradually increased the pressure to go close twice early in the \u2060second half, with Leverkusen keeper \u200cJanis Blaswich palming a Gelson Martins shot wide \u2060at full \u200cstretch.<\/p>\n
The hosts responded with a chance of their own when Alex Grimaldo rattled the crossbar with \u2060a close-range effort in the 62nd minute but \u2060Olympiacos kept them firmly on the back foot.<\/p>\n
The Greeks had several late chances, including when Lorenzo Scipioni flashed another shot narrowly wide, but Leverkusen held on for the \u200cdraw.<\/p>\n
Watch Real Madrid v Benfica in the Champions League knockout phase play-offs on Wednesday from 7.30pm on RT\u00c92 and RT\u00c9 Player<\/p>\n
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