This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. The foreign press has pointed out several criticisms of Sporting's performance at Bodo/Glimt, which leaves the lions struggling to reach the quarter-finals of Europe's top club competition for the first time since the 1982/83 season. The BBC highlights that 'Bodo/Glimt's fairy tale continues, with the team sweeping aside Sporting.' 'The visitors, weakened by injuries and suspensions, simply could not cope with the home team's approach, characterized by high energy and intense pressure, and, more revealingly, by supreme patience in organized attack,' the English outlet writes. The BBC recalls that Sporting had 'an unexpectedly weak performance' for 'a team that is enjoying its best season in the main European club competition in over 40 years.' In the second leg next Tuesday, the Arctic Circle team visits a José Alvalade Stadium 'that could accommodate almost all the residents of the fishing community that Bodo/Glimt calls home,' the BBC concludes. In Brazil, Globo Esporte emphasizes 'the impeccable performance of the Norwegian team, which overwhelmed Sporting' by delivering 'an almost perfect match.' It highlights that the Nordics were 'dominant': 'Lethal in turning offensive play into advantage. In the second half, Sporting threatened some pressure, but the Portuguese club's creativity was not inspired at all.' The French outlet RMC Sport describes Bodo/Glimt as 'the surprise guests of the round of 16' and does not mince words regarding the performance of Kjetil Knutsen's team. 'They danced around Sporting, easily defeating them 3-0, silencing the Portuguese in front of a yellow wall. On the brink of bankruptcy ten years ago, the Norwegian club continues its sensational journey in the Champions League,' the French write. Meanwhile, Marca poses a question: 'Who will stop Bodo/Glimt?' The Spanish newspaper highlights the historic feat the Norwegians are about to achieve. 'The team steamrolled Sporting (3-0) and is one and a half feet in the quarter-finals. No Norwegian team has reached there since 1996/97, when Rosenborg did. Here is Bodo, inches away from achieving it. And no one dares to say they won't be able to do more.' Marca states that 'Sporting only had the first five minutes, in which a shot from Luis Suárez went very close to the goal.' 'After that, they crumbled.' The second half 'was an exercise in impotence' for the Lisbon team: 'Sporting threw in the towel.' Finally, historic Italian coach Fabio Capello praised Bodo/Glimt's style of play on Sky Sports Italy. 'You have to see how they play. They are always in large numbers in the opponent's area, they have the ability to play in tight spaces with many players, and they are a difficult team to block. As soon as a mistake is made, they punish and get close to scoring… they play futsal in the penalty area,' the former coach praised.
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