BVB fall in Bodø, Stuttgart dominant in Bratislava

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Borussia Dortmund suffered their first defeat of the season on the second matchday of the Champions League. Away at FK Bodø/Glimt, the Westphalians lost 0:1 north of the Arctic Circle – after a performance that Eurosport described as "dreadfully weak" on the artificial pitch. At the same time, VfB Stuttgart delivered a comfortable away win in Bratislava, providing the redeeming half of a Bundesliga double evening that also had Bayern sweating in Stavanger.

First Bayern humanize it in Stavanger, then BVB fall to FK Bodø/Glimt: Norway decides the Champions League double duel in its favor.

Eight meters, one half – suddenly BVB are left empty-handed

The moment that turned the game: shortly after the break, Fredrik Sjövold ran free in the box, let fly from around eight meters out, and buried it – after that, hardly anything happened offensively that really troubled BVB. Kicker views the goal as a "decision from eight meters" and speaks of a disappointing BVB performance at Bodø.

Decision from eight meters: BVB disappoints at Bodø – Fredrik Sjövold caught BVB cold shortly after the break.

Coach Niko Kovač had rotated up in the far north, but the changes didn't pay off. Deutschlandfunk sums it up succinctly: three points from two Champions League games – that still keeps them on course in the table, but it is the first real setback in the new competition. Süddeutsche Zeitung speaks of a first defeat of the season and reminds that FK Bodø/Glimt has previously tripped up many a favorite – on the unloved artificial pitch, in the icy wind of northern Norway, north of the Arctic Circle.

Stuttgart seize the evening – and make a clear statement in Bratislava

While BVB froze, VfB Stuttgart celebrated an away win in the Slovak capital Bratislava that gives their Champions League campaign further momentum. Focus sums up the picture of the evening in a nutshell: BVB suffer defeat at Bodø/Glimt, Stuttgart win in Bratislava – the division of roles could hardly have been clearer on matchday two.

That Stuttgart won "comfortably", as the original Tagesspiegel report puts it, underscores: in the race for the round of 16, VfB are up there, while Dortmund must now respond.

Norway remains difficult terrain for the Bundesliga

What stood out on this Tuesday evening: not only Dortmund struggled in the far north, Bayern also had to grind their way through in Stavanger. Der Spiegel puts it succinctly – Norway has decided the Champions League double duel of the German top clubs in its favor. Bodø/Glimt was last season's surprise team of the competition and confirmed once again against BVB their role as giant-killers.

In the icy wind of northern Norway, a dreadfully weak Borussia Dortmund failed miserably on the artificial-pitch test.

For BVB this means after two matchdays: progressing is possible, but the slip-up at the Arctic Circle shows how thin the ice can be in this Champions League season – in the truest sense of the word.