On a night when Tottenham suffered a shock defeat at Vitesse, former Spurs boss Jose Mourinho was having an even worse time.
The Portuguese endured one of the heaviest defeats of his managerial career – and certainly the most surprising – as his Roma side were thrashed 6-1 by Bodo/Glimt in the Europa Conference League.
Roma trailed just 2-1 at the break after the Norwegian champions struck through Erik Botheim and Patrick Berg’s curler, while Carles Perez replied with a clinical effort.
Mourinho made three changes at the start of the second half and another two on the hour mark after Bodo/Glimt added a third with Botheim tapping in from close range.
But there was more misery for Mourinho and Roma as Ola Solbakken’s fine solo goal made it 4-1 before Amahl Pellegrino added a fifth and Solbakken claimed his second.
It is the first time a Mourinho side has conceded six or more goals in a single game in what was the 1,008th match of his coaching career.
It sits alongside the 5-0 loss his Real Madrid side suffered against Barcelona in 2010 as one of the biggest defeats for Mourinho as a manager.
“I decided to play with this line-up, so the responsibility is mine,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
“I did it with good intentions, to give an opportunity to those who work hard and to rotate the squad on a synthetic pitch in cold weather.
“I never disguised the fact we were a squad with real limitations. We have 13 players who represent one team, the others are on a different level.
“We lost against a team that showed more quality on the night. It’s that simple.”
Line-ups
Bodø/Glimt
Formation 4-3-3
- 12Haikin
- 3Sampsted
- 18Moe
- 2LodeBooked at 37minsSubstituted forHøibråtenat 82′minutes
- 5Bjørkan
- 19Brunstad FetSubstituted forVetlesenat 81′minutes
- 7Berg
- 16KonradsenSubstituted forHagenat 90+2′minutes
- 9SolbakkenSubstituted forKoomsonat 87′minutes
- 20Botheim
- 11PellegrinoSubstituted forMvukaat 87′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Høibråten
- 10Vetlesen
- 21Kongsro
- 22Moberg
- 23Hagen
- 24Nordås
- 26Kvile
- 28Rodrigues da Silva dos Santos
- 30Smits
- 32Mvuka
- 77Koomson
Roma
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Rui Patrício
- 19Reynolds
- 3Ibañez da Silva
- 24Kumbulla
- 13Calafiori
- 55DarboeBooked at 33minsSubstituted forCristanteat 45′minutes
- 42DiawaraSubstituted forPellegriniat 60′minutes
- 11Pérez
- 8VillarSubstituted forMkhitaryanat 45′minutes
- 92El ShaarawySubstituted forAbrahamat 60′minutes
- 21MayoralSubstituted forShomurodovat 45′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Cristante
- 5Viña
- 7Pellegrini
- 9Abraham
- 14Shomurodov
- 17Veretout
- 23Mancini
- 52Bove
- 59Zalewski
- 65Tripi
- 77Mkhitaryan
- 87Cerântula Fuzato
- Referee:
- Ali Palabiyik
- Attendance:
- 5,652
Match Stats
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Match ends, Bodø/Glimt 6, Roma 1.
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Second Half ends, Bodø/Glimt 6, Roma 1.
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Substitution, Bodø/Glimt. Elias Hagen replaces Morten Konradsen.
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Corner, Bodø/Glimt. Conceded by Ibañez.
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Offside, Bodø/Glimt. Gilbert Koomson tries a through ball, but Hugo Vetlesen is caught offside.
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Substitution, Bodø/Glimt. Gilbert Koomson replaces Ola Solbakken.
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Substitution, Bodø/Glimt. Joel Mvuka replaces Amahl Pellegrino.
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Morten Konradsen (Bodø/Glimt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Bryan Reynolds (Roma).
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Ola Solbakken (Bodø/Glimt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
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Substitution, Bodø/Glimt. Marius Høibråten replaces Marius Lode.
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Substitution, Bodø/Glimt. Hugo Vetlesen replaces Sondre Brunstad Fet.
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Goal! Bodø/Glimt 6, Roma 1. Ola Solbakken (Bodø/Glimt) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amahl Pellegrino with a through ball.
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Goal! Bodø/Glimt 5, Roma 1. Amahl Pellegrino (Bodø/Glimt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik Botheim.
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Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Patrick Berg (Bodø/Glimt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
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Goal! Bodø/Glimt 4, Roma 1. Ola Solbakken (Bodø/Glimt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik Botheim with a through ball.
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Corner, Bodø/Glimt. Conceded by Bryan Reynolds.