Bodo/Glimt sporting director Havard Sakariassen says the club have “changed” since last season’s Europa League semi-final defeat by Tottenham as the two sides prepare to meet again on Tuesday in the Champions League in Norway.
Under Ange Postecoglou, Spurs won 3-1 in the fist leg before a 2-0 victory in the Arctic Circle to secure progression to the final they would go on to win.
But Sakariassen believes Bodo have learned from this experience as they embark on their first Champions League campaign.
“Tottenham actually played a really good game here at Aspmyra against us,” he said.
“Really well organised, loyal to the plan and, of course, they have really world-class players. If they perform that well in their task, it is always going to be tough for us.
“For us, it was a lot of learning. The reflection for us after the game was [to ask if] there was enough level on the physical side. So, actually, that brought something to the table for us that we are grateful to have the knowledge about.
“It means we have since then changed and worked in a slightly better and more reflective way to see if we can realise the potential in the physical side of our players.
“That made us stronger and hopefully we will see that when we see them again that we actually moved up a step. That will be interesting.”
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