Napoli 4-3 Bodø/Glimt: McTominay scores twice for Napoli's first Champions League win of the season

Matteo Politano scored inside the first minute and Scott McTominay headed the winner in a seven-goal game in Naples, according to UEFA and PA.

Close-up of Scott McTominay in a stadium
File photo: Scott McTominay during Scotland v Bolivia (June 2026). Photo: Bryan Berlin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)

Final score: Napoli 4-3 Bodø/Glimt (half-time 2-1), UEFA Champions League league phase, matchday 3, in Naples on Tuesday night.

Goals (per PA and UEFA):

  • 1’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), 1-0
  • 27’ Jens Petter Hauge (Bodø/Glimt), 1-1
  • 41’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), 2-1
  • 62’ Andreas Helmersen (Bodø/Glimt), 2-2
  • 75’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), 3-2
  • 88’ Odin Bjørtuft own goal (Napoli), 4-2
  • 90+’ Sondre Brunstad Fet (Bodø/Glimt), 4-3

Key moments: UEFA said Politano scored after 53 seconds. PA reported that Hauge’s equaliser was Bodø/Glimt’s first effort on goal, that McTominay’s first goal came from a move with Kevin De Bruyne, and that his second was a header from Politano’s cross, after he had hit the post in the 60th minute. Fet scored deep in added time, according to PA. UEFA named McTominay player of the match.

Background: PA reported that these were McTominay’s first goals since heart surgery in September to correct irregular heart rhythms, and that Napoli had lost three of their first seven Serie A games and their first two Champions League games, against Arsenal and Villarreal, under coach Max Allegri. This was Napoli’s first win in this season’s competition, UEFA said.

See also: Venezia 1-0 Napoli and the matchday 3 round-up.

Watch highlights: Napoli v Bodo/Glimt | Highlights | UEFA Champions League 2026/27 (Stan Sport Football on YouTube)

Sources

  1. Scott McTominay scores timely brace as Napoli overcome Bodo/Glimt (PA) · ESPN / PA
  2. Champions League round-up: Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona as Liverpool stay perfect · UEFA
  3. Napoli-Bodo Glimt 4-3, gol e highlights: doppietta di McTominay · Sky Sport Italia