The tiny Norwegian team based in the Arctic Circle won 2-1 at the San Siro on Tuesday night to seal a 5-2 aggregate victory over the Serie A leaders in the playoffs and secure their place in the round of 16 in spectacular fashion.
In their first season in European club soccer's top competition Bodo/Glimt have produced one shock after another following wins against Manchester City and Atletico Madrid at the end of the league phase.
But victory over two legs against last year's beaten finalists Inter was their biggest feat yet.
Second-half goals from Jens Petter Hauge and Hakon Evjen stunned the home fans in Milan and set Bodo/Glimt on course for a clash with City or Sporting Lisbon in the next round.
Alessandro Bastoni pulled a goal back for Inter, but by then the damage had already been done.
Atletico beat Club Brugge 4-1 and completed a 7-4 aggregate win, Newcastle won 3-2 against Qarabag (9-3) and Bayer Leverkusen advanced 2-0 on aggregate against Olympiacos after 0-0 draw in the second leg.
A hat trick by Norwegian striker Alexander Sorloth helped Atletico Madrid finally shake off Club Brugge.
The Spanish giant won 4-1 in the second leg, but the wide margin on the night didn't tell the full story of Brugge's resilience over two games.
A 3-3 draw in Belgium last week had seen Brugge come back from two goals down and then level again in the 89th minute.
In the second leg in Madrid it fought back once more after Sorloth fired Atletico in front in the 23rd. Joel Ordonez leveled 13 minutes later.
Diego Simeone's team went 2-1 ahead through Johnny Cardoso early in the second half and Brugge's resolve was finally broken.
Sorloth completed his hat trick with goals in the 76th and 87th to secure Atletico's place in the next round.
Newcastle were all but guaranteed to go through given their 6-1 drubbing of Qarabag in Azerbaijan last week. They finished the assignment with Sandro Tonali, Joelinton and Sven Botman securing the 3-2 home win.
The 9-3 aggregate thumping sealed a date with Chelsea or Barcelona.
After ousting Olympiacos, Leverkusen could face German rivals Bayern Munich in the knock-out stages for the second straight season or will be drawn with Premier League leaders Arsenal.
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