Bodo/Glimt’s Europa League clash with Lazio on Thursday night was thrown into doubt after a blizzard covered the pitch in snow hours before kick-off but the game is incredibly set to go ahead.
Former Norway star turned pundit Jan Age Fjortoft shocked fans when he shared a video of the Aspmyra Stadion on Thursday morning, writing ‘Welcome to Bodo, Lazio.’
In the clip, Flortoft pans around the ground, showing the entire pitch hidden by a thick layer of snow with more still falling.
However, UEFA confirmed that the quarter-final first leg will still go ahead as planned with a 5.45pm start.
The artificial pitch is designed for such circumstances and is considered to be ‘snow-proof’ with underfloor heating.
Ground staff were hard at work throughout the day with tractors and snow ploughs to clear the surface ahead of kick-off.
The Bodo/Glimt ground was covered in snow on Thursday morning ahead of the evening game
UEFA confirmed that the quarter-final clash will still go ahead despite the state of the pitch
Lazio finished top of the league phase of the competition and beat Viktoria Plzen in the last 16.
Bodo had to go through the play-offs after finishing just outside the automatic qualification spots.
They did so, beating Twente before getting the better of Olympiacos in the last-16.