3 Bodo/Glimt stars for Celtic to watch as Europa Conference League rivals fire up their own 'Ange Ball'

They may hail from the frozen Arctic Circle but Bodo/Glimt are one of the hottest properties in football right now.

And the Norwegians are out to turn up the heat on Celtic in the Europa Conference League next month, reports Michael Gannon from Spain.

Hoops fans reacted with a sigh of relief or a shrug of the shoulders when they were drawn with the champions of Norway.

But they should be wary instead.

Punters might not have heard much about this side from the icy Norwegian north but the rest of Europe have taken note.

The club come from the town of Bodo and Glimt, which translates as Flash – but there isn’t anything flashy about this team.

They’ve managed to climb the divisions in Norway and then win the title twice against all odds, and they’ve done it thought hard graft.

And thinking differently.

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Manager Kjetil Knutsen plays down his own role but he’s transformed the club from Norwegian also rans to champions – and sent shockwaves across Europe when his side smashed Jose Mourinho ’s Roma 6-1 in the Europa League.

Knutsen – who was on Rangers’ radar before Ibrox chefs snapped up Gio van Bronckhorst – said: "At Bodo we have our own DNA, we have our own style and we always play in the same way at