Bodo/Glimt must be the most romantic story in European football in decades. If they reach the Champions League quarter-finals this week it would be a fairytale up there with Jose Mourinho's Porto winning it in 2004. They are local heroes in brilliant yellow who have risen from the brink of bankruptcy to balling like a frost-kissed Brazil. But Bodo's toothbrush-waving "fish hippies" are not the only fans enjoying underdog stories this season, across Europe clubs are battling above their board. So let's have look at the continent's biggest overachievers - have your say, tell us who we've missed and rank the top 10 below.

Source: BBC March 16, 2026 19:18 UTC