On August 21 at 03:00, in the first leg of the Champions League playoff round, Bodø/Glimt will host Red Star Belgrade at their home ground. Before the match, team captain Berg attended the press conference.
Berg stated, “I am really excited, but it is important to play well rather than be overwhelmed by the scale of the game. We have something unusual to consider now, but we need to focus on ourselves and play as well as possible.”
If Bodø/Glimt can eliminate Red Star over two legs, they will make their debut in the Champions League group stage for the first time in club history. The official website of Glimt also shared a statement made by Berg during an interview in 2016.
In the 2016 season, Glimt finished 15th in the Norwegian Premier League and was relegated to the First Division. After the relegation, Berg said, “I have never had a dream of playing for a big club abroad; my biggest dream has always been to participate in the UEFA Champions League with Bodø/Glimt. It doesn’t matter to me which country I play in; my biggest dream is to stand on the other half of the pitch at Aspmyra Stadium on a Tuesday night, wearing a yellow jersey alongside a big team.”
The current 26-year-old Berg joined the club’s youth academy from a young age and, apart from a brief half-season stint at Lorient, he has spent his entire professional career with Bodø/Glimt.