Apart from Manchester United game, another game that shocked me was this Tottenham team. Although on a normal circumstances, Bodoe/Glimt is not a team that can withstand a team like Tottenham but in recent time, like this season, Tottenham has been a shadow of themselves while Bodoe has actually improved and it's normal for most people to feel that, Tottenham can't beat them the way they just did today. A free scoring Bodoe/Glimt were already 3 goals down without response and were lucky enough to get one late consolation goal.
This falls back to what I have always been saying about team form. I have been saying that most times, the form of a particular football team in their local league could be completely different in the champions league.
1. We have seen a situation that a club is fantastically good in the local league but in the champions league, they won't perform well. This happened to Barcelona under Xavi Hernandez.
2. We have also seen a situation where a team is a shadow of it's in the local league but are completely different in the European competitions. Manchester United and Tottenham are examples.