Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said it was 'not a coincidence' that it was his in-form side who ended Bodo/Glimt's run of 14 consecutive home European wins.
The Gunners left the Arctic Circle with a hard-fought 1-0 Europa League victory as Bukayo Saka scored the only goal of the evening in fortuitous circumstances.
The win, Arsenal's 11th in 12 games across all competitions this season, puts them on the brink of qualifying for the knockout stages.
Arteta made seven changes for the game in Norway but believes they took the threat of Bodo seriously, given their record which has seen the likes of Celtic and Dynamo Zagreb beaten and Jose Mourinho's Roma thrashed 6-1 last year.