The dream of the EM semifinals has burst for the German handball players. The defeat against Sweden was self-inflicted – also because a key player completely disappeared. The individual criticism.
The German national handball team has to come to terms with the end of the European Championship. After the 21:25 defeat against Sweden, the DHB team can no longer reach the semi-finals in Budapest.
The final main round duel with Russia (Tuesday, from 6 p.m. in the t-online live ticker) will only be a final show.
The team of national coach Alfred Gislason showed a particularly defensive, self-sacrificing performance against the Olympic gold medalist, keeping the Swedes with only twelve goals at half-time.
Germany, however, gave up the game offensively. The Corona-plagued team made too many mistakes, too many ball losses and repeatedly patched up with followers.
In addition, Germany could not count on a player who was actually so immensely important for their own game that evening in Bratislava.
Read our individual review to find out who this total loss was and which professional played as a ray of hope for the team here or in the slideshow above.
