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At the weekend, two German teams are fighting for the title in the premier class with the Füchsen Berlin and SC Magdeburg. All information about the final four tournament.
When and where does the Final Four take place?
The final four tournament in the Champions League will take place for the 16th time in the Cologne arena for the 16th time. The semi -finals take place on Saturday, the game for third place and the final on Sunday.
Two German teams are included: The Foxes Berlin meet the HBC Nantes from France in the first semi -finals (starting at 3 p.m.). SC Magdeburg will deal with record winner FC Barcelona in the second semi -finals (starting at 6 p.m.).
| Saturday, June 14th | Sunday, June 15th | |
|---|---|---|
3 p.m.: Füchse Berlin – HBC Nantes | 3 p.m.: Game for 3rd place | |
6 p.m.: FC Barcelona – SC Magdeburg | 6 p.m.: Finale |
How do the opportunities?
The FC Barcelona Is top favorite – as almost always. The record champion won the premier class twelve times, three of the titles have come from the past four years. The squad of the catalans is peppered with top stars like Dika Mem or Aleix Gomez. With Emil Nielsen and Gonzalo Perez de Vargas, Barca has the best goalkeeper team that the handball world currently has to offer. You will also need that: the SC Magdeburg is an unpleasant opponent who let Barca’s title dreams burst in 2023.
FC Barcelona
Champions League title: 12
Trainer: Carlos Ortega (ESP)
Key player: Emil Nielsen (goal), Dika Mem (back on the right)
The Foxes Berlin Come to Cologne as a freshly baked German champion with a lot of tailwind. This is not the only reason why they go into their semi -finals against Nantes as a favorite. The largest weapon of Berliners: world handball player Mathias Gidsel – his game intelligence and danger of scoring are second to none. He threw 126 goals alone in this Champions League season and is well on the way to becoming this year’s top scorer.
Foxes Berlin
Champions League title: 0
Trainer: Jaron Siewert
Key player: Mathias Gidsel (back on the right), Dejan Milosavljev (Tor)
The SC Magdeburg hopes for a repetition. At the Final Four 2023, the green-red defeated FC Barcelona in seven-meter throwing and won the title a day later. The SCM coach Bennet Wiegert team has already proven that Barca was beatable this season: In the group phase, the Catalans beat at home – led by playmaker Gisli Kristjansson. Its use is questionable. Two weeks before the Champions League weekend, the Icelander was injured again on the shoulder. If he couldn’t play, that would be a bitter weakening for Magdeburg.
SC Magdeburg
Champions League title: 2
Trainer: Bennet Wiegert (GER)
Key player: Gisli Kristjansson (Mitte back), Omar Ingi Magnusson (back on the right)
The HBC Nantes Has already exceeded his goals. The team of coach Gregory Cojean actually set the goal of reaching the KO phase. Now it separates from the title twice 60 minutes. In the final Four, the French are considered the underdogs. Especially because semi -final opponents in Berlin is in a captivating constitution. But that shouldn’t mean anything – the Final Four in Cologne has proven several times to be a good place for surprises.
HBC Nantes
Champions League title: 0
Trainer: Gregory Cojean (FRA)
Key player: Nicolas Tournat (district), Aymeric Minne (back room)
Where is the final Four on TV?
The broadcaster “DF1” shows the games on free TV (in cooperation with “DAZN”). The games can also be seen at the streaming provider “Dyn”.
At Sportschau.de there will be the semi-finals and the final in the audio live stream-we also report on all games in the live ticker.