Two games before the end of the season, the Füchse Berlin themselves have the winning of the first German championship themselves. Pregnant SC Magdeburg has to hope for a mistake. The most important questions and answers about the exciting season spurt in the handball Bundesliga.
What is the starting point?
The Foxes Berlin, as leaders of the handball Bundesliga, go into the last two games with 54 points and a goal difference from +198. On Thursday (7 p.m.), the team of coach Jaron Siewert welcomes the seventh-placed VfL Gummersbach in the domestic Max-Schmeling-Halle. Three days later, the last game of the Berliner at the ninth-placed Rhein-Neckar Löwen is on Sunday (3 p.m.).
The closest pursuer of the foxes is SC Magdeburg. The defending champion is in second place with one counter and the much worse goal difference (+145). Already on Wednesday (8 p.m.) Magdeburg welcomes fifth-placed SG Flensburg-Handewitt, on Sunday (3 p.m.) the team of coach Bennet Wiegert will be the penultimate SG BBM Bietigheim at the end of the season.
Bitter for Magdeburg, but maybe an advantage for the foxes: With Gisli Kristjansson, Magdeburg’s best player was apparently serious in the last game at TBV Lemgo Lippe and threatens to fall out for the end of the season. The lack of the game maker would be a bitter setback for Magdeburg.
The third -placed MT Melsungen also has a purely mathematical chance of the title. With two points behind the foxes and a goal difference of +109, the North Hesse must hope for several slips from the competitors from Berlin and Magdeburg.
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How and when can the foxes become masters?
With two Berlin victories, things are simple: the foxes will be German champions for the first time in their history. And a tie could also afford the foxes – thanks to the goal difference. Only with a defeat the title still gave rise to great danger. Then the competition – especially Magdeburg – would have to pat.
It is also possible that the foxes are already fixing the championship on Thursday: if Siewert’s team wins their game against Gummersbach and Magdeburg won’t win against Flensburg beforehand, the foxes would be practically or even mastery before the last match day.
In the event of a Magdeburg draw, the Berliners were not yet officially determined as a master, but because of their outstanding goal difference, even when a bankruptcy on the last matchday, could no longer be replaced by first place. Magdeburg would then have to make up for more than 50 goals on a match day.
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Are there still tickets?
The enthusiasm for the foxes is huge in the end of the season. Already In the last home game against the direct championship competitor Melsungen (37:29) 9,000 fans provided one charged mood In the Max-Schmeling-Halle. The arena is already sold out for Thursday.
For the last game of the season, the club organized a public viewing on the Berlin bathing ship on the Spree in Kreuzberg. The bad news for everyone interested: the event is already sold out. According to club information, the tickets went on sale on Friday and were completely out of stock on the same day.
This also applies to the guest manager for the game on Sunday in Mannheim. At least 200 followers will accompany the foxes, so many cards were sold through the club. It can be assumed that much more fans have brought tickets through free sales. The arena in Mannheim is already completely sold out.
