Concerns about another Corona case
Several players are missing. “It begins as it ended last year. You can’t plan much in advance anyway“Coach Jaron Siewert complained about his personal situation. Because the 28-year-old has to do without a quintet on Tuesday: Marian Michalczik and Nils Lichtlein are injured, national player Fabian Wiede tested positive for Corona after the European Championship, and playmaker Jacob Holm was there tested positive on Friday.
An intensive preparation, which only started last Saturday, was hardly possible for the foxes: A total of nine Berlin players were in action at the European Championship, both planned friendlies were cancelled. “I would have preferred to have had a week of preparation now. We did everything in a short time.”, said Siewert. On Thursday, the Berliners will continue in the Bundesliga against the Rhein Neckar Löwen.
SG Flensburg-Handewitt: top duels in the Champions League
Flensburg, who have already been eliminated in the DHB Cup, start the 19th matchday on Thursday with the difficult away game at HSG Wetzlar, fifth in the table.
In addition to the Bundesliga, there is a lot at stake for the North Germans in February, especially in the Champions League: First against KS Vive Kielce, then against Paris Saint Germain – in these duels, as with THW Kiel, it will be decided whether the SG still have a chance will have the final tournament in June.
HBL reacts to corona cases
The Handball Bundesliga had changed its regulations for the cup games and the first league match day due to the feared after-effects of the European Championship, which was severely affected by the virus. According to this, games can be canceled if six field players or two goalkeepers in a team are infected with the corona virus or have not yet received medical clearance after surviving an illness.
On Monday evening, two games had to be postponed: Erlangen against Melsungen and Hannover-Burgdorf against HSV Hamburg.