The Füchse Berlin have confirmed their strong form in the handball Bundesliga in the tight race for the Champions League places. The champions won against the Rhein-Neckar Löwen on Sunday with 35:28 (16:11) and celebrated their eighth league win in a row.
With now 38:10 points, the Berliners improved to second place behind the confident front runner SC Magdeburg (42:4). SG Flensburg-Handewitt (37:9) is just behind and, like the SCM and the other top teams, still has a game in hand. The Lions remain in seventh place with 26:20 points.
The best thrower of the game was Berlin national player Tim Freihöfer with nine goals, while DHB colleague Jannik Kohlbacher scored eight goals for Mannheim. The Foxes appeared well recovered three days after the premier class defeat against KS Kielce (31:33), and the success of coach Nicolej Krickau’s team was never in serious danger.
The upcoming task takes the Berliners next Wednesday (6:45 p.m./DAZN and Dyn) to the Danish champions Aalborg Handbold, with whom the Berliners are competing for group victory in the premier class. The capital club has already secured the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
In the other Sunday games in the Bundesliga, Bergische HC collected two important points in the fight to stay in the league with a 35:28 (16:14) in the basement duel at SC DHfK Leipzig, while GWD Minden missed a break in the relegation battle with a 32:32 (16:19) against TVB Stuttgart. In addition, Frisch Auf Göppingen consolidated its position in the midfield with a 28:22 (15:11) at TSV Hannover-Burgdorf.
VfL Gummersbach had already made an exclamation mark on Saturday. The Bergische won against record champions THW Kiel 34:26 (14:15) and stayed in the places for international business. The Magdeburgers remain the measure of all things, winning 34:23 (15:11) at MT Melsungen.
