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Lazarov extra performans for another Barca win

FC Barcelona - Alinsas HK 42:29 (18:17)

The Saturday match in the Palau Blaugrana really looked a lot like many previous home matches Barcelona have played in the competition. The opponents were able to follow Barcelona in the first half, only to see themselves being outplayed and outrun by the favourites after the break. This Saturday, it was Alingsas' turn to experience this. After Barcelona had been a single goal ahead at the start, Max Darj gave the visitors their first lead at 7:6 after 12 minutes and 20 seconds - and when Marcus Enström made it 8:6, 37 seconds later, it became a bit too much of a good thing for Barcelona coach Xavier Pascual's liking, who called a time-out.

This did not help at first, though, as Alingsas increased to 10:7, but when Pascual sent Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson and Kiril Lazarov on, Barcelona soon managed to turn the three-goal deficit into a 13:11 lead. However, the fighting and tactically clever Swedes were not that easy to shake off and managed to follow Barcelona to half-time only a goal behind, and with every Swedish goal being loudly celebrated by the more than 100 Alingsas fans who had taken the long trip to Barcelona to support their local heroes. Neither tactical cleverness nor the support from the visiting fans was enough for Alingsas in the second half.

Danijel Saric took over in goal for Barcelona, and on top of his many excellent saves, which made way for a lot of counter attacks, Barcelona's established attacking play also improved considerably. Therefore, it was only natural that Barcelona increased their lead throughout the last half hour and finished the match with a clear 13-goal win. Kiril Lazarov scored no less than 12 goals for Barcelona, while Alingsas had their top scorer in Daniel Tellander with six. Barcelona are still on top of the group with 13 points from seven matches, while Alingsas are fifth with two points and find themselves in serious danger of elimination.

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