Flensburg, Barça's rival in the semifinal of the Champions
Barça and Flensburg will dispute, on 31st of May, in Cologne, a place in the Final of the VELUX EHF Champions League. Barça handball now know their rival in the semi-finals of the VELUX EHF Champions League. It is Flensburg from Germany. Barça will play, in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, the game that can send them to the Grand Final.
Miracles exist at the Palau
FC Barcelona - Rhein Neckar Lowen 31:24 (15:11)
Barça fight back against the German side and clinch qualification for the Final Four in Cologne. The ancient feats in the Palau Blaugrana handball in the 80s, 90s, or of last season against Atletico Madrid are joined by another golden chapter as Barça battled back against Rhein Neckar Löwen in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. On a day of sadness due to the recent death of Tito Vilanova, Xavi Pascual's men were able to neutralize the first leg result (38:31) thanks to their defense, offensive quality and pride. The Palau would do the rest, as the arena was a true hell for the visiting team.
Miracle needed at the Palau
Rhein Neckar Löwen - FC Barcelona 38:31 (22:14)
The Blaugrana trailed their German rivals by 11 goals at one point, but their improvement in the second half allows them to have hope ahead of next week's second leg in Barcelona. Barça's defence allowed too many goals in the match against the German leaders.
FC Barcelona clinch 21st Asobal League
Xavi Pascual's side have beaten BM Aragón to win the Spanish league title with five games in hand. Arpad Sterbik was the star on the night of his return from a two-month meniscus injury. There were 3,044 spectators in the Palau Blaugrana this evening to watch as Barça clinched the Asobal title with a 48:22 win against an Aragón side that put up a decent fight for the first ten minutes, but from then on was simply steamrolled off the court by the all-conquering Blaugrana. It was a doubly special night for goalkeeper Arpad Sterbik, who was back in action for the first time since breaking a meniscus in his right knee against Paris Saint Germanin two months ago.
Barcelona will play Lowen Necker, Kiel against Metalurg
Record champions of the VELUX EHF Champions League, FC Barcelona will face the reigning EHF Cup trophy holders Rhein Neckar Löwen in the quarter-finals, while three-time winners THW Kiel will meet Macedonian HC Metalurg.
VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-finals pairings:
FC Barcelona easily over Aalborg at TOP 8!
Spanish FC Barcelona celebrate the second win in the "boring" EHF CL TOP 16 clash against Danish Aalborg 31:20. The situation about place at TOP 8 was clear after the first match (29:22 in Denmark for Spanish champion), but Lazarov, Karabatic and co. showed once again who are the bosses.
One step away from La Liga!
Frigoríficos Morrazo- FC Barcelona 24:37 (10:21)
FC Barcelona are one win away from claiming the league title, and they could be crowned champions if Granollers and Naturhouse don't win on Saturday. Sandwiched in between two important Champions League games, Barça took to the court and claimed victory over Frigoríficos Morrazo this Tuesday by 24:37. This means the Blaugrana are one step away from the title. In fact, that can be champions this Saturday if neither Granollers nor Naturhouse La Rioja win their matches.
One step closer to the quarter-finals (22-29)
Aalborg - FC Barcelona 22:29 (13:15)
The Blaugrana secure a precious victory in Denmark ahead of the second leg scheduled for next Saturday at the Palau Blaugrana. Gurbindo, Karabatic and Víctor Tomás, with four goals apiece, were the standout players for Barça this afternoon. FC Barcelona's handball team have started off the final stretch of the VELUX EHF Champions League in style. In the first leg of the knock-out round the Blaugrana defeated Aalborg by 22 to 29, which means they are very close to the next stage of the competition.
Another victory!
Helvetia Anaitasuna - FC Barcelona 25:39 (13:22)
Another dominant display from Pascual's men in the league, they have won all 22 of their league matches so far this season. Simply unstoppable. The team managed by Xavi Pascual are hurtling towards the league title as they claimed their 22nd win of the season. Even though it was close at the start, the Blaugrana once again showed why they are favourites to win the title - they also set new goalscoring records.
Victorious in the derby
FC Barcelona - Fraikin BM Granollers 41:29 (23:15)
Lazarov, who scored 10 goals, and Saric in goal led Barça to a comfortable victory over Granollers. They are unstoppable. The team managed by Xavi Pascual show their enormous potential in every match they play, and today's against Granollers, the team in second place, was no exception.
