Demolishing display
Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto - FC Barcelona 21:42 (9:24)
Barça's solid defence allowed the team to take a commanding 21-goal advantage ahead of the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final. FC Barcelona were very comfortable on Puerto Sagunto's court this evening in the quarter-final tie of the Copa del Rey. The Blaugrana finished the first half with a six-goal advantage, and in the second they fired for 22 more ahead of the return leg which is scheduled for March 4 at the Palau Blaugrana at 8:00 PM CET.
Full statistics after group stages of Champions league
16 of the 24 teams have survived the group phase and made it into the four pots of the draw for the VELUX EHF Champions League Last16. We delved into the stats to find out who and which team scored the highest number of goals, how many nations are still represented and which was the group match with the highest attendance, as well as many other interesting facts and figures. 0 teams had a perfect record of ten victories in the group phase - unlike Kielce in the previous season. Barcelona and Veszprém were unbeaten until their final matches, but lost in Kharkov and Skopje.
All pots for last 16 draw confirmed
Only the last match day of the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase determined the seeding of all teams qualified for the Last 16 stage. The draw of the VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 will take place on Tuesday, 25 February, at 12:00 hrs local time at the EHF Office in Vienna and it will be live streamed on ehfTV.com with commentary from Tom O Brannagain.
Defeat in Macedonia
Metalurg Skopje - FC Barcelona 31:29 (15:11)
The team managed by Xavi Pascual picked up their first defeat of the season. FC Barcelona were defeated this Sunday afternoon for the first time this season. It happened in Macedonia, away to Metalurg Skopje, in the final match of the Champions League group stage (Barça had already qualified as group leaders).
Behind the scenes at FC Barcelona - PSG Handball
Exclusive pictures from Barça's 38:28 win over PSG in the Handball Champions League. On Saturday against Paris Saint-Germain, the FC Barcelona assured themselves top spot in Group C of the EHF Champions League by winning by a convincing 38-28.
Crushing victory
FC Barcelona - PSG Handball 38:28 (19:9)
Pascual's men cruised to victory over PSG and secure the top spot of their Champions League group. The gap in form between Barça and PSG is enormous at the moment. The Blaugrana, who were extremely solid on defence thanks to performances from Karabatic, Sorhaindo and Viran Morros, had a 19:9 lead at the break and a crushing advantage of 38:28 at the end of the match. PSG dominated in the first four minutes of the match.
Top spot virtually secured
Wacker Thun - FC Barcelona 23:39 (13:17)
The Blaugrana cruised to victory this afternoon and all they need to secure the top spot of the group is a draw against PSG next week. Comfortable 23:39 victory for FC Barcelona in Switzerland. The teams were equally matched for the first 25 minutes thanks to saves from Winkler, the home team's keeper, but a 0:4 run just before the break gave Barça their first real advantage.
The Blaugrana cruise to victory
FC Barcelona - Villa de Aranda 42:24 (24:10)
FC Barcelona played a fantastic first half (24-10) and they ended up winning by a scandalous margin. After yet another victory, the Blaugrana take their tally of games won to 17. Barça played a fantastic game at the Palau Blaugrana and won by a scandalous margin of 18 goals (42-24). 24 of Barça's 42 goals were scored after the half-hour mark, and they could have scored more, but in the end they finished just shy of their scoring record in the league (45 goals in Gijón).
Powerful return
BM Ciudad Encantada - FC Barcelona 22:33 (9:15)
Xavi Pascual's men started the second half of the season in style as they cruised to victory over BM Ciudad Encantada. Barça kicked of the second half of the season with a victory over Balonmano Ciudad Encantada (22:33). The match started off slowly, but the Balugrana got into gear as time ticked off the clock. At the break Barça led by six goals (9:15) and at the end of the match the Blaugrana were leading by 11 (22:33).
31 FC Barcelona medalists in the European Championship
FC Barcelona's players return to the team with eight European Championship medals, two of them are gold (Karabatic and Sorhaindo), one is silver (Noddesbo) and five are bronze (Tomás, Gurbindo, Viran, Entrerríos and Sarmiento). Barça, with 11 players, were the most represented team in the Denmark European Championship. FC Barcelona have seven European Championship gold medal winners in its history.
