Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Saturday, May 31, 2025, 12:12 / Updated on Saturday, May 31, 2025 12:13
Final Four of the Champions League at Women's Handballwhich takes place in Budapest, on the weekend May 31-June 1, starts on Saturday afternoon, with the semifinals phase. The two duels of the day, on the Hungarian semicircle, are Gyor – Esbjerg and Metz – Odense. Both parties will be broadcast in LiveText format on GSP.ro and on TV on the first sport 2 and Digi Sport 2.
Even at this year's edition of the final phase in the most prestigious interclub competition on the continent to handball Romania has no representative. CSM Bucharest stopped in the quarterfinals, where it was eliminated by Esbjerg, even though it had an advantage after the tour match and many moments when he was driving in the return duel.
Live from 16:00 »Gyor – Esbjerg
Gyor and Esbjerg also met last season in the semifinals, a match won by the Hungarian team with 24-23.
Gyor is the holder of the Champions League trophy and has qualified for the ninth time in a row at the end of Four.
On the other side, Esbjerg, the team that eliminated the SCM, qualified for the fourth time in the end, but never won the trophy.
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A first “7” possible for Gyor: Sako, Van Wetering, Dulfer, De Paula, Housheer, Hovden, Brattset.
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A first “7” probably for Esbjerg: Kristensen, Solberg, Haugsted, Reistad, Traborg, Dekker, Frerks.
Live from 7pm »Metz – Odense
The second semi -final of the day at the end of Budapest is Metz – Odense.
The champion of France, Metz, qualified for the fourth time in the final Four, while Odense is debutant in this phase of the competition. Until now, the two teams have met 4 times, Metz has been three times, and a confrontation ends on a draw.
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A first “7” probably for Metz: Darleaux, Schatzl, Hansen, Vamoș, Flippes, Granier, Bouktit.
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A first “7” possible at Odense: Reinhardt, Halilcevic, Hojlund, Elver, Rushfeld, Aune, Aardahl.
