The stories that inspire! Diagnosed with cancer two months ago, Camilla Herrem scored 5 goals at the debut of the new season of Champions League
Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Saturday, September 6, 2025, 23:35 / Updated on Saturday, September 6, 2025:40:40
Camilla Herrem (38 years old) continues to impress the world of handball Just two months after he received a harsh diagnosis: breast cancer! He returned to the field, after the chemotherapy laps, and on Saturday debuted in the new season of the Champions League with Sola, a team where he is legitimized, fail 2-31 with Podravka.
A terrible diagnosis did not stop the former player from HCM Baia Mare, who returned to the field, receiving the doctors' acceptance to play, although it had some extremely complicated months. After a week ago he played in the first stage of the championship, on Saturday he also evolved in the most prestigious interclub competition on the continent.
Sola, Herrem's team, lost in Croatia, in Koprivnica, in front of Podravka, score 26-31, but beyond the result of Camille Herrem was impressive.
Camilla Herrem scored 5 goals in the Champions League
“It is completely unreal to play the Champions League with Sola, but, Lord, how much we enjoy! As long as I feel, I want to play as much as possible, but there is an intense time and I will probably have to choose what I do,” Herrem said a week ago, having some question about her presence on the field today.
But he evolved, impressing as usual, and the minutes on the field were extremely productive, scoring 5 goals from so many throws.
Thanks to these successes, Camilla was the second best scorer, after Kristiane Knutsen, who had 6 goals.
Sola is part of Group B in the Champions League, where CSM Bucharest also evolves. The other teams in the group are: Ikast Handbold (Denmark), Odense Handbold (Denmark), Brest Bretagne (France), FTC Rail-Cargo (Hungary), HC Podravka (Croatia) and Krim Mercator Ljubljana (Slovenia).
