Article by Costi Prună – Published on Sunday, 16 November 2025, 10:49 / Updated on Sunday, 16 November 2025 10:50
Gloria Bistrita is playing today in Germany with Borussia Dortmund, in stage #8 of the Champions League. The match was scheduled at 15:00 and will be broadcast in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro. and live on TV by Digi Sport 4 and Prima Sport 4.
Gloria Bistrița starts the return of the Champions League with the away match in Dortmund, after in the previous stage it even beat Borussia, score 36-32, in the last round of the tour.
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Carlos Viver, coach of Gloria Bistrita: “We need a solid defense!”
The team coached by Carlos Viver is in 3rd place in the group, after the first 7 stages, with 10 points, the first two places being occupied by Gyor and Metz.
Carlos Viver believes that if the defense works against Borussia Dortmund today, Gloria can return from Germany unbeaten.
“It is a dream to have 10 points after the first 7 stages. Any match is difficult to win in the Champions League and even more so away from home. We know the value of the opponent and I hope that our defense will be solid. I trust the team that it can constantly evolve and thus achieve a positive result in Dortmund,” Gloria Bistrita's coach Carlos Viver told the EHF website.
A possible first “7” for Gloria Bistrita: De Arruda, Kerekes, Delgado, Nusser, Arcos, Seraficeanu, Ostase.
Henk Groener, coach of Borussia Dortmund: “We have to give everything defensively!”
After the competition round, Borussia Dortmund is in 7th place in the group, with 4 points, but the German team has a chance to grab the play off places, being tied in the ranking with Storhamar and Debrecen.
Between the two matches with Bistrita, Borussia won the championship in Neckarsulm with 36-24, a match in which Alina Grijseels scored 10 goals.
For today's match in the Champions League, the betting houses give Gloria Bistrita the favorite with a rate of 1.42-1.55, while Borussia is rated with 2.95-3.45.
“I knew that Gloria Bistrita is a strong team, but I was surprised that they managed to beat Esbjerg. For today's return, we have to focus on the quality of the passes, on controlling the ball and give everything defensively. Only by playing like this, we can have a chance to win,” said the coach of the German team, Henk Groener.
A first “7” likely for Borussia Dortmund: Wachter, Berland, Nestaker, Grijseels, Lassource, Vollebregt, Kaia Kamp.
