Article by Costi Prună – Published on Sunday, 11 January 2026, 17:01 / Updated on Sunday, 11 January 2026 17:03
CSM Bucharest is now playing in Denmark, with Odense, in the 9th stage of group B of the Champions League for women's handball. The game started at 17:00, it will be liveTEXT on GSP.ro and will be broadcast live on Prima Sport 2 and Digi Sport 2.
CSM Bucharest returns to the Champions League after the break caused by the World Championship and will play against the Danish champions, Odense. It will be the first official match for CSM Bucharest with coach Bojana Popovic on the bench.
In the last two games in the championship, won by CSM Bucharest with Zalău and CSM Târgu Jiu, Bojana Popovic sat in the stands, because she does not currently have a work permit for Romania.
LIVE » Odense – CSM Bucharest 3-0
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Min. 3: Odense scored once more and CSM failed to score so far
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Game start! Odense has the first attack and scores, and CSM missed the first attack
Before the match with Odense, CSM Bucharest is in 5th place in the group, with 8 points. Bojana Popovic believes that the team is ready for the match in Odense, after the 2 matches played in the championship, in which the Romanian champions found their rhythm.
“The long break has passed as far as the Champions League is concerned and we are all looking forward to new matches and challenges. The team worked well in training, and in two championship matches we tried to raise the level both individually and collectively. With Odense it will be a tough match, it will be played to the limit and we have to get what we want through a real fight,” said coach Bojana Popovic for the EHF website.
A possible first “7” for CSM Bucharest: Moreschi, Friis, Hansen, Omoregie, Maslova, Ostergaard, Pintea.
Althea Reinhardt returns to Odense!
Odense played excellently in the first part of the competition and are second in the group with 13 points obtained from 6 wins and a draw.
The team coached by Jakob Vestergaard is the favorite at the bookies with odds of 1.20-1.23, while CSM has odds of 5.33-6.20. In the round match from Bucharest, Odense won 36-30.
Before the match with CSM Bucharest, Odense lost the derby with Esbjerg in the championship on Tuesday, score 29-30. Goalkeeper Althea Reinhardt returned to Odense after a knee injury.
Coach Jakob Vestergaard is cautious before the return with CSM Bucharest and expects Bojana Popovic to come up with news in the expression of the Romanian champion.
“We are looking forward to playing European handball again and facing a world-class opponent. They have a new coach since last time, which gives us new things to look at and investigate, but they are still – as we know them – a strong, very physical team. We have to be careful defensively and stay compact,” said coach Jakob Vestergaard.
A first “7” probably for Odense: Reinhardt, Halilcevic, Rushfeldt Deila, Fauske, Leuchter, Aagot Hansen, Aardahl.
Group B standings, ahead of today's matches:
