Article by Costi Prună – Published on Sunday, 08 February 2026, 16:37 / Updated on Sunday, 08 February 2026 16:38
CSM Bucharest plays today, in the Polyvalent Hall, against Brest, in the 12th round of the Women's Handball Champions League. The match will start at 17:00, liveTEXT on GSP.ro and televised on Prima Sport 2 and Digi Sport 2.
CSM Bucharest – Brest, live from 17:00
With 20 minutes left until the start, the warm-up of the two teams is in full swing. More than 2000 fans have already taken their seats in the multipurpose hall in the Capital.
With the appointment of Bojana Popovic as head coach, CSM Bucharest found its rhythm in the Champions League, where it won all 3 games played during the Montenegrin's tenure.
Today, CSM Bucharest will find out the real chances it has to qualify for the Final Four, because it meets Brest, the leader of the group, a team that is one of the main candidates for entering the semifinals.
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Even though in the tour match in Brest, the French team won 34-31, Bojana Popovic believes that today will be a balanced match, and the public can help the Romanian champion to win.
And the bookmakers confirm that the match will be balanced and for this reason the odds are extremely close. CSM Bucharest is rated 1.87-2.17, while Brest has a rating of 2.08-2.16.
“Both teams are strong, with similar goals. Brest has achieved better results in recent seasons, but we are also on a good path, building team spirit. We want to win in front of our fans,” said CSM coach Bojana Popovic.
A possible first “7” for CSM Bucharest: Moreschi, Friis, Jaukovic, Omoregie, Maslova, Ostergaard, Brnovic.
Brest has the biggest budget in the Champions League!
After 11 stages, Brest is in first place in the group, with 18 points obtained from 9 victories. Brest is the team with the biggest budget in the Champions League, around 8.5 million euros before taxes, and they have Russian star Anna Vyahhireva in their squad.
The right winger has scored 70 goals so far and, even if he will leave for Odense in the summer, he hopes to at least qualify for the Final Four with Brest.
Along with Vyakhireva, coach Raphael Tervel has at her disposal several high-class French players. Thanks to them, Brest practices handball at high speed and very efficiently, the team scoring 369 goals so far.
A probable first “7” for Brest: Depuiset, Tshimanga, Mairot, Nocandy, Vyakhireva, Coatanea, Foppa.
Another full weekend for Romanian handball
