Gloria Bistrita – Ikast, in the Champions League. The Romanians fight for the quarter-finals!
Article by Costi Prună – Published on Saturday, 28 March 2026, 19:00 / Updated on Saturday, 28 March 2026 19:02
Gloria Bistrita is playing today in the Teraplast Arena the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. The game started at 19:00 and is broadcast liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on Digi Sport and Prima Sport.
Gloria Bistrița has one more step to take to get into the first 8 formations of the continent.
LIVE. Gloria Bistrita – Ikast 1-0
After the victory in the round leg from Ikast, score 35-34, the formation prepared by the Spaniard Carlos Viver became the favorite to qualify for the quarterfinals.
The betting houses rated Bistrita with 1.48-1.63, while Ikast has a rate of 2.54-3.25.
Gloria's top scorer Delgado sa Pinto, with 91 Champions League goals, will play in today's match as she has not been suspended by the EHF following her disqualification in the tour match.
“After the tour win, we took a step forward for qualification, but I think the chances are still 50:50. Ikast showed their potential as a team in the first half and we struggled to block their counterattacks. Ikast is a very tough team defensively and it's important not to lose our composure in attack. I hope our fans will help us and qualify for the next round,” he told the website EHF, coach Carlos Viver.
A possible first “7” for Gloria Bistrita: Arruda, Kerekes, Delgado, Nusser, Arcos, Seraficeanu, Ostase.
Claus Mogensen: “It will be a fantastic atmosphere!”
Even though he lost the round leg on home soil, Ikast comes to Bistrita to turn the fate of the qualification in his favor.
In this Champions League season, Ikast won 4 away matches out of 7 played. The Danish formation won in Brest, Krim, Sola and Podravka.
Ikast played midweek in the championship and won in Aalborg 39-34.
Whoever qualifies in the quarter-finals between Bistrita and Ikast will play in the quarter-finals with Brest.
“The second leg in Bistrita promises to be a very exciting matchup, where everything is on the line after the close match in Ikast. When two teams meet again, so soon, we certainly have a lot to learn from it. We are looking forward to the match and expect a fantastic atmosphere in the Teraplast Arena for the decisive meeting,” said Ikast coach Claus Mogensen.
A likely first '7' for Ikast: Idehn, Van Vliet, Roberts, Lindqvist, Skogrand, Brand, Hogeseth.
