Article by Costi Prună, David Istrate – Published on Sunday, January 25, 2026, 4:50 p.m. / Updated on Sunday, January 25, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
Gloria Bistrita meets Gyor today, in the 11th stage of the Champions League. The match started at 17:00 in TeraPlast Arena and is broadcast liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on Prima Sport 3 and Digi Sport 2.
Gloria Bistrita lost both matches this year in the Champions League, with Buducnost (24-28) and at Esbjerg (28-32)and with 12 points is on the 4th place in the ranking.
LIVE » Gloria Bistrița – Gyor, in the 11th stage of the Champions League 0-1
Start of match in TeraPlast Arena. The European champion has the first possession
Even though in the round match, Gyor clearly won 33 -18the coach of Bistrița, Carlos Viver, hopes that his team can achieve a historic result in front of their own supporters.
In today's match, 27-year-old Swedish Matilda Forsberg will make her debut at Gloria Bistrita. The Scandinavian plays on the far right and was transferred as an emergency from Savenhof after Sonia Seraficeanu became unavailable due to a muscle tear.
Carlos Viver, before Gloria Bistrita – Gyor: “We will play as well as we can!”
At the betting houses, Gloria Bistrita has a second chance and is rated at 8.00-9.25, while the European champion has a rate of 1.08-1.11.
“To play against Gyor is to play against probably the best team in the world. Gyor is coming off a bad result in the Champions League against Debrecen, and that has certainly put them on alert, and I think they will play at full speed with us.
Carlos Viver, coach of Gloria Bistrita. Photo: Facebook
We will play as well as we can and try to give our fans a big win, even though we know that Györ is the most difficult opponent,” coach Carlos Viver told the EHF website.
A first “7” probably for Gloria Bistrita: Arruda, Gutierrez, Delgado, Nusser, Arcos, Forsberg, Ostase.
Kristina Jorgensen: “It's always difficult to play in Romania!”
Gyor is in first place in the group with 18 points, but in the last stage suffered its first defeat of the competition, 30-31 against Debrecen.
Before the 11th round, the European champion had the best attack in the Champions League, with 339 goals scored, but also the best defense, 258 goals conceded.
For today's match with Gloria Bistrita, Gyor's coach, the Swede Per Johansson, has staff problems.
In addition to the lack of a professional pivot, Gyor will not have the Danish Helena Hageso Elver, who was injured on Tuesday in the championship match with Debrecen (39-22). Elver sprained his left elbow and will be gone for about two months.
Helena Elver sprained her left elbow. Photo: Capture mediaklikk.hu
“We know that Bistrita has a lot of quality in the team with very strong players. It is always difficult to play away in Romania and we know that the atmosphere will be great with many people in the arena.
Gloria Bistrita is always strong at home, so we are preparing for a difficult match. We want to take a step forward from our last match in the Champions League and we want to win,” said Denmark's Kristina Jorgensen.
A likely first “7” for Gyor: Sako, Van Wetering, Kristiansen, De Paula, Housheer, Hagman, Dulfer.
Champions League group A standings
Photo: Flashscore.ro
