LIVE. Brest – Gloria Bistrita, for a place in the Final Four of the Champions League in women's handball
Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Sunday, April 26, 2026, 10:45 / Updated Sunday, April 26, 2026 10:52
Sunday is an extremely important day for Romanian women's handball, at the end of which our country can send two teams to the Final Four of the Champions League. From 19:00, in France, the current leader of the “League of Flowers”, Gloria Bistrița, fights for the aces in front of those from Brest. The return match from the quarter-finals will be broadcast in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro and on TV on Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1.
LIVE from 19:00 » Brest – Gloria Bistrita
Gloria Bistrita leaves with a second chance before the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The Romanians lost by a margin at home, and everything will be decided in the duel in the Hexagon, where the hosts are seen as favorites. Brest has a rate of 1.53 for the victory, while the Romanians were rated with 3.10 for success in France.
Even so, the duel is open to any outcome. For Gloria, qualifying for the Final Four in Budapest would be a success for the first time in history. “We will try to do the impossible to get the qualification”, promised the coach of the Romanians, Carlos Viver.
The Budapest Final Four will take place on the weekend of June 6-7. The draw is scheduled for April 27.
We know the first two qualified teams in the Final Four in Budapest
Gyor (Hungary) and Metz (France) are the first qualified teams in the Final 4 Women's Handball Champions League.
Per Johannson's students also put on a show in the return game and conceded only 8 goals in the first 30 minutes. Gyor's players did not take their foot off the accelerator even in the second half and won 40-25, easily qualifying for the semi-finals of the Champions League with an overall score of 76-53 in front of Odense.
Ferencvaros failed to be the second team from Hungary to qualify for the Final 4 of the Champions League. In the round, at home, the Hungarians settled for a draw against Metz: 31-31. On the return, Metz prevailed 31-28 and qualified in the aces box.
