FC Barcelona Lassa convincingly beat IFK Kristianstad for the second time this year. After 44:25 in Kristianstad, the Spanish champions smashed Swedish 43:26 at “Blaugrana” to come only a point ahead of the first position at the end of Preliminary phase of the VELUX EHF Champions League which will lead directly to quarter-finals.
43 – Barcelona: Pérez de Vargas; Tomás (4), R. EntrerrÃos (3), Ariño (2), Thiagus Petrus, Mem (4), Fabregas (1); Andersson (3), N’Guessan (3), Aleix Gómez (6), Syprzak (6), Dolenec (4, 2p.), Duarte (2), Ilic (5).
26 – Kristianstad: Larsson (Kappelin; Hallen, Nilsen (2), Canelles (3), Arnarsson (4), Gudmundsson (3), Halen (5), Einarsson (2), Chrintz (3p), Freiman, Hansson (1) ), Ehn and Nyfjall (3).
STANDING:
| 1. | Barcelona | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 420:338 | 20 | |
| 2. | Telekom Veszprem | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 346:327 | 16 | |
| 3. | Vardar | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 341:333 | 15 | |
| 4. | Vive Kielce | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 375:364 | 14 | |
| 5. | Rhein-Neckar | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 363:351 | 12 | |
| 6. | Meshkov Brest | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 327:368 | 7 | |
| 7. | Montpellier | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 322:345 | 7 | |
| 8. | Kristianstad | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 343:411 | 5 |
