FC Barcelona Lassa came a step closer to winning the Preliminary Group in EHF Champions League which gives direct place to quarter-final this season. Xavi Pascual boys beat PICK Szeged 30:25 (19:14) in front of 4.500 fans at “Blaugrana” hall.
30. FC Barcelona (19+11): Pérez de Vargas; Víctor Tomás (3), Gurbindo (-), Raúl Entrerríos (4), Sorhaindo (2), Viran Morros (-), Sigurdsson (5), Jallouz (6), Lazarov (6, 4p), Syprzak (1), Noddesbo (1), Sarmiento (2) y Jicha (-).
25. Pick Szeged (14+11): Sierra (Wyszomirski, m.31 a 60); Prodanovic (1), Ancsin (1), Zubai (1), Bombac (6, 3p), Ilyés (4), Kallman (4), Mindegia (2), Blazevic (-), Curuvija (-), Thiagus Petrus (-), Balogh (2), García Robledo (-), García Parrondo (-) y Vranjes (4).
However, Barca have to win three of four points in the last two matches in Kristianstad and against Rhein Neckar Lowen at home to come ahead Vive Tauron Kielce, the team who is better in direct encounter.
STANDINGS:
| 1. FC Barcelona Lassa | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 366 | : | 328 | (38) | 19 |
| 2. KS Vive Tauron Kielce | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 366 | : | 346 | (20) | 17 |
| 3. Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 325 | : | 307 | (18) | 15 |
| 4. MOL-Pick Szeged | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 349 | : | 332 | (17) | 15 |
| 5. HC Vardar | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 351 | : | 318 | (33) | 14 |
| 6. Montpellier HB | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 319 | : | 347 | (-28) | 7 |
| 7. IFK Kristianstad | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 355 | : | 385 | (-30) | 5 |
| 8. KIF Kolding Kobenhavn | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 307 | : | 375 | (-68) | 4 |
