Barça Crush Dinamo in Bucharest, Sporting Beat Szeged, Aarhus Stun Montpellier Again!
The fourth round of the EHF Champions League delivered convincing victories for Barça, Sporting CP, SAH Aarhus and GOG.
Spanish champions Barça dominated Dinamo Bucuresti 36:22 on Romanian soil, producing an outstanding defensive performance. Goalkeeper Sergey Hernández was one of the key figures with 16 saves, while Timothey N’Guessan led the scoring with six goals.
Sporting CP continued their impressive campaign with a 34:28 home victory over Pick Szeged. Francisco Costa was unstoppable with nine goals, supported by his brother Martim with five. Mario Šoštarić scored seven for the Hungarian side.
SAH Aarhus claimed another impressive victory against Montpellier, winning 38:30 in France after beating the same opponent 36:32 a week earlier. Andreas Rasmussen led the Danish attack with six goals, while Magnus Petersen contributed 16 saves.
GOG also celebrated a comfortable home victory, defeating IFK Kristianstad 39:30. Swiss international Manuel Zehnder stole the show with 11 goals, while Hjalte Lykke scored five and goalkeeper Frederik Møller Wolff made 12 saves.
Montpellier Handball – SAH Aarhus 30:38 (14:18)
Montpellier: Arthur Lenne 4, Lucas Guigon 4, Pol Valera 3, Hugo Monte 3, Kyllian Villeminot 2, Charles Bolzinger 2, Benjamin Richert 2, Rémi Desbonnet 2, Drevy Paschal 2, Zvonimir Srna 1, Jack Thurin 1, Agustín Casado 1, Matéo Caille 1, David Balaguer 1, Leo Plantin 1. Goalkeepers: Rémi Desbonnet 7 saves, Charles Bolzinger 3.
Aarhus: Andreas Rasmussen 6, Jóhan Hansen 5, Fredrik Olsson 5, Gustav Bruun 4, Emil Lærke 4, Jeppe Cieslak 4, Morten Dahlgaard 4, Kristján Kristjánsson 2, Kristian Bonefeld 2, Alexander Jensen 1, Kasper Kildelund 1. Goalkeeper: Magnus Petersen 16 saves.
Sporting CP – OTP Bank-Pick Szeged 34:28 (19:14)
Sporting: Francisco Costa 9, Martim Costa 5, Natan Suárez 4, Salvador Salvador 3, Mamadou Gassama 3, Diogo Branquinho 3, Carlos Álvarez 2, Orri Þorkelsson 2, Edney Silva 1, Jan Gurri 1, Christian Manojlović 1. Goalkeepers: André Kristensen 11 saves, Mohamed Aly 3.
Szeged: Mario Šoštarić 7, Máté Fazekas 4, Magnus Rød 4, Dmytro Horiha 3, Miklós Rosta 3, Péter Lukács 2, Marin Jelinić 2, Sebastian Frimmel 2, Borut Mačkovšek 1. Goalkeeper: Nikola Portner 12 saves.
Dinamo Bucuresti – Barça 22:36 (11:20)
Dinamo: Andrei Buzle 4, Miguel Martins 4, Lan Grbić 3, Branko Vujović 2, Mads Lenbroch 2, Andrii Akimenko 2, Andrej Pergel 1, Pedro Veitia 1, Alex Pascual 1, Andraž Makuc 1, Haniel Langaro 1. Goalkeepers: Ionuț Iancu 7 saves, Samir Bellahcene 2.
Barça: Timothey N’Guessan 6, Dika Mem 5, Ian Barrufet 5, Ludovic Fabregas 4, Daniel Fernández 3, Janus Smárason 2, Jonathan Carlsbogård 2, Luís Frade 2, Petar Cikuša 2, Djordje Cikuša 1, Aleix Gómez 1, Sergey Hernández 1, Oscar Grau 1, Seif Elderaa 1. Goalkeeper: Sergey Hernández 16 saves.
GOG – IFK Kristianstad 39:30 (22:17)
GOG: Manuel Zehnder 11, Hjalte Lykke 5, Olí Mittún 4, Andreas Magaard 3, Oskar Møller Jakobsen 3, Isak Persson 3, Emil Oxenvad Tonnesen 3, Nicolai Nygaard Pedersen 2, Lasse Vilhelmsen 2, Lucas Pellas 1, Frederik Nygård Jespersen 1, Emil Darling Sørensen 1. Goalkeepers: Frederik Møller Wolff 12 saves, Kevin Møller 1.
Kristianstad: Einar Bragi Aðalsteinsson 7, Isaac Biel Nielsen 5, William Höghielm 3, Liam Kjellman 3, Emil Frend-Öfors 3, Albin Selin 3, Anton Hallbäck 2, Niko Petrović 2, Andri Erlingsson 2. Goalkeepers: Alexander Skoog 6 saves, Hayder Al-Khafadji 4.
