EHF CL 24/25 OPENERS: Strong Barca and Aalborg – Sporting CP beat Wisla Plock
Four opening matches of the EHF Champions League season 2024/2025 have been player all around Europe. Reigning EHF CL winners Barcelona have been strong in Norwegian city of Trondheim in the first-ever encounter with domestic champion Kolstad 35:30.
30 – Kolstad (13+17): Bergerud; Sagosen (2), Aalberg (3), Lyse (5), Johansson (3), Sondena (6), Gudjonsson (1), Johnsen (6), Óskarsson (1), Hald, Jeppsson (3), Eck Aga y Hernes.
35 – Barça (20+15): Nielsen (Pérez de Vargas, p.s); Mem (6), Ariño (3), Richardson (5, 1p), Carlsbogard (1), Aleix Gómez (3), Frade (5), N’guessan (4), Janc (2), Ortega (1), Petar Cikusa (1) y Javi Rodríguez (4).
Danish champions Aalborg had fantastic second half against HBC Nantes with 22 scored goals and Thomas Arnoldsen in perfect shape – 11 from 11.
Aalborg Håndbold – HBC Nantes 38-31 (16-17)
Aalborg Håndbold: Thomas Arnoldsen 11, Sebastian Barthold 6, Jack Thurin 6, Felix Möller 4, Aleks Vlah 4, Simon Hald 3, Miguel Martins 2, Kristian Bjørnsen 1, Marinus Munk 1
HBC Nantes: Valero Rivera Folch 7, Thibaud Briet 5, Aymeric Minne 4, Ayoub Abdi 4, Marko Milosavljevic 3, Kauldi Odriozola Yeregui 3, Lucas De la Breteche 2, Noam Leopold 2, Theo Avelange Demouge 1
PSG Handball beat RK Eurofarm Pelister 31:29, while Sporting CP won important battle against Orlen Wisla Plock 34:29.
