Magdeburg Stuns Barcelona After Late Comeback and Red Card Drama
SC Magdeburg will play in “Deutches finale” at EHF Final4 2025 in Cologne. German vice-champions and EHF CL 2023 winners beat FC Barcelona 31:30 (18:18) after great battle.
Barcelona held the lead for most of the match, at one point by four goals (16:12). Nikola Portner sparked his team with several saves at the beginning of the second half, and the turnaround came in the 48th minute when Magdeburg took the lead at 26:25. By the end, three Barcelona players had received red cards, and Hornke scored the winning goal in the final seconds…
FC Barcelona – SC Magdeburg 30:31 (18:18)
FC Barcelona: Nielsen (12 saves), Gerard; Carlsbogard 2, Mem 8, Arino 3, Wanne, Janc, N’Guessan 5, Gomez 2, Petrus, Makuc 3, Palomino, Richardson 4, Frade 2, P. Cikusa, Rodriguez
SC Magdeburg: Hernandez (1 save), Portner (8 saves); Claar 3, Zechel, Kristjansson 1, Pettersson, Magnusson 11, Serradilla, Hornke 7, Weber, Lagergren 4, Mertens 2, Saugstrup 2, O’Sullivan, Damgaard, Bergendahl 1
