SC Magdeburg gets the Champions League crown: 32:26 against foxes!

SC Magdeburg gets the Champions League crown: 32:26 against foxes!

An exciting handball fairy tale ended in Cologne last weekend: SC Magdeburg crowned itself with a 32:26 win over the Foxes Berlin to the Champions League winner. In front of an impressive 20,047 fans in the Lanxess Arena, the team returned to the bitter defeat in the Bundesliga final, in which the foxes were able to win their first German championship. The joy of the third Champions League title (after 2002 and 2023) and the prize money of 300,000 euros was correspondingly large for the Magdeburgers. Bild have been able to averting for five years.

The course of the game was excited right from the start. The Foxes Berlin started the game better and were initially 5: 3. But the Magdeburgers, under the guidance of coach Bennet Wiegert, quickly found their rhythm. The team came back with a solid defensive and the goalkeeper Sergey Hernández, who showed numerous parades. They led 16:12 at halftime, and in the second round they further expanded their lead. The Frankfurter Allgemeine General newspaper With eight goals, the best thrower of the game was promoted, while the foxes, despite the return of Mathias Gidsel, made too many mistakes. Gidsel had received a red card in the semi -finals, but was able to play in the final, but could not help support his team decisively.

The trophy of the Champions League

The statistics behind this success speaks volumes: It is the ninth Champions League victory of a German team. Teams like THW Kiel and Flensburg won the title in front of Magdeburg. The trophy, a heavy beauty of environmentally friendly material, weighs 10 kilograms and measures an elegant height. This not only underlines the sporting, but also the ecological claim of the tournament. Kicker emphasizes that this finale was the third purely German Champions League final and only the second in the Cologne Arena.

Not only the fans were enthusiastic about the game. League President Uwe Schwenker and DHB President Andreas Michelmann also congratulated the Magdeburgers on their success. While the disappointment about another missed title chance was great in Berlin, coach Jaron Siewert pointed to the many mistakes of his players and emphasized the need to improve. Despite the defeat, he was proud of the season and the progress of his team.

summarized can be said: The SC Magdeburg not only took revenge, but also set a new milestone in handball history. The question that is now arising is whether the Foxes Berlin will be able to park their mistakes next time and hold the longed -for trophy in your hands - the anticipation for the coming season is certainly great!