Four Slovenes are hunting for European fame in Cologne, who will look forward?

We will get the last European champion among the collective industries with the handball players. In the final tournament EHF Champions League In Cologne, today’s semi -final steam füchse Berlin – Nantes (15) and Barcelona – Magdeburg (18). For the finals that will be on Sunday at 6pm and on which Will they judge Bojan Lah and David juicethey will run Four Slovenian Legionnaires: Deadline and Matthew Gaber are members of Nantes, the title will defend Barcelonina ASA Blaž Janc and Domen Makuc.

The sold -sold Lanxess Arena, the European Handball Temple, will be hosted for the sixteenth time in a row. Even in the last ten years, Slovenes have been very successful. In 2016, on handball Mt. Blanc stepped Uroš Zorman With Kielce, in 2018 Vid Kavtičnik With Montpellier, in 2019 Stash Skube with Vardar, in 2020 Miha Zarabec With Kiel, in 2021 Jure DolenecJanc and Makuc with Barcelona, ​​the latter also in 2022. In 2023 he celebrated with Magdeburg Marko Bezjak And last year again Janc and Makuc when Barcelona chased Aalborg with 30:29 Alex Vlach.

Matej Gaber is on F4 for the first time. Photo: Marko Vanovšek

This year, unlike last seasons, Barcelona is not considered to be Barcelona, ​​bookmakers attribute the most options to Berlin, who became German champion days ago. In the fox jersey, the best player of recent years shines Mathias gidsela lot of credit for the title also has a Celje legend Dejan Perićwho is a goalkeeper coach and has brushed out an excellent compatriot Dejana Milosavljev.

Domen Makuc was looking forward to the trophy. Photo: FCB

The team from the German capital will be a favorite against Nantes, who will perform for the third time at F4 and want to play in the finals for the second time after lost in 2018 with Montpellier. Nantes won second place in France for PSG, eliminating Polish champion Wisla Plock in Play-Off. He missed the rid of the season and scored eight goals, Gaber has defense tasks and has scored four times. The top scorers of the team are otherwise Aymeric Minne and Valero Rivera.

Bojan Lah and David Sok will judge the finals. Photo: EHF

Outstanding Accounts

The second semi-finals will be a repeat of the spectacular semi-finals from 2023, when Magdeburg defeated Barcelona with Bezjak after performing 7-meter and then chased Kiel in the finals and looked forward to the fourth laurel. Barcelona wants to conquer the record thirteenth, but this season is not as dominant as in the past.

In group work is the band Carlosa Ortega suffered two defeats and drew twice, suffering against Pick Szeged in the quarterfinals. Janc has collected 33 goals, Makuc 29, the leading shooters are Dika meme, Luís Frade and Melvyn Richardson S 64.