Barcelona had no trouble with the second best EHF CL team from ASOBAL after the reigning champions, and won easily at home with 33:16.
33 – Barcelona (15 + 18): Sterbik; Víctor Tomás (-), Lazarov (8, 4p.), Sorhaindo (1), Entrerríos (3), Karabatic (5), Juanín (1) -siete inicial-, Viran Morros (-), Noddesbo (3), Ariño (2), Rutenka (2), Gurbindo (3), Sarmiento (3), Stranovsky (1), Balaguer (1) y Saric (p.s.).
16 – Naturhouse (8 + 8): Jorge Martínez; Pedro Rodriguez (3), Malburg (-), Angel Romero (-), Velasco (-), Thiagus (5), Angel Fernández (2), siete inicial, Tioumentsev (4), Luisfe Jiménez (-), Tolmos (1), Ramiro (1) y Gurutz Aguinagalde (p.s.).
BM Huesca bounced back from the two defeats in a row, and have won away at Cuenca with 27:24.
Scores: Guadalajara 39:29 Valladolid, Barcelona 33:16 La Rioja, Cuenca 24:27 BM Huesca, Granollers 29:25 BM Cangas, Villa de Aranda 31:32 Puerto Sagunto
STANDINGS:
1 FC Barcelona 30
2 Fraikin BM Granollers 22
3 BM. Huesca 21
4 Naturhouse La Rioja 20
5 BM Guadalajara 17
6 Frigoríficos Morrazo Cangas 16
7 Reale Ademar León 15
8 BM. Aragón 14
9 Helvetia Anaitasuna 13
10 Globalcaja C. Encantada 13
11 Juanfersa Grupo Fegar 13
12 Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto 12
13 Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil 9
14 Villa de Aranda Top Ribera 8
15 Cuatro Rayas Valladolid 8
16 Bidasoa Irún 5
