FC Barcelona are now just two steps ahead of repeating the last season’s success – winning the Preliminary Round which means direct placement at VELUX EHF Champions League quarter-final! Barca beat SG Flensburg 26:23 (14:12) at “Blaugrana”, where two goalkeepers Perez de Vargas and Moller were in good mood.
Team of Xavi Pascual had control over the result during the whole match. Valero Rivera Folsch netted four goals as the TOP scorer of the winning team, while 13 Barca’s player put themselves on goalscorer’s list. On the other side, Bogdan Radivojevic netted six.
Two more challenges are ahead of Spanish champions. They have to stay undefeated or to win three of four points in Kiel and against Orlen Wisla Plock in the last match at home.
FC Barcelona – SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26:23 (14:12)
FC Barcelona: Pérez de Vargas (21 saves) – Tomás (2), Sorhaindo (2), Andersson (2), Arino (3), N´Guessan (1), Syprzak (1), Mem (2), Morros, Jicha (1), Jallouz (3), Lazarov (2/1), Rivera (4/3), Entrerrios (2), Nøddesbo (1)
SG Flensburg-Handewitt: Andersson (), Møller (23 saves) – Eggert (3/2), Glandorf (1), Svan (1), Wanne (3), Djordjic (2), Heinl, Zachariassen (1), Toft Hansen (2), Gottfridsson (1), Lauge (2), Klein, Breitenfeldt, Mahé (1), Radivojevic (6)
STANDINGS:
| 1. FC Barcelona Lassa | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 350 | : | 299 | (51) | 22 |
| 2. Paris Saint-Germain Handba… | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 380 | : | 334 | (46) | 20 |
| 3. Telekom Veszprém | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 319 | : | 310 | (9) | 14 |
| 4. SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 297 | : | 282 | (15) | 11 |
| 4. THW Kiel | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 302 | : | 307 | (-5) | 11 |
| 6. Orlen Wisla Plock | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 314 | : | 336 | (-22) | 8 |
| 7. Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 303 | : | 338 | (-35) | 6 |
| 8. Kadetten Schaffhausen | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 285 | : | 344 | (-59) | 2 |
