Handball: The title dream is alive: Berlin in the semi-finals of the Champions League

After regular time it was 31:30 (17:15) for the capital club. The first leg was lost 34:35. The Foxes made things unnecessarily exciting in the second leg by giving up a six-goal lead.

SC Magdeburg can follow suit against Pick Szeged on Thursday and increase their chances of reaching the second all-German final in a row. The starting position is optimal after the 35:28 in the first leg. Last year the SCM won clearly against the foxes. The final round will take place on the 13th/14th. June in Cologne.

Performance drop shortly before the break

The hosts got off to a dream start and pulled away to 8:3. The fact that Gidsel and Co. subsequently made several missed throws was initially of little importance because goalkeeper Milosavljev was outstanding. The Serb made eight saves in the first half alone. In addition, DHB professional Tim Freihöfer converted five of his six seven meters. When Lasse Andersson failed to hit the empty goal at 17:11, the game turned and Veszprem scored four goals in a row.

After the break a crime thriller developed. The foxes can no longer score quick goals. Instead, huge gaps in the defense allowed the Hungarians to score easily. Because Gidsel turned up the heat, Berlin made it 27:24 nine minutes before the end of the game. Five minutes later it was 29:29. A few seconds before the end, the Berliners had the chance to make it 32:30, but Gidsel slipped and lost the ball. He then did better in the seven-meter throw.