​CSM Bucharest finished second in Group A of the Women’s Handball Champions League, losing 28-26 at the home of Ljubljana Crimea in the final stages.

CSM Bucharest, a duel with Esbjerg or Brest in the quarter-finals of the Champions League

The Tigers needed a win in Slovenia, but they only led late in the first and early in the second half.

The main scorers of the game were Stanko and Radichevich (7 goals each) for “Crimea” and Nyagu (6 goals) for “ChSM”, respectively.

Know:

• Directly qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition, CSM Bucharest will play against the winner between Esbjerg and Brest Bretagne.

• Sunday’s success saw Crimea Ljubljana move up to 5th in Group A and will face Rapid Bucharest in the quarter-finals. The winner will face Vipers Kristiansand (the trophy holder) in the quarterfinals.

• Kristina Njagu has reached 1015 goals scored in the Champions League and ranks 2nd in the all-time scoring list behind Anita Horbic (1016 goals).

• The final 4 of the tournament will be held in Budapest on June 3-4.

Champions League, quarter-finals

CSM Bucharest – Esbjerg / Brest Brittany

Metz – Future / Ferencvaros

Vipers Kristiansand vs Rapid Bucharest / Crimea Ljubljana

Gyor vs Odense / Storhamar.

Results recorded by CSM Bucharest in Group A

30-28 and 26-28 from Krym Ljubljana

33-26 and 30-30 with Brest Brittany Handball

28-28 and 27-25 with SG BBM Bietigheim

31-27 and 40-31 with Odense Handbold

40-25 and 35-26 from DHK Banik Most

29-35 and 27-24 with Vipers Kristiansand

30-24 and 33-29 with Ferencvaros.

Champions League, group A rating

1. Vipers Kristiansand (goal difference 456-373) 23 points

2. CSM Bucharest (439-386) 22

3. Odense Handbold (373-345) 16 (-1 match)

4. Ferencvaros (379-349) 13 (-1 match)

5. Crimea of ​​Ljubljana (399-405) 12

6. Brest Brittany (377-378) 12

7. SG BBM Bietigheim (432-388) 12

8. Banyk Most (347-578) 0.

In case of a tie, the tie-break is determined by the results of direct matches.