Romanian men’s handball champion Dynamo Bucharest lost to Germany’s Magdeburg 30-28 (16-16) in the first match of the 2022-2023 Champions League Group A season.

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In the multifunctional hall in Bucharest, the main scorers of Dynamo were Ante Kuduz (6), Stanislav Kasparek and Andriy Akymenko – 5 each. Omar Ingi Magnusson scored for the guests – 7.

Champions League, results of the first stage of group A

HC Zagreb vs. GOG 27-31

Dynamo – Magdeburg 28-30

Veszprém – PSG 36-34

Wisla Plock – FC Porto / Thursday, 21:45 (update.

In the next stage, on September 22, Bucharest “Dynamo” will play on the road against the Danes from GOG.

Only the top two in each group go directly to the quarter-finals, with the teams finishing 3-6 playing play-off matches on 22 and 30 March 2023, followed by the quarter-finals on 10 and 18 May, respectively Final Four tournament, in Cologne June 17-18.

FC “Barcelona” is the owner of the trophy. Dinamo Bucharest did not pass the group stage in the previous season, writes News.ro.