Romanian women’s handball champions Rapid Bucharest scored a fine 34-32 victory over Denmark’s Esbjerg in Champions League Group B in Mioveni.

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Korsos and Grozav became the main scorers in Rapid (both 5 goals each), and Reistad (9 successes) stood out in the Esbjerg team.

Champions League, results of the fourth stage of group B

Rapid Bucharest – Esbjerg 34-32

Storhamar – Kastamonu 31-29

Future – Mets 28-36

Gyor ETO – Lokomotiva Zagreb / ​​Sunday, from 17:00.

Champions League, standings of group B

In the first games of Group B, the champion of Romania won 31-27 against Lokomotiv Zagreb, 32-32 against Metz Handball and 33-26 against Kastamonu Belediyesi HSK.

1. Metz (goal difference 127-106) 7 points

2. Rapid Bucharest (130-117) 7

3. Gyor (99-82) 4 (-1 match)

4. Team Esbjerg (124-113) 4

5. Storhamar (115-108) 4

6. Future (116-115) 4

7. Lokomotiv Zagreb (64-93) 0 (-1 match)

8. Kastamonu (107-148) 0.

Rapid Bucharest will play their next match away against Buduchnost on October 15.

Vice-champion CSM Bucharest also competes in Group A of the competition.

The Norwegian team Vipers Kristiansand owns the trophy.