Romanian women’s handball champion Rapid Bucureşti was decisively defeated by Esbjerg 35-30 (18-13) in the XI stage of Group B of the Champions League.

Rapid Bucharest in the Women’s Handball Champions LeaguePhoto: Klaus Fisker / AFP / Profimedia

Esbjerg vs. Rapid 35-30, in the Champions League

The team from Denmark controlled the game and even scored 11 goals after a poor start to the second half from Rapid. Carlos Weaver’s girls gradually closed the gap, but could not get anything from this trip.

Reystad (15 goals, Esbjerg) became the best scorer, and Gutierrez distinguished himself in Rapid (9 successes).

Know:

  • The next match of “Rapid” Bucharest will be played on January 22 at home against “Kastamon”.
  • Results obtained by Rapid in Group B: 31-27 with Lokomotiva Zagreb, 32-32 with Metz Handball, 33-26 with Kastamon Belediyesi GSK, 34-32 and 30-35 with Esbjerg, 30-30 and 39-29 with Future”, 27-25 and 36-29 with Storhamar, 30-32 and 30-27 with Gyor ETO.
  • The runner-up CSM Bucharest, who leads after 11 stages, also competes in Group A of the competition.
  • The Norwegian team Vipers Kristiansand owns the trophy.

Champions League, they previously played in Group B

Locomotive Zagreb – Gyor 16-27

Kastamonu – Storhamar 28-33

Metz Handball – Future 29-23

Team Esbjerg – Rapid Bucharest 35-30.

Champions League, standings of group B

1. Metz (goal difference 338-266) 19 points

2. Gyor (348-263) 18

3. Esbjerg (363-293) 16

4. Fast (352-324) 16

5. Future (291-318) 9

6. Storhamar (297-324) 6

7. Kastamonu (292-375) 3

8. Locomotive Zagreb (214-332) 1.

The top two teams in the first places will go directly to the quarter-finals, while the teams in 3-6 places will play in the play-off phase for the remaining 4 available places. The Final4 tournament will be held in Budapest on June 3-4.