Thriller: Magdeburg remains in the tournament

The current HBL leabers from Magdeburg moved through a 36:35 (21:19) against Sporting Lisbon into the round of the last eight, in the first leg both clubs had separated 29:29.

The Füchse Berlin and the TBV Lemgo Lippe differed on Tuesday.

But in turn…

Only Magdeburg can maintain the golden balance sheet

Magdeburg has difficult for a long time against the Portuguese league leader, Lukas Mertens first achieved the winner for 15 seconds. But superior actor was Omar Ingi Magnusson with ten goals. Opponents in the quarterfinals (April 26/3 May) is the French Topclub HBC Nantes, the previous year’s finalist Berlin turned off.

The Berliner documents meanwhile Nantes in the Max-Schmeling Hall with 30:33 (15:14) and separated after 24:25 in the first leg. Berlin would have needed a victory with two hits for the Champions League finalists from 2018 and was still in the target until 25: 23 leadership, but afterwards lost the thread.

For Cup winner Lemgo was the 28:28 (13:12) at Wisla Plock from Poland too little. The team of coach Florian Kehrmann had lost the first leg with 28:31.

Last season, three German teams had reached the semi-finals, in the past 17 editions of the competition, the winner did not come from Germany only once.