The climax of the European season is around the corner, and the TruckScout24 EHF FINAL4 promises to bring plenty of excitement once again.
A total of 16 EHF Champions League trophies, split across three clubs, will be represented on court in LANXESS arena, as Barça, SC Magdeburg, THW Kiel and Aalborg battle to win the title. One side have the chance to win their 11th Champions League trophy. Another have the chance to take their first.
Three of the four teams have won trophies already this season, with Aalborg the exception, but that does not make the Danish team any less dangerous for their opponents.
Before one of the biggest handball parties of the year in Cologne, we look at which of the teams are in the best shape – although history has shown that means nothing when it comes to the EHF FINAL4.
4. THW Kiel
There has been a lot of uncertainty in THW Kiel’s season, but one thing is for certain: The German side are capable of just about anything. Few believed we would see the Zebras in Cologne when they were down by nine after the first leg of the quarter-final against Montpellier. But THW managed to turn things around.
With Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu returning from injury, Filip Jicha certainly has one more card up his sleeve, but coming up against Barça in the semi-final, his team look to be the underdogs. With the title in the Bundesliga now firmly out of reach, there is only one way Kiel can save their season: By winning the trophy in Cologne. And that is definitely motivation enough.
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