The Füchse Berlin go into the top game of the handball Bundesliga with respect, but also with self-confidence.
On Sunday, the Berliners will receive the German champions THW Kiel in the Max-Schmeling-Halle (2 p.m. / Sky).
“They are the maximum in the league that you can measure yourself against and the next bigger hurdle.
For that we need a top performance in all parts of the team, ”said coach Jaron Siewert on Friday.
Berlin - The hall will be fully occupied with 3800 people for the first time under the Corona requirements.
The foxes are third in the table, Kiel is one place in front of them.
Both teams have won all their games in the league so far.
“We were able to gain a lot of confidence recently,” said Siewert.
Playmaker Jacob Holm also sees his team on the right track.
"This series is of course nice, we are currently playing very good handball," said the Dane.
The home game against Kiel could therefore be trend-setting for the Füchse.
Success could “release a lot of energy”, according to the Füchse coach.
The desire is therefore great.
"You play against the best players in the world, you don't need any extra motivation," said Holm.
The Berliners are also looking at a Champions League place.
“So it will be interesting to see where we stand against Kiel.
This is exactly the right opponent to fight for a place in the Champions League, ”said Holm.
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Kiel want to bring home three against Hannover 96
The list of injuries at the second division football team Holstein Kiel is getting shorter.
As coach Ole Werner said on Thursday, the last ailing Stefan Thesker, Steven Skrzybski and Julian Korb could be back in the squad in the home game against Hannover 96 on Saturday (1.30 p.m. / Sky).
This also applies to Fiete Arp, who has been sick in the past few days.
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However, who can play on Sunday is still open.
“We now had two games that took a lot of energy and left their reels on the players.
It feels like the rhythm is really hard at the moment, ”said Siewert.
Marian Michalczik, who last lacked fluid in his knee, will probably be able to participate again.
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