The handball players of the THW Kiel are facing important days: After the 32:32 on Wednesday in the Champions League against the Hungarian champion Pick Szeged, the German record champions will have the Bundesliga top game on Sunday (2 p.m. / Sky) against the no-loss leader SC Magdeburg on the program.
One now has to "concentrate, work and fight together", demanded THW trainer Filip Jicha, who is also very worried:
Kiel - "I'm slowly running out of players."
It has not yet been determined whether the backcourt players Sander Sagosen and Steffen Weinhold will be released from their corona quarantine by Sunday.
In addition, the regular goalkeeper fell out during the game against Szeged: “Niklas Landin had indicated to me early on that he had a muscular injury and could no longer sprint into the goal.
That's why he couldn't play anymore, ”reported Jicha.
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Handball Bundesliga club HSV Hamburg goes into the DHB Cup game on Wednesday (7 p.m. / Sky) without any great illusions.
Opponents of the North Germans in the local Barclays Arena are the Füchse Berlin.
The capitals travel to Hamburg as the Bundesliga club that has not yet been defeated this season and are clear favorites.
HSV Hamburg outsider in the cup duel with Füchsen Berlin
Füchse Berlin want to continue the winning streak against Erlangen
After the perfect start to the season with four wins in four games in the handball Bundesliga, the Füchse Berlin want to expand their winning streak on Sunday in the home game against HC Erlangen (4 p.m. / Sky).
Sports director Stefan Kretzschmar expects a tough task.
“An extremely difficult game awaits us.
You play a very robust and strong defense that goes to work uncompromisingly.
Füchse Berlin want to continue the winning streak against Erlangen
These are not good prerequisites for the top duel with the strong league leader from Magdeburg.
In the event of a defeat, the gap between the “Zebras” and the SCM would grow to four points.
The Kiel camp was not satisfied with the division of points in the premier class: "Even if we faced a great team with Szeged, we should have brought this game home," said backcourt player Nikola Bilyk with a view to a seven-goal lead in the middle of the second half.
And coach Jicha complained: “That was not the way we want to play and work.
We had everything in our hands, the hall helped us tremendously, and then we threw it away again. ”Dpa
