SC Magdeburg celebrated with a dramatic victory in the Champions League!

On December 26, 2024, the home game of SC Magdeburg against HC Erlangen was canceled due to the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg. This decision was made in coordination with both teams. Numerous grief events and meetings have been announced in the coming days. The new date for the encounter is not yet clear, as Handball-Welt reported.

In other games of the handball Bundesliga, the teams had to play exciting games. The TBV Lemgo lost on the 2nd Christmas holiday against THW Kiel with 22:23, with one goal from the Lemgoer being whistled to draw. The Rhein-Neckar Löwen, on the other hand, were able to prevail against HSG Wetzlar with 32:27, while HSV Hamburg defeated THSV Eisenach with 32:31. Marko Grgic scored the decisive goal after the regular playing time.

a sad incident and sporty triumph

The SC Magdeburg recently had a significant success: the association won the Champions League 2023 in a dramatic final against Industria Kielce in Cologne. The game ended with 30:29 after extra time, whereby the game had to be interrupted for 13 minutes due to a tragic incident. A Polish journalist collapsed in the stands and later died in the hospital. At that time, Magdeburg was 20:22 behind.

Nevertheless, SC Magdeburg managed to turn the game. The association managed to dismantle the gap that was still 1:15 p.m. at halftime and took the lead four minutes before the end with 25:24. In the end, SC Magdeburg prevailed in the extension. Kay Smits was the best thrower for Magdeburg with eight goals, followed by Gisli Kristjansson, who scored six goals despite the shoulder injury. This success was particularly important for the coach Bennet Wiegert because he was already a player in the team in 2002 when the club won the Champions League for the first time.

The championship in the premier class brings SC Magdeburg a success bonus of one million euros. This victory marks the fourth coronation of the association in the highest European club competition after the European League 2021 and the German Championship 2022 were won. Magdeburg had prevailed in the semifinals with 40:39 against Barcelona, ​​while Kielce continued to be waiting for the second victory in the Champions League after the club had already lost the final in 2016, like Welt informed.