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Barça has played a dream match in the classic against THW Kiel (30-18) in a true defensive exhibition by the blue-and-red, supported by a stratospheric performance by goalkeeper Emil Nielsen -author of 15 saves and 46.88% effectiveness- which allows Carlos Ortega's pupils to secure a new presence in the final round in Cologne. The Catalans will fight tomorrow (18:00 hours) to regain the European throne and win their twelfth continental title against Aalborg Handbold, who surprised the current European champion, SC Magdeburg, in the first semi-final (26-28). The Lanxess Arena will witness a rematch of the 2020/2021 Champions campaign when the blue-and-red lifted the trophy with a solid victory over the Danes (36-23).
The blue-and-red team has managed to stop the offensive machinery of THW Kiel -only 18 goals conceded in 60 minutes- thanks to the best duo of goalkeepers in the old continent. The alien Nielsen's show has been joined, in the final stretch, by the contribution of Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas who, in a few minutes, has closed the curtain (5/6 interventions and 83.33%) at the culé group party. The leadership of Dika Mem, the speed of Ariño and the audacity of Petar Cikusa in his first Final4 (4/5 goals) have taken center stage in a choral performance in which all the called-up players have enjoyed minutes. Barça has lived the anomaly of enjoying a comfortable semifinal at the Lanxess Arena, stopping any hint of a comeback attempt by the Germans and focused on being only 60 minutes away from reigning again in Europe.
Una lesión apartó a Domen Makuc de las pistas durante 9 meses pero el jugón del @FCBhandbol llegó a tiempo a Colonia😎
— Liga Plenitude (@ASOBAL) June 8, 2024
💪🏽 Un año muy duro pero mismo objetivo: Final4
👽 Nielsen es de otro mundo
🚧 Los porteros que paran dan confianza
😍 No esperaba estar en la F4 pic.twitter.com/8wU1bM7iaN
🔥 Conocemos las sensaciones de @timoute19 tras la exhibición del @FCBhandbol en semifinales de @ehfcl
— Liga Plenitude (@ASOBAL) June 8, 2024
👀 “No ha sido fácil, la portería ha estado excepcional. Aún no hemos hecho nada”
💭 “Toda mi vida he soñado con estar en la Final4”
🙌🏽 “Estamos donde queríamos estar” pic.twitter.com/y1065CR5BB
