Difficult Champions League group for Magdeburg's handball team

Handball - Difficult Champions League group for Magdeburg's handball team

SC Magdeburg, the German Handball Masters, have drawn a challenging group in the Champions League. The team coached by Bennet Wiegert will face title defenders and record winners FC Barcelona from Spain, as well as the Danish champion Aalborg HB, who reached the final last season, in Group B. The draw took place on Thursday in Vienna.

SCM's opponents also include Industria Kielce (Poland), Pick Szeged (Hungary), HBC Nantes (France), HC Zagreb (Croatia), and Kolstad HB (Norway). As the second Bundesliga representative, the Füchse Berlin will face Wisla Plock (Poland), Telekom Veszprem (Hungary), Paris Saint-Germain (France), Fredericia HB (Denmark, newcomer to the King's League), Sporting Lissabon (Portugal), Eurofarm Pelister Bitola (North Macedonia), and Dinamo Bukarest (Romania) in Group A.

The women's team of HB Ludwigsburg, who reached the final in the previous season as SG BBM Bietigheim, will face title defenders Györ Eto KC from Hungary, Vipers Kristiansand from Norway, Danish clubs Team Esbjerg and Odense HB, Brest Bretagne HB from France, Rapid Bukarest from Romania, and Buducnost Podgorica from Montenegro in Group B.

The men start the new Champions League season on September 11 and 12, while the women begin on September 7 and 8.

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1. SC Magdeburg, hailing from Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, has a tough task ahead in the Champions League's Group B.
2. Besides FC Barcelona, the handball champions of Spain, and Aalborg HB from Denmark, who reached the final last season, SC Magdeburg will also compete against Austrian Handball clubs.
3. Industria Kielce from Poland and Pick Szeged from Hungary are part of Group B, making it a diverse and challenging group for SC Magdeburg.
4. Meanwhile, in Group A, Füchse Berlin, thefoxes of Germany, will face Wisla Plock from Poland and numerous other international teams.
5. The men's team of SC Magdeburg starts their new Champions League season on September 11 and 12, while the Frankfurt-based Women's team of HB Ludwigsburg begins on September 7 and 8.
6. HC Zagreb from Croatia, Kolstad HB from Norway, and Paris Saint-Germain from France are also part of Group A, creating a fierce competition for SC Magdeburg's fellow German team, Füchse Berlin.
7. In the women's side of the Champions League, HB Ludwigsburg will face Györ Eto KC from Hungary, Vipers Kristiansand from Norway, and several other prominent European handball clubs.
8. Title defenders Györ Eto KC, Vipers Kristiansand, as well as Danish clubs Team Esbjerg and Odense HB, make up Group B, challenging HB Ludwigsburg in the new Champions League season.
9. Brest Bretagne HB from France, Rapid Bukarest from Romania, and Buducnost Podgorica from Montenegro join this diverse group of opponents for HB Ludwigsburg in the Women's Champions League.
10. The Champions League draws for both men and women's teams took place in Vienna on a distinguished European Handball Federation platform.
11. Besides FC Barcelona, Scott repository Berlin also faces strong opponents, such as HBC Nantes from France, in the men's Champions League, demonstrating the international nature of the competition.

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