Barcelona Beat Zagreb to Remain the Only Team to Remain Undefeated in the EHF Champions League

Defending champions Barcelona (Barca, Spain) have set an unrivaled record by continuing their undefeated streak in the EHF Men’s Champions League.

Barcelona achieved their fifth consecutive win by defeating HC Zagreb (HC Zagreb, Croatia) 31-29 in the fifth round of Group B of the 2024/25 EHF Men’s Champions League held at the Zagreb Arena in Croatia on the 16th (local time).

With this, Barcelona secured 10 points and solidified their place at the top of Group B, remaining the only team to remain undefeated in the competition. 슬롯사이트 순위

On the other hand, Zagreb remained in 7th place in Group B with 1 win, 4 losses, and 2 points.

Barcelona showed a strong attack from the beginning of the game.

Dika Mem led the team’s scoring with 4 goals in the first 10 minutes, and Barcelona was ahead 10-6 after 10 minutes.

Barcelona continued to score steadily and widened the gap with Zagreb, increasing the lead to 8 points (17-9) in the 21st minute of the first half.

However, Zagreb gained a foothold to catch up with goals from Milos Kos and Filip Glavas in the last minutes of the first half.

The first half ended with Barcelona leading 19-14.

In the second half, Zagreb showed a marked change in defense and changed the flow of the game.

Zagreb quickly closed the gap to 2 goals (21-19) in the beginning of the second half, but Barcelona goalkeeper Emil Nielsen blocked Glavas’ fast attack, putting an end to Zagreb’s momentum.

Nielsen contributed significantly to the team’s victory by making several crucial saves throughout the game.

Barcelona widened the gap again after the second half with stable play, and thanks to the performances of Petar Cikusa and Melvyn Richardson, they went ahead by 6 points, 29-23.