SC Magdeburg crowns the Champions League winner in Cologne!

SC Magdeburg crowns the Champions League winner in Cologne!

Köln, Deutschland - The handball highlight of the year took place in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne: On June 14th and 15th, 2025, the best teams in Europe competed against each other in the EHF Champions League Final Four. With FC Barcelona, SC Magdeburg, the Füchsen Berlin and HBC Nantes, four absolute top teams had qualified. The audience trembled, like the master of the German Bundesliga, the Foxes Berlin, met the runner -up of SC Magdeburg. And the spectators were able to look forward to gripping games: The first semi-finals were a duel between the Füchsen Berlin and HBC Nantes, followed by the second semi-finals between Barcelona and Magdeburg, such as betting base reported.

On the first match day it was a lot. Füchse Berlin, who secured the title in the home league, started with a clear goal: moving into the final. Her opponents from Nantes had presented themselves strongly in France last season and were motivated accordingly. In the second half, SC Magdeburg defeated the favorite FC Barcelona at 31:30, and once again the strong will of the team paid off. Nico Portner, the goalkeeper of Magdeburg, secured the team to enter the final with a decisive parades in the final sprint of the game.

The final: a German-German duel

The final then became the great highlight of the tournament. On June 15, the Foxes Berlin and SC Magdeburg faced each other. Despite an initial deficit of 5: 3 for the foxes, Magdeburg quickly turned up and went into the half-time break with a solid lead from 16:12, as the sports report by Kicker emphasized. In the final third, the Magdeburgers kept control and secured the fifth title in the EHF Champions League with a final score of 32:26 - a remarkable success for the team that had already won the title in 2023.

The fight for third place

In the game for third place, the HBC Nantes prevailed against FC Barcelona and won with 30:25. This victory was not only an important success for the team, but also a sign of the upcoming upheaval of the Catalans, who have to prepare for a personnel change in summer. Ivan Pesic from Nantes also received the award for the best individual performance with 14 parades.

This year's EHF Champions League was not only a spectacle of the best handball players in Europe, but also a festival of sport in the Lanxess Arena. With a mixture of gripping duels and impressive performances, the fans left the stadium after two days with the feeling of being part of a sporty festival. The next challenges are already pending, because the teams are hot to convince with their performance in the upcoming seasons, while the fans are looking forward to the next year in Cologne.