SG Flensburg-Handewitt (Germany) reached the semifinals of the European League by winning both the first and second games against GOG (Denmark) Plensburg defeated GOG 35-29 in the second leg of the 2024/25 EHF Men's European League quarterfinals at Campushalle in Plensburg secured a comfortable place in the semifinals with a total of 64–55 while Johannes Golla and Niklas Vest Kirkel ø each scored six goals ø made 12 saves to keep his opponent from chasing him GOG struggled with Tobias Schj ø Gr øndahl's eight goals but it was not enough to stop Flensburg's strong offensive Flensburg have been aggressive since the beginning of the game He led the atmosphere by leading 5-1 in the first five minutes he was somewhat shaken in defense and GOG chased 6-5 he scored three goals in a row and widened the gap again GOG quickly accelerated to catch up by 20-18 and two goals in four minutes but Flensburg immediately scored five goals in a row and scored 28-21 to win the game managed the game with ease and won 35-29 to confirm its advance to the semifinals with cheers from home fans is one step closer to winning its second consecutive title ※ This service is provided by machine translation tool Simon Pytlick, here in action against Füchse BerlinČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Sebastian Räppold/Matthias KochGerman outfit Flensburg-Handewitt will be handicapped by the absence of Simon Pytlick in the near future after the Danish international has broken his arm.Simon Pytlick will be out of action for an extended period of time On Tuesday evening, he was injured in Flensburg-Handewitt's match against Toulouse in the European League and tests have now revealed that it's a serious injury Pytlick's German club writes on its website on Wednesday that the Danish handball star has broken his right forearm The club does not dare to guess how long he will be out for who are currently in fifth position in the German Bundesliga says that Pytlick will undergo an operation in the next days "It is of course a big blow that in our current situation we have to manage without Simon" Simon Pytlick left the court in pain after attempting a shot on goal in the end of the game and quickly reached for his arm The Danish profile now misses Flensburg-Handewitt's upcoming matches - including this weekend's clash against the Bundesliga league leaders, MT Melsungen German powerhouse SG Flensburg-Handewitt has taken an important first step toward advancing to the semi-finals of the 2024/25 EHF Men's European League Plensburg dominated GOG (Denmark) 29-26 in the first leg of the quarterfinals at Arena Svenborg in Svenborg Emil Jakobsen scored seven goals to spearhead the attack while Lasse ø and Lukas ø also scored six goals each ø made a crucial contribution to his team's victory by showing off his iron wall defense with 14 super saves Hjalte Lykke's six goals and Henrik Jakobsen's five goals the home team GOG knelt down due to a lack of concentration at the end of the game Goalkeeper Peter Johannesson also made 11 saves Starting with Henrik Jakobsen's opening goal but Flensburg turned the tide with Emil Jakobsen's back-to-back goal which had a 15-13 lead until the end of the first half A tight battle continued in the second half GOG's Tobias Grundal scored a goal to take a 25-24 lead but Flensburg then scored five consecutive points in the final minutes Flensburg faced a second-round home game in a more favorable situation In the second round of the quarterfinals on the 29th Plensburg will advance to the semifinals with a minimum draw against GOG As the EHF European League's winning team last season Plensburg is once again challenging to win the top spot this season based on its solid organizational and defensive skills Final Champions League game of the year for Barça and they rounded 2019 off in style with a 31-27 win over German side SG Flensburg-Handewitt Xavi Pascual's team played superbly to defeat the German champions with Aleix Gómez scoring 10 goals A tight first half saw Barça take a 14-10 lead only for the visitors to fight back before the break and make it 15-15 at half time In the second half Flensburg took the lead but this only served to inspire Barça and Palmarsson's goal made it 22-19 Aleix Gómez flexed his scoring muscles to stretch the advantage with Pérez de Vargas also making a valuable contribution with 17 saves in the game Barça closed out a 31-27 win and now the blaugranes have an away visit to PSG on Sunday 1 December before the winter break and the resumption of action in February Álex Pascual (-) and Möller (-).SG Flensburg-Handewitt: Buric (0) Soegard (3) Lier (6) -starting seven- Jeppsson (2) Flensburg were the opposition at the Palau Blaugrana on Thursday with Barça knowing that a win would certify direct passage to the quarter finals of the Champions League And captained by an outstanding Pérez de Vargas the Catalans achieved what they set out so do The highlight of the first half was a stunning score from Ludovic Fabregas with his back to the goal as Barça slowly amassed a more and more meaningful lead to already have four points on their opponents by the time of the break The home side looked so comfortable that they were somewhat caught napping in the second half and suddenly found Flensburg right back in the game That was when the French connection of Dika Mem and N'guessan upped the ante and Barça eventually won it by a clear seven with young Pablo Urdangarín also coming on for his first European experience But the man of the moment was Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas who equalled his own Champions League record of 18 saves Hans Aaron Mensing (4) & Emil Jakobsen Periods: 2-3 / 6-5 / 7-7 / 10-7 / 13-10 / 15-11 // 17-12 / 20-14 / 22-16 / 24-18 / 24-21 / 29-22 The FC Barcelona Lassa handball team has hung onto its 100 per cent record at the Palau Blaugrana in Europe with af fine victory against a Flensburg side that trailed all game against a solid and decisive home unit Defence was certainly one of the key factors behind this win Valero’s four goals being the best tally for FCB and the hero of the day was very much Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas who received a standing ovation for his 17 saves With eleven wins in in twelve games in the Champions League group stage but with Paris Saint Germain just two points behind they have yet to clinch that place definitively and thus ensure a bye direct into the quarter finals That will be decided in the last two games a visit to Kiel and a home fixture against Wisla Plock.