Handball: Flensburg starts into the Champions League with a victory at work

SG Flensburg-Handewitt has started the new season with a hard-earned victory.Against Danish champions Aalborg Handbold, the winner of 2014 in his opening game in Group B came to a 30-27 (13-15) win after a few problems.

Less than 48 hours after the home game against HC Erlangen (29:21), coach Maik Machulla’s side went through a period of weakness after a clear lead at the end of the first half of the game, with four goals at the beginning of the second half.Led by the strong goalkeeper Rasmus Lind and the top goalscorer Holger Glandorf (eight goals), the North Germans finally managed to score an important opening success.

The other German Champions League starters will be competing with the absolute heavyweights on their first matchday.Record champion THW Kiel starts on Sunday in the Flensburg Group B against the top favourite Paris St.Germain around captain of the national team Uwe Gensheimer (17.15 hrs in the LIVETICKER) into the competition, in Group A the reigning champion Rhein-Neckar Löwen also on Sunday (19.30 hrs in the LIVETICKER) will challenge the royal class record champion FC Barcelona.