Step towards the Final Four
PPD Zagreb - FC Barcelona 23:25 (10:14)
In an intense game, Barça managed to win where nobody else had done so all season.
RK Zagreb:
Ivic, Horvat (5), Stepancic (9), Brozovic (2), Josip Valcic (2), Pavlovic (-), Sprem (-) - starting seven -, Sebetic (-), Tonci Valcic (-), Mandalinic (3), Vuglac (1), Celica (-), Susnja (1), Obranovic (-), Kovacevic (-) & Stevanovic.
FC Barcelona:
Saric, Víctor Tomás (5), Entrerríos (1), Sorhaindo (1), Sigurdsson (4), Viran (-), Karabatic (6) - starting seven -, Noddesbo (5), Sarmiento (2), Ariño (-), Gurbindo (1), Rutenka (-), Lazarov (5).
5 minute periods: 1-1/4-3/5-6/6-9/7-11/10-14 (descans)/12-16/14-18/17-20/18-21/21-24/23-25.Referees: Csaba Dobrovits & Peter Tajok (Hungary).
FC Barcelona move one step closer to league title
FC Barcelona - Naturhouse La Rioja 38:28 (19:13)
FC Barcelona have the league title within reach after a new victory this Saturday over Naturhouse La Rioja. Xavi Pascual's squad can be proclaimed champions next Saturday if they win at Zamora. But before that the team must travel to Croatia to face the RK Zagreb in the first leg of the European Cup quarter-finals.
Victory and a place in the last four of the Spanish Cup
Naturhouse La Rioja - FC Barcelona 29:35 (14:18)
Naturhouse La Rioja:
Jorge Gómez, Juanín García (1), Luife (5), Vigo (2), Stenmalm (3), Rocas (2), Javier García (1) - starting seven -, Miguel Sánchez (-), Garabaya (1), Cacheda (1), Pedro Rodríguez (4), Jonovski (-), Ángel Fernández (5), Lykke (4).
FC Barcelona:
Saric, Víctor Tomás (4), Entrerríos (1), Sorhaindo (4), Sigurdsson (1), Rutenka (2), Viran (-) - starting seven -, Noddesbo (2), Sarmiento (3), Gurbindo (-), Karabatic (8), Saubich (2), Jallouz (3), Lazarov (5).
Not an easy win
FC Barcelona - BM Benidorm 41:25 (19:15)
FC Barcelona:
Saric, V. Tomás (7), Gurbindo (5), Sorhaindo (2), V. Morros (1), Entrerríos (4), Sigurdsson (5) -starting seven- Pérez de Vargas, Noddesbo (2), Sarmiento (3), Rutenka (4), Jallouz (-), Lazarov (5), Saubich (3), O. Rey (-), V. Sáez (2).
BM Benidorm:
Moyano, Porras (3), Dídac (4), Esteban (-), Grau (1), Jiménez (6), Cuartero (4) –starting seven- Guzmán, Santamaría (1), Javier Sánchez (1), Torras (-), Rodríguez (-), Jorge Sánchez (6), Llorens (-).
5 minute periods: 3-4 / 6-5 / 11-6 / 14-10 / 17-12 / 19-15 (descans) 23-17 / 25-19 / 29-12 / 33-23 / 35-25 / 41-25.
Attendance: 1,216
Victory on the road
Bada Huesca - FC Barcelona 22:43 (11:26)
Bada Huesca:
Savic, Agustín Casado (2), González Novelle (3), Nolasco (1), Rasic, Cartón (5) and Ancizu - starting seven - Ugarte (2), Marcelo (4), Molina (1), Sánchez Lainez (2), Hernández, Melida (1), Mira and Lafuente (1)
FC Barcelona:
Gonzalo, Entrerríos (3), Gurbindo (2), Sorhaindo (4), Saubich (3), Víctor Tomás (3) and Sigurdsson (10) starting five - Noddesbo (6), Rutenka (3), Viran Morros, Jallouz (2), Sarmiento (2), Saric, Sáez (3) and Álex Márquez (2)
FC Barcelona to meet Zagren in Champions League quarters
Barça learned on Tuesday who they'll play next in the VELUX EHF Champions League. And it will be RK PPD Zagreb, with the first leg in Croatia between April 8 and 12 and the return at the Palau Blaugrana between April 15 and 19. Make it through that tie and FCB will be on their way to the Final Four in Cologne on May 30 and 31. "There are no easy teams in the quarter finals" said the Barça manager after learning of the draw. "They have beaten some strong teams at home and knocked out Kolding in the round of 16." Zagreb are managed by Montenegrin Veselin Vujovic, who was at Barça from 1988 to 1993.
Barca breeze into last eight
FC Barcelona - Aalborg Handball 29:22 (14:9)
Barcelona's 20-goal annihilation of Aalborg in the away leg rendered Sunday's return at Palau Blaugrana a mere formality – and this was reflected in the intensity of the contest. The Danish side arrived in Spain with the intention of improving on their previous showing and did so, to a degree, reducing the margin of defeat to seven goals.
Barcelona crush Aalborg with gigantic win
Aalborg Handball - FC Barcelona 11:31 (5:16)
A next-to-perfect performance from FC Barcelona in the first leg of their Last 16 double-header against Aalborg Handball on Sunday afternoon means the Spanish side are almost guaranteed a spot in the VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-finals. A huge 31:11 score against Denmark's second best team made it clear Barcelona were the better side in Jutlander Bank Arena on Sunday. The match was decided in the first half, when it took Aalborg ten minutes and 48 seconds to score their first goal of the match thanks to right back Martin Larsen, who took the score to 1:6.
The secret of FC Barcelona's Copa Asobal win
With the secret of FC Barcelona's Copa Asobal win still fresh in everyone's minds, the FC Barcelona handball team, led by head coach Xavi Pascual, have participated in a new campaign to draw attention to this season's biggest tournament. Employing a humorous tone, the players and coaches have spent time honing their acting skills in front of backdrops such as the Palau Blaugrana, other Club facilities, and iconic sites around the city of Barcelona.
Goalscoring record in the Palau
FC Barcelona - Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto 51:29 (25:17)
FC Barcelona:
Saric, Noddesbo (8), V.Tomás (2), Sarmiento (5), Gurbindo (1), Sigurdsson (5), Karabatic (7) - starting seven -, Entrerríos (2), Sorhaindo (6), Ariño (5), Àlex Márquez (1), Viran (1), Saubich (2), Jallouz (4), Lazarov (2).
Puerto Sagunto:
Bruixola, Bernatonis (1), Malasinskas (5), Berrios (5), Alegre (5), Á.Fernández (1), Dukic (1) - starting seven -, Porras, Rubén Ruiz (2), Sladic (2), García Moriñigo (1), Plaza (5), Nebot (-), Diego Roque (1).