Lazarov: “The success of my team is more important than my goals”
He is the all-time record scorer at a single world championship event by scoring 92 goals in nine matches 2009 in Croatia, and he is the all-time record scorer of a single European championship by hitting the net 61 times in 7 seven matches at the EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia: Kiril Lazarov is a "goal machine", but does not like to be called like this.
F.C Barcelona win ASOBAL Cup
F.C Barcelona beat BM Atletico Madrid 32:24 (13:13) and win ASOBAL Cup in Vigo. After bad start, when Balic, Lazarov and C.O showed their willingess to win the match and finish the year in the best possible way, in the last 30 minutes, the only one team existed on the court. After fantastic start of the second half, Barcelona made +6 (20:14) and that was a sign that the resistance is dead of Talant Duyshebaev's team.
Macedonia choose 20 players for World Championship in Spain
Days after Zvonko Shundovski announced the list of 28 players for the 2013 World Championship in Spain, he shortened the list by eight, inviting 20 players to participate in Macedonia's preparation process before leaving for Seville. The squad from January's EHF EURO in Serbia, where Macedonia managed fifth place are all present bar three players; Stefce Alushovski (left wing), Vlatko Mitkov (right back) and Petar Angelov (goalkeeper).
Sterbik and Entrerrios lead Barcelonas victory in Madrid
Atletico Madrid - FC Barcelona Intersport 22:25 (11:12)
FC Barcelona won the Spanish handball clasico. Xavi Pascual's side beat BM Atletico Madrid in Vistalgre 22-25, making a giant step in their way to lift the Asobal League trophy again. With this victory, the Catalan side have a three goals advantage over the Rojiblancos. However, the match did not show a huge distance between both sides, which proved that the two big clubs in Spanish top-flight are neck and neck. Atletico, supported by their fans, controlled the game but not the score during the first half.
„Atletico without five„ close to a sensation at Kiel
Though they played without five key players, Atletico Madrid were an equal opponent for THW Kiel on Sunday: Jose Javier Hombrados, Julen Aguinagalde, Ivano Balic, Jonas Kaellman and Kiril Lazarov - those five world star players were replaced by Atletico coach Talant Dushebajev, but still Madrid were close to an away victory at THW Kiel in the ehfTV.com Match of the Week of Round 7 of the VELUX EHF Champions League on Sunday.
Preview of the match of the week: THW Kiel - Atletico Madrid
The titans meet again - this time at the Sparkassen-Arena in Kiel: After the giant battle of two finalists of the previous season of the VELUX EHF Champions League had already been the ehfTV.com Match of the Week in Round 1, the re-match of two of the most successful handball teams will excite the spectators in the arena, in front of the TV's or the computers again.
Lazarov: „Kiel and Madrid can go all the way again„
ehfCL.com talks to Atletico's Macedonian shooter before the Match of the Week at THW Kiel
Thriler draw in Saragosa
Aragon - Atletico Madrid 24:24 (10:10)
Atletico Madrid's recent form has been slumping, in many matches winning by few goals recently, despite being huge favorites in those matches. However, today in their visit at BM Aragon the team from Spain's capital could not achieve a victory.
Another Atletico victory agains the Romanian champion
Atletico Madrid - HCM Constanta 25:24 (12:11)
First home victory for the 2012 VELUX EHF FINAL4 finallist, but Atletico Madrid were again close to a failure after losing on home ground against Kiel and Veszprem. The Spaniards were – like in the first leg in Romania, when they were below until the final stages – the weaker team against Constanta, as the guests did not have any respect for Madrid.
Lazarov win „Macedonian„ match in Romania
Constanta - Atlético Madrid 23:28 (13:12)
2012 VELUX EHF FINAL4 finallist Atlético Madrid have stopped their downswing of only one victory in the past four matches thanks to a finally deserved win in Romania. Kiril Lazarov and Nikolaj Markussen, who returned to the squad after a long injury break, scored nine and eight times for the Spaniards – in a match which surprisingly was controlled by Constanta until the middle of the second half.