Spanish derby secured in semi-finals EHF / Sergey Nikolaev21 February 2021, 20:45 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard
The semi-final line-up of the EHF European Cup Women is complete following four matches played this weekend.
In the next round, Spain will be represented by two teams who will play against each other, while Turkey and Croatia have one team left in the competition.
Rincon Fertilidad Malaga won a double-header against A.C.PAOK: they won 30:21 on Friday and progressed despite a 23:22 defeat on Sunday
following a 24:16 first-leg away win, Club Balonman Atletico Guardes shared spoils with HC Galychanka Lviv at home, 24:24
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Despite having three Spanish clubs in the quarter-final draw, a national derby was avoided in Tuesday’s EHF European Cup Women draw event.
The short and sweet event at the EHF Office in Vienna saw four intriguing quarter-final pairings made as well as the two semi-final pairings, meaning all eight teams have an idea of what it will take to reach the final of the new-look third-tier club competition.
2019 Challenge Cup winners Rocasa Gran Canaria will face Yalikavaksports Club, who were convincing winners over Yalikavaksports Club in an all-Turkish Last 16 clash.
HC Lokomotiva Zagreb, featuring a number of players from the heroic EHF EURO 2020 bronze won by Croatia, will face DHC Slavia Praha in the next round.
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The EHF European Cup Women 2020/21 saw the completion of the Last 16 phase last weekend and all is now set for the draw of the next two stages. The combined draw event for the quarter-finals and the semi-finals will take place on Tuesday 19 January at 11:00 CET at the EHF Office in Vienna, Austria, streamed live on Facebook and YouTube.
All eight teams who made it to the quarter-finals will be placed in a single pot and there will be no country protection. This means that two teams from Spain can face each other.
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All eight participants of the EHF European Cup Women quarter-finals have been determined after the Last 16 matches played from Friday to Sunday, including five double-headers and one second-leg encounter.
two Spanish sides won double-headers against their Balkan rivals: Rincon Fertilidad Malaga defeated Serbia’s ZRK Naisa Nis twice, while Rocasa Gran Canaria were too strong for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s HZRK Grude
one more Spanish team, Club Balonman Atletico Guardes, proceeded to the next stage without playing, just like DHC Slavia Praha
three other double-headers of the weekend were won by HC Galychanka Lviv, HC Lokomotiva Zagreb and A.C.PAOK