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Five conclusions after a nail-biting group phase EHF / Adrian Costeiu22 February 2021, 12:00 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard
The group phase of the first edition of the EHF European League Women brought nail-biting and exciting games, with the top eight teams progressing to the quarter-finals.
It has been, at times, a roller-coaster of emotions for many teams, with four sides learning their fates after the final whistle was blown in their groups.
Now that the quarter-finals pairings have been completed it is time to draw some conclusions before the competition resumes in the last weekend of March.
Four nations represented in the quarter-finals
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It is easy to see how satisfied Nadia Offendal is with her move to Paris 92. The Danish centre back joined the French capital’s club from Odense Håndbold only last summer, but on court it looks like she has been there for a long time.
Last Sunday, Offendal impressed with an 11-goal outing that helped Paris 92 edge Vaci NKSE 34:33 in their European League group phase opener.
Off the court, though, it took her a couple of weeks to settle in her new environment.
“These first months have been challenging. Even though Denmark and France are not far apart, there are many cultural differences,” Offendal says. “But that is exactly what I was looking for leaving Denmark, I wanted to get out of my comfort zone.”
Vaci NKSE braced for group phase ride Jamie Whittington29 December 2020, 14:00 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard
After three consecutive seasons of losing in Women s EHF Cup qualification rounds, this season Vaci NKSE finally ended their sequence of qualification heartache when they overcame DHK Banik Most in a single match to reach the EHF European League Women group phase.
Vac are highly motivated to show their skills as a team and are aiming to surprise the more fancied teams in group A.
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Vaci NKSE beat DHK Banik Most 42:41 in qualification round 3 to qualify for the group phase
Storhamar aiming to make positive impression again Jamie Whittington23 December 2020, 12:00 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard
In their third consecutive season in a European Cup group phase, Norwegian league runners-up Storhamar Handball Elite enter the EHF European League Women group phase aiming to upset some of the more fancied teams and qualify for the quarter-finals.
With a squad containing seven players under the age of 20, Storhamar’s involvement in the group stage provides handball fans around Europe with the possibility that they may see a future star emerge.
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qualified for the group phase after their qualification round 3 tie against Alba Fehérvár KC was cancelled