FC Barcelona vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen photo impressions

The second sequence of the great battle between FC Barcelona and Rhein-Neckar Löwen in the VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-final as member of EHF photo team Axel Heimken saw it through his lens.

The opening throw-off was preceded by a minute of silence for a former soccer coach of FC Barcelona Tito Vilanova.

The home team supporters believed in magic of Palau Blaugrana to help their favourites on the way to Cologne.

Barca players had not only a vital support from the stands ...

... but also a lion-like roaring coach who pushed them over 60 minutes.

The top scorer of the match Nikola Karabatic cheering after one of his seven goals,

while the top scorer of the first leg Uwe Gensheimer was limited to two goals and left wondering how his team could squander that promising lead.