29.10.2018, 02:20
Donning country colours and catching a splash of culture

LAST WEEK IN THE CL: Many VELUX EHF Champions League players represented their nations in the EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers, while some had a chance to take their mind off the court

Donning country colours and catching a splash of culture

The past week’s national team period saw the majority of the VELUX EHF Champions League’s big stars in action for their nations in EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers.

The expansion of the final tournament to 24 teams means new hope for teams which have struggled to break into the top tier over the years, which resulted in some top notch performances from underdogs.

Finland have been making big strides in recent years and despite two losses last week, Riihimäen Cocks’ captain Teemu Tamminen produced this moment of brilliance.

 

 

 

 

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‍♂️ ‍♂️@ehfeuro #handballislife #handballissime #handball #handballaddiction #leftwing #35 # #rukomet #balonmano #käsipallo #handballplayer #suomi #finland #trickshot #tricky #handballpassion #handball100x100 #balonmano #handballworld #mizunohandball #mizuno #osheesuomi #believeinyourself #ehf

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Oct 25, 2018 at 1:03am PDT

Arber Qerimi is enjoying his first top flight season with Zagreb and he played a big part in Belgium’s tremendous away draw against Serbia.

 

 

 

 

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27-27 in Serbia yesterday!!! We could have more but it's a big step for Belgium Handball, let's go Sunday against my friends from @hrs_insta to continue our story

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Oct 25, 2018 at 7:56am PDT

Switzerland put themselves in contention for qualification with a win over Serbia, inspired by 10 goals from Andre Schmid, who fired in 18 over the opening two rounds.

 

 

 

 

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Sieg #moretocome

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Oct 28, 2018 at 8:12am PDT

Rhein-Neckar Löwen teammate Patrick Groetzki scored two convincing wins from two with Germany. They had some support for their away match in Kosovo in the form of the German armed forces, who they met pre-match.

Eine besondere Begegnung: Heute Vormittag hat die deutsche DHB-Delegation die @bundeswehrInfo in Pristina besucht! Vielen Dank für die Einladung und freuen uns auf Euren Besuch heute Abend beim Spiel! Nastasja Kleinung #KOSGER #wirfuerD #aufgehtsDHB @TeamD pic.twitter.com/EgcRldqDNn

— DHB_Nationalteams (@DHB_Teams) 28 October 2018

TEXT: Chris O'Reilly / ew