Like their matches the past two weeks versus THW Kiel, Barça were close to a defeat, but again the defending champions showed an impressive endgame against Aalborg Handbold. For the visitors, the 31:26 defeat at Palau Blaugrana was their fifth straight match in the Machineseeker EHF Champions League without a victory. Barça extended their unbeaten run in the Champions League to 18 matches since 24 November 2021 and are back on top of the group with 17 points. Aalborg were passed by THW Kiel and now rank fifth. Barça’s hero was goalkeeper, Gonzalo Perez de Vargas, who saved 54% of all Aalborg shots in the second half.