MOTW FEATURE: Almost 21 years after beating Veszprém in the Champions League final, Magdeburg have another crucial match against the same opponents
27 April 2002 was a historic day for German handball. Teams from West or East Germany had won the Champions’ Cup, the forerunner of the EHF Champions League, 13 times, but had never lifted the Champions League trophy since its implementation in 1994.
The 2002 final was a rematch between two teams who had already met in the group phase: Fotex KC Veszprém and SC Magdeburg. In the group stage, both sides won their home matches – 24:20 in Veszprém and 25:22 in Magdeburg.
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Björn Pazen