This story is something like the “stairway to handball heaven”: In 2025, Élin Magnúsdóttir took the EHF European Cup trophy, winning the dramatic final with her Icelandic club Valur against Spanish team Porriño. It was her last international match for the Icelandic champions, before she joined German side HSG Blomberg-Lippe. 

With HSG, Magnúsdóttir made her premiere appearance in the EHF European League last season. In the upcoming 2026/27 season, both Blomberg and Magnúsdóttir will make their debut in the EHF Champions League.