Media Information VELUX EHF Champions League Season 2016/17
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Media Information VELUX EHF Champions League Season 2016/17 Quarter-final Leg 2 FC Barcelona Lassa (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER) Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Saturday 29 April, 18:30 hrs All-star team vote opens as 50 nominees await fans’ support With only eight games remaining in this season, all handball fans can now have their say on the selection of the greatest stars of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 as the All-star team voting opens. For the first time the vote is presented by Salming, the competition’s official partner. The past four editions of the vote generated a great interest and only in the last year over 80.000 handball fans took part. New opportunity to choose the star selection of the European top flight is here again. In its fifth year, the All-star team vote will again ask the fans to cast their online ballots for ten positions - the starting seven plus the best defender, the best coach and the best young player (born in 1994 or younger). There are five nominees in the selection for each position. Players and coaches from 20 clubs and from 17 nations in the current season have been selected. While six members of the 2015/16 All-star team can make it back to the elite company, there are no fewer than 25 new names (50 %) in the nomination list. Fans who register before submitting their votes can win of 16 attractive prizes from the official partner Salming including the original award “The Spirit of Handball” created by the Swedish-American graffiti artist Shai Dahan. The artpiece will be handed over to the new All-star team members. The vote will be open until Tuesday 30 May 2017 (midnight) and for the first time also the media representatives and a panel of experts will contribute to the final selection. The combined choice of all three branches will be announced during the VELUX EHF FINAL4 event in Cologne on 3/4 June 2017. Players have been nominated on the basis of their comprehensive performance throughout the season so far; not just their goal-getting prowess, but also their performance in defence, the number of blocks, assists and reaction in crucial moments during each match. The players nominated for the 2016/17 season are: Right back Goalkeeper Dainis Kristopans (LAT) – HC Meshkov Brest/BLR Mattias Andersson (SWE) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GER Zsolt Balogh (HUN) – MOL-Pick Szeged/HUN Ivan Stevanovic (CRO) – HC PPD Zagreb/CRO Jure Dolenec (SLO) – Montpellier HB/FRA Thierry Omeyer (FRA) – Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA Kiril Lazarov (MKD) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP Gonzalo Perez de Vargas (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP Alex Dujshebaev (ESP) – HC Vardar/MKD Cyril Dumoulin (FRA) – HBC Nantes/FRA Right wing Left wing David Balaguer (ESP) – HBC Nantes/FRA Uwe Gensheimer (GER) - Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA Lasse Svan (DEN) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GER Magnus Bramming (DEN) – Team Tvis Holstebro/DEN Zlatko Horvat (CRO) – HC PPD Zagreb/CRO Jonas Källman (SWE) – MOL-Pick Szeged/HUN Darko Djukic (SRB) – Vive Tauron Kielce/POL Timur Dibirov (RUS) – HC Vardar/MKD Victor Tomas (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP Valero Rivera (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP Line player Left back Momir Ilic (SRB) – Telekom Veszprem/HUN Rastko Stojkovic (SRB) – HC Meshkov Brest/BLR Mikkel Hansen (DEN) – Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA Julen Aguinagalde (ESP) – KS Vive Tauron Kielce/POL Karol Bielecki (POL) – KS Vive Tauron Kielce/POL Andreas Nilsson (SWE) - Telekom Veszprem/HUN Sajad Esteki (IRI) – Dinamo Bucuresti/ROU Patrick Wiencek (GER) – THW Kiel/GER Mathieu Grebille (FRA) – Montpellier HB/FRA Ludovic Fabregas (FRA) – Montpellier HB/FRA Centre back Defender Gabor Csaszar (HUN) – Kadetten Schaffhausen /SUI Viran Morros (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP Andre Schmid (SUI) – Rhein-Neckar Löwen/GER Timuzsin Schuch (HUN) – Telekom Veszprem/HUN Kentin Mahe (FRA) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GER Rene Toft Hansen (DEN) – THW Kiel/GER Sebastian Skube (SLO) – Bjerringbro-Silkeborg/DEN Ilija Abutovic (SRB) – HC Vardar/MKD Nikola Karabatic (FRA) - Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA Luka Karabatic (FRA) – Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA Young player Coach Jerry Tollbring (SWE) – IFK Kristianstad/SWE Xavi Pascual (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP Nikola Bilyk (AUT) – THW Kiel/GER Patrice Canayer (FRA) – Montpellier HB/FRA Blaz Janc (SLO) – RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO Juan Carlos Pastor (ESP) – MOL-Pick Szeged/HUN Nedim Remili (FRA) – Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA Raul Gonzalez Gutierrez (ESP) – HC Vardar/MKD Haniel Inoue Langaro (BRA) – Naturhouse La Rioja Ljubomir Vranjes (SWE) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GER Enter the Media vote of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 All-star team on: http://info.salming.com/allstarteam-media 2 Quarter-final Leg 2 FC Barcelona Lassa (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER) Saturday 29 April, 18:30 hrs Playing hall: Palau Blaugrana Av. Aristides Maillol, 08028 Barcelona Spain Capacity: 7,585 • The overall balance between both sides in all competitions is fully equal since Kiel’s 28:26 win in the first leg - Barcelona and THW Most Games vs THW Kiel: Most Games vs FC Barcelona Lassa: won 11 times each and drew twice. Laszlo Nagy 17 • Both sides combined have eleven trophies in the EHF Marcus Ahlm 13 Jesper Brian Nöddesbo 15 Champions League: Barcelona have eight, Kiel three. One player of Dominik Klein 13 Victor Tomas Gonzalez 15 each team has won the EHF Champions League each three times Christian Zeitz 13 David Barrufet Bofill 13 with their current club: Victor Tomas (Barcelona, 2005, 2011, 2015) Stefan Lövgren 12 and Christian Zeitz (Kiel, 2007, 2010, 2012). Besides, Viran Morros Iker Romero Fernandez 12 Henrik Lundström 12 (Ciudad Real 2008, 2009, Barcelona 2015) is triple winner. • Each side had eliminated the other as defending VELUX EHF Most Goals vs THW Kiel: Champions League champions in quarter-finals: Kiel lost in 2011; Most Goals vs FC Barcelona Lassa: Barcelona in 2016. Barcelona also won the quarter-final against Kiel Laszlo Nagy 53 in the 2004/05 season. Filip Jicha 78 Iker Romero Fernandez 50 • Kiel were part of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 six times (seventh Marcus Ahlm 51 Juan Garcia Lorenzana 48 tournament so far), Barcelona made it to Cologne five times. Since Dominik Klein 42 Jesper Brian Nöddesbo 42 2010, Kiel were finalists three times, winning the trophy twice. Stefan Lövgren 42 Victor Tomas Gonzalez 41 Barcelona were finalists four times, winning the trophy twice at Marko Vujin 31 Cologne. • The duel is also the re-match of two EHF Champions League finals: In 2000, Barcelona took their fifth straight title, while Kiel struck back in 2010, at the premiere of the VELUX EHF FINAL4. Domestic league Domestic leagues • Since the implementation of the current playing system, Liga ASOBAL Barcelona have won 52 of 57 Champions League home matches. Bundesliga Kielce took one draw, Kiel, Löwen, Zagreb and Kielce took away Last 4 games victories in the last eight seasons. Last 4 games 26.04. @ Göppingen W31:27 18.04. vs CD Bidasoa W39:25 • Since their debut in the EHF Champions League in the 1995/96 15.04. @ Ademar Leon W28:27 season, Barcelona have lost only one of 45 knock-out matches on 19.04. vs Minden D23:23 home court: 26:22 against Celje in the 1996/97 semi-finals, but 08.04. vs Sinfin W39:25 Barca had won the previous away match 29:24. 15.04. @ Lemgo L34:30 02.04 @ Stuttgart W25:24 22.03 @ BM Villa de Aranda W39:23 • Every time THW Kiel won the first leg in any knock-out match of the EHF Champions League, they always made it to the next stage - in total 21 times since the 1994/95 season. The only three Next game: times Kiel were defeated after winning a first leg were in their three Next game: 10.05. @ BM Puerto Sagunto Champions League Finals against Barcelona (2000) and Ciudad Real 15.05 vs Füchse Berlin (2008, 2009). • Barcelona just won their 118th straight match in Liga ASOBAL Standings and they already took their 24th title. Coach Xavi Pascual and the Standings 1. FCB 26 871:636 52 players Jesper Noddesbo, Victor Tomas, Raul Entrerrios, Cedric 1. RNL 26 772:644 47 Sorhaindo and Aitor Arino won their seventh straight ASOBAL 2. Ademar Leon 26 733:635 43 trophy. 2. Flensburg 26 808:632 46 3. La Rioja 26 770:670 38 • After only scoring in total five times in his previous ten 3. THW Kiel 28 801:689 45 ... matches, Jicha netted four times in the first leg against Kiel last ... Sunday. 18. Sinfin 26 666:729 13 18. Coburg 27 673:793 9 • Personnel: Domagoj Duvnjak is ruled out for six months after patella surgery, while Christian Zeitz is in question for Kiel; Barcelona can count on all of their players. 3 Historic encounters in the EC FC Barcelona Lassa vs THW Kiel 11-2-11 (706:717) 24:24 22.04.2000 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Final 28:25 (15:14) 29.04.2000 FC Barcelona vs THW Kiel, EHF Champions League – Final 29:24 (15:12) 25.03.2001 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Semi-final 28:24 (12:11) 31.03.2001 FC Barcelona vs THW Kiel, EHF Champions League – Semi-final 33:28 (14:11) 20.04.2002 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona, EHF Cup – Final 36:29 (19:13) 28.04.2002 FC Barcelona vs THW Kiel, EHF Cup – Final 28:24 (14:8) 05.03.2005 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 30:25 (13:14) 12.03.2005 FC Barcelona vs THW Kiel, EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 33:27 (17:14) 06.04.2008 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Semi-final 41:31 (20:15) 13.04.2008 FC Barcelona vs THW Kiel, EHF Champions League – Semi-final 44:37 (19:20) 19.10.2008 FC Barcelona Borges vs THW Kiel, EHF Champions League – Group C 27:31 (15:15) 23.11.2008 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona Borges, EHF