Head to Romania this weekend for our Dragonnes for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals by hand. This Sunday, Metz meet an old acquaintance, CSM Bucharest.
The two clubs have already met at this stage of the competition twice. In 2018, the Romanians qualified for the Final Four and the Mosellanes took revenge, a year later! In sight for Manu Mayonnade’s protégés: a third participation in the Final Four, after 2019 and 2022.
The opportunity to meet old Messines again
Former legends of the Arena now delight CSM Bucharest, goalkeeper Laure Glauser, center back Grace Zaadi and Laura Flippes for whom this double confrontation will have a very special taste, because the native of Strasbourg will postpone next season, Metz Handball jersey.
In addition to the reunion, this quarter-final will also be the occasion for an exciting face-to-face between 3 exceptional goalkeepers: on the one hand Laura Glauser with the Romanians and on the other Messine’s Camille Sinceet and Hadatou Sako.
Don’t relive the nightmare from last season against Ferencavros
After winning the first leg by 6 goals in Hungary, Metz Handball was thrown at the Arena during the return leg and Ferencvaros qualified for the last four by a narrow goal. An elimination that still haunts Metz pivot Sarah Bouktit: ” we don’t want to repeat the mistakes of last season “.
Concentration and humility. Here are the instructions ahead of this first leg, especially since CSM Bucharest and its French stars, former Messines Laura Glauser, Grace Zaadi and Laura Flippes, are in good form. They have just lifted the Romanian Cup without trembling. While the Dragonnes alternated between the very good ones, like this victory in Brest in the semifinals of the Coupe de France, and the less good ones, with these narrow successes in the championship in Dijon and against Nantes. A little more regularity would do the most good for Manu Mayonnade’s protégés.
CSM Bucharest – Metz Handball, quarter-final first leg of the Champions League, at 4 p.m.. Return match at the Arena on 4 May.
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