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Cologne (dpa) - Circle runner Patrick Wiencek was looking forward to a cold beer, but the handball players at THW Kiel did not have any precise ideas about the victory party after their triumph in the Champions League.
"I don't even know what is allowed," said goalkeeper Niklas Landin in view of the strict Corona rules.
Backcourt player Steffen Weinhold was nevertheless sure: "We will find a way to spend a nice night."
With the unexpectedly clear 33:28 victory in the final against FC Barcelona, the Kielers crowned themselves Europe's best club team for the fourth time after 2007, 2010 and 2012.
"That's incredible.
We made history, ”said TWH coach Filip Jicha.
"I'm very proud of my players and the happiest coach in the world."
And Norway's superstar Sander Sagosen, who contributed seven goals to the success, confessed: "I dreamed of this gold medal when I was five years old."
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Against the Spanish series champions, the Kiel team went to their limits again in the last game of the year - and sometimes even beyond.
«We plowed so much.
Everyone gave everything », praised Wiencek.
And Weinhold stated: "We put a lot of work and struggle into it."
The triumph was garnished by two further awards: Right winger Niclas Ekberg, who was the best THW thrower in the final with eight hits, was top scorer in the 2019/20 Champions League season and Hendrik Pekeler was the most valuable player because of the Corona crisis Honored to be honored in the Final4 tournament that was held seven months late.
The joy was only clouded a little by the special Corona circumstances in the empty Cologne arena.
"Unfortunately, something is missing," said Landin about the fans' abstinence.
"We hope that there will be full halls again in the future."
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