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Kiel / Flensburg (dpa / lno) - The handball players of the THW Kiel remain in the title race and send a declaration of war to the front runner and north rival SG Flensburg-Handewitt.
"Every player at THW Kiel wants to win every title - that is our self-image," said Kiel's superstar Sander Sagosen after the 32:26 success of the "Zebras" on Thursday evening at MT Melsungen.
Coach Filip Jicha's team could still win three trophies, but the Flensburg team could stand in the way twice. On the one hand in the fight for the German championship, in which the SG with 44: 4 points is wafer-thin ahead of the THW with 43: 5 points. On the other hand, in the Champions League. There you have to do your homework in the quarterfinals before you can play against each other at the final tournament on June 12th and 13th in Cologne. The Kielers have to deal with Paris Saint-Germain, the Flensburgers with Aalborg HB. The weekend before, the “Zebras” will be competing in the Final Four for the German Cup from the 2019/20 season.
"To win in Melsungen is a difficult task," said Sagosen.
"We did well today from start to finish."
Flensburg's coach Maik Machulla quarreled a little after his team's 35:29 over the Eulen Ludwigshafen: “We always have to invest 100 percent to win our games.
We didn't make it for more than 60 minutes and were sometimes too comfortable, ”said Machulla after the SG's 50th unbeaten home league game in a row.
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Both teams continue on Sunday.
The people of Flensburg (1.30 p.m. / Sky) receive Melsungen, the Kielers (4.00 p.m. / Sky) travel to the TuSEM Essen for the third of five away games in a row.
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