Cologne - Alfred Gislason no means frozen in awe, as he crosses the Gummersbacher Champions League opponents speaks: Balonmano Ciudad Real. On Wednesday, the Real Madrid of handball comes from the Spanish province of La Mancha in the Cologne Arena (18.30 clock)!
"An absolute world-class players selected at fourteen. Play against them is of course a very big challenge, "says the coach of VfL" the favorites in Group 2. But tinkering with his boys on Gislason miracle of Cologne: "I do not want to talk about a possible victory, but we can be quite loose in this game. And some of my players have not even spared during the heady performance against Velenje. "
With the 33:30-to moderate victory had Gummersbacher preserved their chances of winning the group. A triumph over the Spanish superstars to circle Colossus Rolando Urios, rear space giant Siarhei Rutenka and flexible Olafur Stefansson would release new energy.
With Stefansson in Magdeburg Gislason won the Champions League. They know each other, but the trainer will go on Wednesday have something up: "There Ciudad Real preferably an offensive cover, I hope that Oleg Kuleshov will still fit. He would ensure an important alternative. "
