Reactions to the Champions League draw

 

The draw for the 2021/22 EHF Champions League group stage was held today at 11:00 in Vienna. After the draw, we asked our sportsdirector László Nagy, our new head coach Momir Ilic and our team captain Máté Lékai about our opponents.

 

László Nagy: I was not surprised at all, because in my opinion, we have always had the toughest opponent for the last 8-9 years. The lesson is up for grabs, a good opportunity for new coaches to practice their new roles. Barca are the defending champions, Paris were also in the Final 4, Porto have been producing some great handball in recent years and Motor is always an unpleasant opponent. Bucharest are back in the CL, while Flensburg are in the top of the Bundesliga teams. We have already heard from Kielce, about their new players and their ideas for the new season. I am sure that we will have some very tough matches ahead of us.

 

 

Momir Ilic: The group is strong, but every team can beat the other one. There are no weak teams in the Champions League. Every club is strong, but we also know our quality and we can play and win against all of these teams.

 

 

Máté Lékai: It is a tough group. Our group, I think, is stronger than the other. Barca is the clear winner of last season, but Paris is also there. Kielce is well strengthened and they are always a good team. Flensburg only missed out on the Bundesliga title at the last minute. We go to Bucharest, which no one needs to be introduced to what awaits us. Motor are not the most pleasant team either, we struggled against them last year. We will try to get the best result, we will do our best, but it is a very tough group, that much can be said for sure.