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CSM\u2019s lineup at that time included Cristina Neagu, the world\u2019s best player. The Romanians won the third place in the group and qualified for the quarters, where they defeated the French side Metz, 34-21 in the home game and 20-27 in the return match.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament was hosted by Hungary and in front of 12 thousand handball fans, CSM lost the semis to Gyor 20-26. Then they fought for the third place against the Russian side Rostov-Don whom they outperformed 31-30.<\/p>\n<p>Gy\u0151r won the finals against the North-Macedonian side, Vardar Skopje.<\/p>\n<p>CSM has this year become one of the best four sides of the continent. The quarterfinals stage has pitted them against the Danish side Team Esbjerg, with Nora M\u00f8rk in the lineup, but also Europe\u2019s best player, the Norwegian Henny Ella Reistad. Esbjerg won the first match 26 \u2013 25 in Denmark. CSM failed to level the scoring in the last second but they managed a better show in Bucharest where they benefited from the high performance of the Swedish goalie Evelina Eriksson in great shape at that time. CSM won the match 37-27. The other Romanian side in the quarters Gloria Bistri\u021ba conceded defeat to the French side Brest Bretagne.<\/p>\n<p>The Final Four tournament will be taking place over June 6 &#8211; 7 in Budapest. CSM will be up against Metz in the semis while Brest Bretagne will be playing Gy\u0151r.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Romanian women\u2019s handball sends another side to the top of the Champions League\u2019s after an absence of eight years. In 2018, CSM Bucharest passed the league\u2019s first stage and emerged as winner of Group A, which also included the Danish side Nyk\u00f8bing Falster, Krim Ljubljana of Slovenia and Gdynia of Poland. 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