The Romanian men’s handball side and defending champions Dinamo
\nBucharest are on the brink of a great achievement. They have the chance to
\nqualify for the Champions League play-off stage if they finish on the first or
\nsecond position in their group. Before that, Dinamo must win their final group
\nmatch, which they will be playing on Thursday away against the Swiss side Wacker
\nThun. So far, the Swiss have lost eight of their nine matches in Group D and
\nare bottom of the table in this group. They have only one point, which they won
\nin a draw in a home match back in September against the Finnish side Riihimaen
\nCocks, the side currently occupying the last but one place in the group. Also
\nin September, Dinamo Bucharest pulled off a narrow win against Wacker Thun,
\n35-34.<\/p>\n
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We move on to women’s handball, with the European Championship set
\nto kick off on Thursday in France. The host country and defending world
\nchampions France will face Olympic champions Russia in the opening match in
\nNancy, as part of Group B. Romania play in Group D, alongside world
\nvice-champions Norway, the Czech Republic and Germany. The Group D matches will
\nbe held in Brest. Romania will face the Czech Republic on 1st
\nDecember. Two days later, they will be playing against Germany and then, on the
\n5th December, Norway. The top three sides will make it to the next
\nstage. In their last test ahead of the European Championship, the Romanian
\nwomen’s handball side won the Carpati Trophy last weekend in Bucharest. They
\ndefeated the second Romanian side in the final, 33-24. Previously, they also
\ndefeated Serbia 29-26. The second Romanian side had themselves defeated Russia
\n25-24. Russia ranked third in the Carpati Trophy competition after defeating
\nSerbia 33-32.<\/p>\n
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