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Dinamo Bucharest men's handball this past Thursday succeeded a great win in the Champions League. Xavi Pascual's trainees outclassed Hungarian opponents Veszprém, 31-29, on home court. This was holders Dinamo Bucharest's second win in the league's group B. The feat is all the more notable as Dinamo outperformed a team with an impressive record. We recall Veszprem played the Champions League final four times, in 2002, 2015, 2016 and in 2019. With 4 points, Dinamo are 6th-placed in Group B. Dinamo Bucharest will travel to Germany for a fixture against Flensburg-Handewitt, on November 17.


This coming Saturday, Romanian women's handball team CSM Bucharest play a Champions League match at home, against French opponents Brest Bretagne. CSM Bucharest are 4th-placed in the League's Group A, with 6 points. At the top of the as-it-stands table are Rostov Don, followed by Ferencvaros of Hungary, with 8 points each. 3rd-palced are Danish team Team Esbjerg, with 7 points. Germany's Borussia Dortmund are 5th-placed, with 5 points, followed by Brest Bretagne, with 4. Croatian team Podravka Koprivnica are the last-but-one team in the group, with 2 points. Montenegro's  Buducnost Podgorica are at the bottom of the table, with zero points on their record sheet.


In domestic football, eight teams have already advanced to the Romanian Cup's quarterfinals. They are third-tier squad CSO Filiaşi, second-league teams FC Buzău and Poli Timişoara and League One teams Chindia Târgovişte, FC Argeş, Universitatea Craiova, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FC Voluntari. On Thursday, in the Cup's last round-of-16 fixtures, FC Buzău defeated Dunărea Călăraşi 3-nil, Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe grabbed a 1-nil away win against FC U Craiova, in Drobeta Turnu-Severin, while Poli Timisoara secured a 2-nil home win against Rapid Bucharest.


League One's 16th-round fixtures are scheduled at the weekend. On Friday, FC Botosani take on Farul Constanţa. On Saturday, Universitatea Craiova go against CS Mioveni, while CFR Cluj face FC Voluntari. Three matches are to be played on Sunday. Gaz Metan Mediaş take on Academica Clinceni, Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe are pitted against Dinamo, while FCSB face FC Argeş. On Monday, UTA Arad play Chindia Târgovişte, while Rapid Bucureşti take on FC U Craiova. CFR Cluj are at the top of the table, with 33 points, followed by Universitatea Craiova, with 25.

(Translation by Eugen Nasta)



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