Barcelona beats PSG and reaches the sixth consecutive Champions League semi-final

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Barcelona is in Final 4 of the 2023/2024 men’s handball Champions League. This Thursday (2), the team of Brazilians Haniel Langaro and Thiagus Petrus defeated PSG in the second leg of the quarter-finals by 32 to 31. As a result of the victory, the Spanish club goes to its sixth consecutive semi-final of the competition .

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Despite the narrow victory at home, it can be said that Barça’s classification was guaranteed in the first leg. Last week, the Spanish team beat the French in Paris 30-22. This Thursday, the Spanish team took a 17-12 lead at the end of the first half and held off pressure from PSG to confirm the victory.

Thiagus Petrus and Haniel Langaro had a discreet performance statistically, but both entered the court and contributed to Barça’s classification. Frenchman Dika Mem and Portuguese Luís Frade finished as the Catalan club’s highlights by scoring 7 and 8 goals, respectively.

In search of the 12th cup

Holding the record for men’s handball Champions League titles, with 11 trophies, Barcelona is heading to its sixth consecutive semi-final of the competition. Since the 2018/2019 season, the Catalan club has been among the four best teams. During this period, they reached three finals and lifted the cup twice.

The Final 4 of the Champions League is scheduled to take place in June this year, in the German city of Cologne. In addition to Barcelona, ​​SC Magdeburg (ALE), Aalborg Håndbold (DIN) and THW Kiel (ALE) also qualified for the title match.

Journalist from Recife graduated from Faculdade Boa Viagem, passionate about football, athletics, basketball and other sports.