Magdeburg win all-German handball Champions League final
Magdeburg's Michael Damgaard holds up the trophy as he celebrates with the team after winning the EHF Champions League final handball match against FC Barcelona at the Lanxess Arena. Marius Becker/dpa
SC Magdeburg won the all-German handball Champions League final against Füchse Berlin on Sunday to claim their third title in the men's competition.
The now three-time winners defeated Bundesliga champions Berlin 32-26 in Cologne.
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Coach Bennet Wiegert has been involved in all three of Magdeburg's titles — as a player in 2001-02, and as head coach in 2022-23 and now 2024-25.
Magdeburg also have two other titles from when the competition was called the European Cup. Berlin, meanwhile, have never won the trophy.
In the match for third place, HBC Nantes defeated Barça 30-25.
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