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Nantes and Dinamo are looking to continue their winning ways
- Updated: October 7, 2016
Before the head-to-head game scheduled on the 22nd of October in Bucharest, Nantes and Dinamo are hoping to come undefeated from the next two games. The group’s undefeated teams are both playing at home this Sunday, with the French side hosting surprising package ABC/UMinho, who are coming after an impressive win against TTH Holstebro. On the other side, Dinamo will be poised to stop Besiktas, after the Turkish team matched their worst ever defeat in the VELUX EHF Champions League, a 14-goal drubbing at the hands of Nantes.
• The French side and the Romanian champions are the only two undefeated teams in the group • Ramazan Done (Besiktas), with 14 goals, and Magnus Bramming (Holstebro), with 13 goals, are the group’s top scorers • Dinamo’s last two games in the Romanian league ended in a draw and a one-goal win against moderate opponents • All teams recorded wins in their domestic leagues this week, except Motor, who did not have a game scheduled
GROUP D HBC Nantes (FRA) vs ABC/UMinho (POR) Sunday, 9 October, 16:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com It has been a dream start of the season for HBC Nantes in all competitions, with four wins and only a draw, against Motor Zaporozhye in their maiden game in the VELUX EHF Champions League. The French side is currently leading their domestic league, and their group in the European top competition and are aiming to build on their amazing start against ABC/UMinho.
The Portuguese side has been the surprise package of the group, alongside Dinamo Bucuresti, managing an unexpected win against TTH Holstebro in the last game, 32:27. With every team in the group earning at least one point in their first two matches, every game could be decisive and any point gained is of the utmost importance. Therefore, Nantes’ players are gathering attention, with Braga keeping alive their momentum, after a 41:25 drubbing of Arsenal Devesa in the Portuguese league. However, the Portuguese side has been dealt a blow in their domestic game, as line player Ricardo Pesqueira received a ball in his face and is questionable for Sunday. “The game against Besiktas was a very important one for me, I scored my first goals. I will not forget the feeling. We …
