CSM Bucharest loses at the “green table” the match with Rostov-Don, in the Champions League. Motivation of the decision

CSM Bucharest, qualified in the eighth Champions League

The handball match between CSM Bucharest and Rostov-Don, from the 13th round of the EHF Champions League, should have been played on Saturday, February 12.

The match was initially postponed due to several positive results in the testing of COVID-19 within the Bucharest team.

“After several discussions between the representatives of both clubs and the members of EHF, the federation decided that the Russian team would win by 10: 0 and the two points at stake. They said that although they were looking for alternatives to be able to play the match, this was not possible because a new date could not be found, available for both teams “, it is shown in a communiqué posted by CSM Bucharest.

CSM Bucharest also had a postponed match in the Champions League due to infections with COVID-19 in the group, the one away with Brest Bretagne, later lost on the field, score 21-24.

The last match for CSM Bucharest in the group stage of the Champions League, against the Danish team Esbjerg, is scheduled for Sunday, February 20, at 15:00, in the Polyvalent Hall in the Capital.

CSM Bucharest has 14 points in group A, before the last round, and has six minimums to climb in the standings.

Most likely, CSM will finish in 5th place in Group A and will play in the quarterfinals with the team ranked fourth in Group B, ŢSKA Moscow (team coached by Florentin Pera) or Odense.