Sports weekend

Florin Orban, 20.01.2023, 11:42

In the Champions League in women’s
handball, this coming Sunday, in a Group A fixture, CSM Bucharest take on
German opponents Bietigheim, away from home. CSM are at the top of the table in
the group, with 19 points. Following in descending order is the winner of the
League’s 2022 edition, Norwegian team Vipers Kristiansand, with 17 points. In their
next three matches, CSM need one more point to secure their qualification in
the Champions League’s quarterfinals.

In Group B, Rapid Bucharest
play a home game against Turkish champions Kastamonu. With 16 points, holders
Rapid are 4th-placed in the group, on a par with 3rd-placed
Esbjerg of Denmark. French Metz Handball are at the top
of the table, with 19 points. Hungarian team Gyor are 2nd-placed,
with 18 points. Playing straight in the Champions League’s quarterfinals are
the 1st and the 2nd placed teams in each group. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th-placed teams
will play their playoff fixtures, according to a round-robin system.

The Romanian football Super League is to be
resumed at the weekend. Fixtures counting towards the 22nd-round will
see Universitatea Cluj taking on FC
Voluntari, while Rapid face Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe on Friday. On Saturday, Petrolul
Ploiești travel to Mioveni, while Universitatea Craiova are pitted against FC Botoșani,
away from home. On Sunday FC U Craiova play a home game
against UTA Arad, while in Sibiu, the local side Hermannstadt ply FCSB. On Monday
in Ploiești, Chindia Târgoviște play a home match against FC Argeș, while in Ovidiu,
in the south-east, Farul Constanța play CFR Cluj, in the 22nd round’s
derby. Farul Constanța are at the top of the table, with 45 points. With 44 points,
defending champions CFR Cluj are 2nd-placed in the rankings. With 38
points each, FCSB, Rapid Bucharest and Universitatea Craiova follow, in descending
order.(EN)