![]() "It must be said that we rested Alina Grijseels towards the end of the game, which obviously had a negative effect on us. However, Fuhr was disappointed that his side lost by ten goals away in Esbjerg. Highlights of the team's European campaign so far have been the 30-27 win over Brest, the 25-25 draw with Budapest and the 38-14 triumph over Podravka. Dortmund have arrived in Europe and are no longer underestimated," said Esbjerg coach Jesper Jensen after the Champions League match in the Helmut-Körnig-Halle. A place in the play-offs is at stake for the Black & Yellows, who have made a name for themselves in Europe's elite competition. On 8 or 9 January, BVB will play HC Podravka Vegeta. In January, in addition to picking things up in the league and the DHB-Pokal, the team may also be able to book a place in the next stage of the EHF Champions League. You have to remember that our team was completely new and managed to withstand the pressure of having to win every Wednesday night in the Bundesliga." When you consider that we won the game 37-31 and when you see that Buxtehude is in fourth place in the table today, then it makes it all the more remarkable. However, the team have struggled to perform to their maximum over the 60 minutes of a Bundesliga game, as Fuhr confirmed: "The first 20 minutes against Buxtehude were certainly extremely impressive. In addition to the extreme physical and mental strain, there was also the stress of travelling," said André Fuhr in his summary of eight games played in the Bundesliga (second place without minus points), eight group games in the EHF Champions League (sixth place with seven points) and two wins in the DHB-Pokal (a place in the quarter-finals secured). This was completely new territory for our young team. But again I have to stress: our schedule was almost exclusively made up of draining English weeks, with games at the weekend and on Wednesdays. The extent to which our goal difference of +55 is inferior to Bietigheim's (+105) highlights the gap between the two teams. "I am really pleased, we haven't dropped a single point in the Bundesliga. All the doubters have long been silenced. Who would have predicted that after the season got off to such a bad start with the heavy defeat to Bietigheim in the Supercup? There was soon talk about an apparent lack of quality in the squad, which had lost several key players in the summer. For the reigning German champions Borussia Dortmund, it picks up again on 29 December with a game in Blomberg, followed by a headline clash in Bietigheim on 2 January. The HBF is currently taking a break due to the World Cup in Spain (1 to 19 December). Both at domestic and international level. The bottom line is that my young team, who have been put together more or less from scratch, have given an extraordinarily good account of themselves," said Fuhr, attesting to a strong start to the season for his players. His summary reads as follows: "We are doing well in all three competitions. ![]() On Norderney, the 50-year-old found time to look back on his team's progress in the Bundesliga and the Champions League. A week's holiday was in order after a total of 18 games (plus the Supercup) in just three months. Straight after the Champions League match against Esbjerg, the native of East Westphalia went to the island in the Wadden Sea. On the wide sandy beach of the North Sea island of Norderney, André Fuhr traditionally finds peace and time to set himself straight, take a deep breath and look back on what he has achieved. Show all matches Subnavigation Teams Mannschaften ![]()
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