Barça on a cruise towards Cologne

QUARTER-FINAL
GOG (DEN) vs Barça (ESP) 30:37 (15:19) 

• the 11^th duel between the two sides – the first one since the 2008/09 season, was a clear matter for Barça, as they dominated the contest, breaking away from GOG midway in the first half for a 15:19 lead at the break 
• 11 of Barça’s 19 goals in the first half were scored by French internationals, topped by the duo, Ludovic Fabregas and Melvyn Richardson, both with four goals 
• with eleven saves on his tally, GOG’s goalkeeper, Thomas Thulin was only one save below the only Dane in a Barça jersey, Emil Nielsen, who took a head-shot in the second half, but was able to continue 
• right after the break, GOG tried everything to stop the Barça express, but could not break through and were hit by many high-speed goals 
• the biggest lead of the match was eight goals (30:22) and, from that moment on, GOG could get no closer than five goals; the best Barça shooter was Luka Cindric with eight goals 

Top GOG trio on their farewell trip 

Which arena could be a better place for an international farewell than the Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona? Currently, it looks like the GOG trio of Jerry Tollbring, Simon Pytlick and Lukas Jørgensen could have their last match for their current club next week in the second leg of the quarter-finals. When several top stars left GOG after the 2021/22 season, these young guns took the level of performance at the Danish champions even higher.  Simon Pytlick has had the biggest rise, becoming a world champion with Denmark and an All Star-team pick as best left back at the WCh in Poland and Sweden. Alongside Pytlick, Jørgensen also became a world champion in January – both will transfer to SG Flensburg-Handewitt. Swedish wing, Jerry Tollbring will move to Germany too and will join Füchse Berlin. This trio combined for a sensational 255 Champions League goals in this season.