The Swedish legend won his seventh title
cool. Historic Barcelona in the Champions League – again.
Most champions became the first team to defend their title in the fourth final in Cologne.
The Spaniard defeated the Polish Kelsey after a penalty shootout in the final.
The two best teams with the biggest team in the Champions League final. Then we got a real thriller in front of 20,000 people in the Cologne Arena.
The first half was a difficult story as Kelsey never led past 1-0 at the start.
After three consecutive goals in Final 4 this weekend, we’ve got two strong defenses with goalkeepers behind them at times at world level: 14-13 in the first half against Barcelona.
At the start of the second half, Kelsey took the lead but the team continued to follow as no team led him by more than one goal.
It was approved at the second conclusion
Barcelona had to dispense with their game engine Luka Sendrić in the second half due to a feeling, and instead coach Carlos Ortega had to test a number of different options mid-match as he bet little in the second half on Melvin Richardson and Naki. Nine-meter French variety with N’ guessan – Richardson – Mem.
Dika Mem had a chance to seal the final when 50 seconds from the end he could have shot 29-27 but was shooting outside. Instead, Kelsi’s Artsem Karalik managed to equalize in the last second: 28-28 and overtime 2 x 5 minutes.
Drama lasted: 32-32 after extra time and judging.
Seventh Svensson Gold
Barcelona managed to win after Alex Dutjibaev missed a penalty while Barcelona put all his kicks.
This final should go down in history as one of the best games played well, says expert Martin Frandishu on Viaplay.
Barcelona, which has so far won the most gold medals with eleven, thus became the first team to defend its title in Final 4 in Cologne, the final format introduced in 2010.
Thomas Svensson, the only Swede in the final, has participated in six of those gold medals for Barcelona, the first as coach when he became Carlos Ortega’s assistant pre-season.
But this was actually Svensson’s seventh title when he also won with Spaniard Piasso in 1995.