Aron Palmarsson will enter this Monday (6:00 p.m.) in the call for Xavi Pascual for the semifinals of the Champions against him PSG.
The Icelander has evolved favorably from the inflammatory injury of the patellar tendon of the left knee that he suffered on December 19 against the Bidasoa Irun and that kept him with doubts for the VELUX EHF Champions League Final Four de Colonia.
The loss of the Icelandic, starting left back, was a setback for him Barça Due to his great moment of form, but Palmarsson will be able to play against PSG if ‘Pasqui’ thinks it appropriate, who only has the long-term absence already known from winger Casper Mortensen.
On the other hand the PSG has notified tonight that Luc Steins it is low when testing positive for coronavirus. The French club signed the Dutch central defender to cover the long recovery injury of Nikola Karabatic, but Covid-19 will also prevent you from playing in Cologne.
Luc Steins is a skillful center-back at 1.72m tall, a complete contrast to his teammate’s 2.15m Dainis Kristopans, the executioner of Barça in that semifinal of 2019, then with Vardar.
“Steins is not Karabatic far from it, but because it is a different style. It gives them a different style, another type of speed ”, says Barça coach, Xavi Pascual. However, PSG will not be able to count on Steins for the happy coronavirus either.
In fact, Nikola Karabatic (PSG), Rasmus Lauge (Veszprem) and Nikola Bilyk (Kiel) will be three great figures absent in the Final Four, although they due to serious injuries.
Kiel is the most punished team, since Domagoj Duvnjak is still not 100% recovered, Rune Dahmke is doubtful and has two players separated by Covid-19, Pavel Horak and Magnus Landin, winger and brother of goalkeeper Niklas Landin.
He Telekom Veszprem, led by Catalan David Davis, appears as a favorite against the THW How, whose coach is former Barça player Filip Jicha. Their semifinal will begin this Monday at 8:30 p.m.
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