"It is clear that we are here to win, says Nikola from Lemgo, finally at the destination after 7 hours of a journey instead of 3.30 hours how it was scheduled. We want to be champions tomorrow. I would have like to celebrate it in our own hall, but our fans should be sure that we will celebrate with them as well."
And what about his injury during the match against Stralsunder? "The fear was bigger as the pains. I felt how my right knee twisted. I thought that I suffered a cruciate ligament rupture. I was lucky." And will we see you on the field tomorrow? "Of course you will, why do you think that I am in Lemgo?"
A small secret: Nikola would like to win tomorrow also because his brother Luka will celebrate his 21st birthday and he wants to dedicate the win to him...
Friday, 17th April
SC Magdeburg - HBW Balingen-Weilstetten 26:26 (16:7)
Saturday, 18th April
TSV Dormagen - GWD Minden 23:23 (12:13)
Rhein-Neckar Löwen - MT Melsungen 43:31 (17:17)
TV Großwallstadt - SG Flensburg-Handewitt 30:36 (12:16)
HSV Hamburg - HSG Nordhorn 36:32 (17:14)
HSG Wetzlar - Stralsunder HV 31:16 (13:7)
TuSEM Essen - VfL Gummersbach 30:40 (15:22)
Sunday, 19th April
15:00: TBV Lemgo - THW Kiel
17:00: Füchse Berlin - Frisch Auf Göppingen