Perfect European start for Gbadamassi, Te Riele, and Van der Weijden
Team effort for Gbadamassi and his teammates
Gbadamassi plays for VK Novi Beograd and competes in Group A with C.S.M. Oradea (Romania), Steaua Bucharest (Romania), and Waspo 98 (Germany). With the Serbian top team, the center forward who also plays as a center back won the first two Champions League matches and is currently at the top of the group. They won 11-7 against Steaua Bucharest at home, and 15-9 against Oradea in Romania. Gbadamassi commented on the European start.
"It's a good start for us! Every match is tough against serious opponents. We haven't played perfectly yet, but we have performed well as a team. We have a lot of quality, and with our resilience, we have been able to turn around deficits and secure the victory. Ultimately, we aim to win everything, and we are working hard for it!"
Tough Euro Cup group
Van der Weijden and Te Riele play for CN Barcelona in the Euro Cup. They are in Group D with Sabac Elixir (Serbia), Panathinaikos (Greece), and Endo Plus Honved (Hungary). Te Riele scored four goals in the opening match on October 8 against Panathinaikos (8-10), with two goals credited to Van der Weijden. In the following week, they both scored once against the Serbian team Sabac Elixir (14-9). According to Te Riele, it is a competitive group with teams that are closely matched.
"The teams in the group are evenly matched, so it's very close. We have managed to pull off wins in the first two matches, but we also realize that we won't win everything. Panathinaikos has a very good team, but everything clicked for us, which led to our victory. Sabac Elixir was better in the first three quarters, but we scored seven times in the final period. We are very strong conditionally, we have multiple offensive threats even though we are not very tall defensively and lack the best blockers. In the end, we can beat and lose to anyone, depending on the form of the day and the smallest details."
We will soon share more in-depth interviews with Gbadamassi and Te Riele.
The upcoming schedule for the Champions League group stage:
Third group-stage match: October 29 - 20:00
VK Novi Beograd vs Waspo 98 Hannover
Fourth group-stage match: November 13 - 19:15
CSA Steaua Bucharest vs VK Novi Beograd
Fifth group-stage match: November 20 - 18:15
VK Novi Beograd vs C.S.M. Oradea
Sixth group-stage match: December 4 - 20:00
Waspo 98 Hannover vs VK Novi Beograd
Visit this page for the results and the Champions League schedule. The matches can be followed live on this page.
The upcoming schedule for the Euro Cup group stage:
Third group-stage match: October 31, 2024 - 19:00
CN Barcelona vs Endo Plus Honved
Fourth group-stage match: November 14, 2024 - 19:00
CN Barcelona vs Panathinaikos AC
Fifth group-stage match: November 21, 2024 – 18:00
VK Šabac Elixir vs CN Barcelona
Sixth group-stage match: December 5, 2024 – 19:30
Endo Plus Honved vs CN Barcelona
Check out the full Europa Cup schedule via this link. The matches can be followed via the live stream.
