Baja Mare awaits in the quarterfinals

The ball has started to unwind, the Buducnosti handball players now know what the future holds for them - if they beat Midtjylland today (17 p.m.), the European champions would play Baja Mare in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

In the last round, the Romanian women lost to Ferencvaroš in Budapest (21:18), ended their streak of five victories and remained nailed to the 4th place in Group 1, which will almost certainly bring them a showdown with the Podgorica women as their rival.

And, really, it would be a miracle if Dragan Adžić's team didn't collide with Alison Pino and her friends on the first and second weekend of April.

All that Budućnost would have to do to fulfill that scenario is to beat the team for the second time, which it beat three weekends ago in Denmark by as much as 28:18. And no one, I guess, doubts that...

"We are in the situation we wanted to be in - to have a chance to be the first in a very strong group. The health bulletin is not great, but I believe that the entire team, with the exception of Radmila Petrović and Suzana Lazović, will be available and that we will be able to I hope that we will keep our focus on this match, and that after it we will think about the next rival and the Olympic qualifications, because most of the players of Budućnosti are fighting for Rio," said Adžić.

In addition to winning, the goal is also to raise the level of the game. The "Blues" have to do much better than they showed seven days ago against Vardar in Skopje, and also Đero in "Morača" a week earlier.

"I hope that we will correct some things from the previous games and that we will reach a level that will allow us to continue preparations for the quarterfinals more easily after the 23-day break. In the last two seasons, we managed to reach form in every phase, and there are many reasons for which we are not now. The feeling of the players is different when winning and when defending, our team is not the same either. By the way, the opponents are also more motivated and stronger than last year," emphasized the trophy coach.

Given that Montenegrin handball players are playing qualifying matches for the European Championship and the Olympic Games from March 10 to 20, it would be good if the match with Midtjylland was resolved early, so that Adžić could rest the main players.

"We are only thinking about repeating the game from Ikast, because the Danish team does not come here to play. Midtjylland is not in great shape, but they have players who are very demanding and should be appreciated. I believe that is how we will enter the game, and I her course will show whether we can give space to young players, which they didn't have in the previous matches, and it is certain that they won't in the next ones either," concluded Adžić.

I hope we find a module to make Neagu real

Someone will look for a reason in the absence of captain Radmila Petrović and pillar of defense Suzana Lazović, but the fact is that the two defeats in the main stage were mostly influenced by Kristina Neagu's bad form.

The best player of the World Championship is completely out of rhythm, and Buducnost hopes that the Romanian will reach the desired level of play by the quarterfinals and final four.

"She can't raise her fitness level, I just hope she stays healthy. Naturally, the World Cup affected her the most and we are all struggling with that. She has a lot of help from her teammates and from us on the sidelines, and I believe we will find some module that we have more rest and better quality after this representative break," said Adžić.

Budućnost also helps Eva Velimirović

Women's handball club Budućnost joined the humanitarian campaign to collect funds to help 19-month-old Eva Velimirović, who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Before and during the match with Midtjylland, stands will be set up in "Morača", where fans will be able to pay money.

The little girl from Podgorica was supposed to undergo surgery at the Necker clinic in Paris on Friday, but the procedure was postponed due to complications. Eva's mother Marija announced on Facebook on Friday that 78.672 euros were collected, and that only the costs of surgery and chemotherapy amount to 100.