The history of handball will be written tomorrow at the football stadium "Merkur Spil Arena" in Dusseldorf, which was specially prepared for the opening of the European Championship.
Over 53.000 tickets were sold for the matches France - North Macedonia and Germany - Switzerland, which will break the world record.
Part of the spectacle will also be Montenegro, which will play Group C matches in the Olympic Hall in Munich.
And it is practically sold out, because only the most expensive and the cheapest tickets remain for the hall that holds over 12.000 spectators - a few each in the VIP zone, that is, for standing.
The "Lions" travel to the capital of Bavaria tomorrow, and they will play the first, perhaps the most important game in Group C on Friday at 20.30:XNUMX p.m. against Hungary.
Vlado Shola determined a list of 17 passengers the day before the trip, and the last one dropped out Haris Suljević, the goalkeeper of the champion of Bosnia and Herzegovina Scouts.
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One of the main assets of the "lions" will be Nebojsa Simic.
"We are not in a position to threaten anyone or set high goals, but I know that nobody cares when they play against Montenegro. We have built a reputation for being very combative, for being able to surprise even the strongest national teams, so all three selections from the group will enter the duel with us with a dose of fear and respect," said the 30-year-old Baranin.
The goalkeeper of the German club Melzungen says that the first game is the most important.
"If we don't achieve a positive result, the chances of going to the main stage will be very small. We would get into calculations, which is never a good thing. Everyone likes to hold their destiny in their own hands. The Hungarians are a quality national team, but they have ups and downs. When they organized the championship in Budapest, they were eliminated from the group in front of 20.000 fans," Simić recalled.
The Hungarians are not one of the handball superpowers, even though the budget of the Hungarian Association is over 20 million euros. At the European championships, they achieved their best result in 1998, when they were sixth, since then they have never been placed better than 8th place.
"It's a team that can have a very bad day, which could be our chance. Nevertheless, Hungarians invest enormous sums of money in handball, they have two top clubs competing for the Champions League title. The state stands behind the league and the clubs, the infrastructure is on their side, but they have a lot of oscillations".
Simić believes that the advantage of the "lions" on Friday will be character.
"We are in a group with Serbia and Iceland, which are also characterized by combativeness and courage, the Hungarians certainly cannot beat us." But they have a deep squad and some players who are in very good shape. Center back You're faking it he was unknown to me, because he plays in Wisla in Poland, and he scored eight goals for Vesprem in the Champions League. "Precaution is necessary, because you never know what the younger, 'hungry' players are ready to do," the "Minister of Defense" concluded.
Vuko is very smart, his return is a big plus for us
The return of Vuk Borozan is very important for the attack of Montenegro, but especially for the defense. Together with Vuk Lazović, he covers the "three" and "four" positions, and his presence will mean a lot to Nebojša Simić.
"He helped me a lot at the tournament in Croatia. It's a big relief to have him on defense. He is very smart, he covers the block well, he knows when to come out, to block the pivot. He is big, closes a large space, but plays very smartly and makes small movements. He doesn't make unnecessary movements, he's certainly a big plus for us," emphasized Simić.
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