The future is playing for a few more wins, and maybe even a place in the next round.

The Buducnost women's handball team will play against Ludwigsburg at 14:XNUMX PM, the shutdown of Vipers opened up a chance for a place in the knockout phase

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A new challenge against the vice-champions of Europe, Photo: ŽRK Budućnost/Dejan Starčević
A new challenge against the vice-champions of Europe, Photo: ŽRK Budućnost/Dejan Starčević
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The Buducnost handball team deserved their victory against Vipers on the field, and five out of seven rivals from Group B earned the official result after the three-time European champion announced that it was shutting down.

The Norwegian team's exit, however, opened up an opportunity that the Podgorica club may not have thought about, which is that by the end of the group stage they only need to beat Rapid Bucharest and find themselves in the knockout stage of the Champions League.

Chosen women Bojana Popović After a big win over Vipers, the EHF elite continues today at 14 pm in southern Germany against Ludwigsburg.

- Our first and main goal is to achieve another victory and create some continuity - she said. Maja Savić, assistant to Bojana Popović in the coaching staff of Buducnost.

It is difficult to expect a miracle on the field of the European vice-champions and points for the Champions League playoffs, but the "blue and white" will look for a new surprise in every match until the end and a chance to chase a victory to advance in the last round in "Morača" against Rapid.

The club from the Romanian capital currently has two points and a match in hand, even if neither Buducnost nor Rapid pull off any surprises in the next four rounds. Ivona Pavićević and the teammates at the end of the group stage on home soil would need a six-goal triumph to advance.

- The girls are doing well and I think we deserve to win a few more points in the upcoming matches - added Maja Savić.

Maja Savic and Bojana Popovic
Maja Savic and Bojana Popovicphoto: ŽRK Budućnost/Dejan Starčević

This season, Buducnost managed to reach a big point against Győr, who are defending the European crown, with a triumph over Vipers - now it's time for a new clash with the Hungarian team's rival from the Champions League final.

- Ludwigsburg is a very good team, with a lot of good players. I think they have been playing very well in the last three seasons with the same squad. In the last game against Esbjerg they had a plus eight after the first half, which is an indicator of what kind of team they are and how well their players are playing, it actually shows their value - the former winger of Buducnost and Montenegro is clear.

On the other hand, the two-time European champion wants another good game on the wings of the victory against Vipers with which he opened 2025.

- We have a good start, but it is very difficult to play because all the teams in the Champions League are favorites compared to us. From season to season we have a younger team, seven, eight juniors and cadets. It is really difficult, but when you play good games and achieve victories, it gives additional satisfaction - Savić is clear.

Vipers has experienced the worst possible scenario, and Buducnost has also been in a difficult situation for several years, but everyone expects better days, with full stands like they used to.

- The future is an institution and the best representative of Montenegrin sports and we have to know that. It is difficult, but we hope for even better days and to bring the audience back to the Morača Sports Center - concluded Maja Savić.

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