A decisive match and a very motivated Buducnost, Jelena Vukcevic says: There is no pressure, but I expect to advance to the round of 16

With Vipers' withdrawal, Buducnost's handball team got an unexpected chance to fight for a place in the round of 16 of the Champions League, now it's time for them to grab it and do something big this season.

The draw against Brest in the last round significantly changed things because the team from Podgorica needs any kind of triumph in the last round duel with Rapid Bucharest to reach the knockout phase.

If Bojana Popović's team had lost in France on Sunday (16 p.m.), they would have had to chase a victory by at least six goals, as they lost 32:27 in the first head-to-head match.

This way - only two points are required...

"There is no pressure, we really haven't felt it throughout the season. On the other hand, it is a very important game. To be direct and clear - I expect a win and a passage. I think we can and I think that in the last game against Brest we felt a special togetherness and energy that led us to that draw. I hope it will be the same on Sunday," said Jelena Vukčević, right-back of Buducnost.

The crowd this season has not passed the test when it comes to coming to "Morača" - the duel with the Romanians is a real opportunity to make amends, to fill the hall and help the young team achieve victory.

"The energy against Brest was on point. We have a wonderful feeling from that game, because that point is very big and represents a wind at our back for what awaits us. The advantage is that we are playing on home soil. That gives us additional motivation to achieve an important victory," said Jelena Vukčević, who scored nine goals in Brest.

Nađa Kadović is also optimistic:

"We have improved a lot compared to the first duel in Bucharest - we are the second team compared to September last year. This is the most difficult and important match for us, but we live for such matches and we are looking forward to having the opportunity to secure passage with a victory in the last round. Rapid is a dribbling team, not so much a shooting team, but that is more difficult for us. We prepared them well and I believe we can achieve a positive result to round off this story in the best possible way," says the left winger of Buducnost.