In the final of the Velux Champions League for the 2019/2020 season. will meet the trophy-winning Spanish expert Xavi Pasqual and the coach who has just started his coaching career, Filip Jiha. The match between Barcelona and Kiel will be played on Tuesday, December 29, at 8:30 PM in Cologne.
THV Kiel coach Filip Jicha was Kiel’s top scorer in the 2010 final with 11 goals. He is now aiming for his first international trophy as a coach.
Playing the finals is always exciting. We will try to stop Barça, and we definitely have players who are capable of that, Jiha pointed out.
The winner will be the team that will win the trophy at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne for the third time, since Barcelona was the winner in 2011 and 2015, and Kiel in 2010 and 2012. Barcelona coach Xavi Pasqual can become the fourth coach in the history of the EHF Champions League to win three trophies after Valery Rivera (5), Talant Dujshebaev (4) and Alfred Gislason (3).
