Barcelona eliminated from the handball Champions League semifinals

The clash ended even at the end of regulation time (38-38) and the Germans prevailed on penalties (2-1).

The hero of Magdeburg, who was returning to the 'Final 4' of the handball Champions League after nine years of absence, was their goalkeeper Mike Jensen, who saved penalties taken by Hampus Wanne, Dika Mem and Ludovic Fabregas.

Magnus Saugstrup signed the penalty that qualified Magdeburg for the final on Sunday, against French Paris Saint-Germain or Polish Kielce.

Barça could not emerge victorious from the penalty shootout, which was precisely where they managed to win the final last year against Kielce.

In any case, Barça is the outstanding leader of the competition's list of winners, with 11 titles, six more than the second, the German Gummersbach, which has five -the last of them in 1983-.

Magdeburg aspires to win its fourth Champions League, after those achieved in 1978, 1981 and 2002.