Porrino and Valur start quest for first European trophy

FINAL, FIRST LEG

Conservas Orbe Zendal Bm Porrino (ESP) vs Valur (ISL)
Saturday 10 May, 17:00 CEST

• this final guarantees a first-time European trophy winner, since neither team has been at this stage of a European club competition before
• even more so, Porrino play the club's first-ever international season
• Valur, though, are in their 12th European campaign; they have been part of the EHF European Cup every season since its inauguration in 2020/21
• the best result so far for the team from Iceland has been reaching the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup in 2005/06
• Porrino arrive in the final after winning nine of their 10 matches this season
• their only defeat came in the second leg of their double-header in round 3, when they narrowly lost to Bursu Buyuksehir BS, a day after decisively beating the Turkish side by eight goals
• just like their final opponents, Valur have suffered one defeat this season: in the first leg of their semi-final against last year's finalists MKS IUVENTA Michalovce, before beating their Slovakian opponents by 10 goals in the return leg at home
• Valur also had two draws, and won their other seven matches en route to the final
• a draw at the European Handball House in April decided that Porrino had the home right in the first leg, meaning Valur will host the return leg next week — also on Saturday (17 May) at 17:00 CEST

Last step towards first trophy

Whoever wins the EHF European Cup Women 2024/25 final, it will be their first international trophy. Valur have a rich experience in various European competitions, but appear in their first ever final. Porrino, though, have entered a continental club competition for the very first time this season...

... but it would not exactly be the very first time for a Spanish club to win this trophy. On the contrary, since Spain have always played a dominant role in the EHF European Cup Women since the competition's inauguration in 2020. The first four seasons produced three Spanish champions: Rincon Fertilidad Malaga, Rocasa Gran Canaria, and ATTICGO Bm Elche. In their maiden campaign, can Porrino keep the Spanish dominance going?

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