HSG Blomberg-Lippe women faced Bistrița women in a Group Stage fixture of the EHF Champions League on Saturday, and the visitors came away with a 23-28 victory. The match was played on 6 September 2026, and the result leaves both sides level on points at the bottom of the table.
Bistrița controlled the tempo for large stretches and never looked likely to relinquish the lead once they had built a cushion. By then, Blomberg-Lippe were chasing the game and could only manage a late flurry that fell short of an equaliser.
The visitors have been in fine form ahead of this campaign, winning four of their five recent matches and scoring heavily in each. Three of those victories came by at least nine goals, and they were comfortable against both CSM București and Corona Brăila.
Blomberg-Lippe have also shown strength in their warm-up games, but Saturday's performance was different. They started brightly enough, but the visitors clawed their way back into the match and then pulled away when it mattered.
Both teams are listed as having played zero games in the league standings, which tells you this was their first competitive outing of the season. The gap between them at the top is still to be determined, but the result gives Bistrița a clear advantage going forward.