No thought of foxes: Magdeburg's focus is on Eisenach

Before SC Magdeburg's first home game of the season in the German Handball League against ThSV Eisenach, coach Bennet Wiegert is completely ignoring the following top game at champions Füchse Berlin. "That doesn't matter to me at all. I'm not looking towards Berlin at all. The full focus is on Eisenach, and I try to project that onto the team as much as possible," said Wiegert.

The Champions League winners will host the Thuringians on Wednesday (20:00/Dyn) before a clash with the defending champions in the capital three days later. "The team is sensitive. They notice when I focus my attention on others. That also has something to do with respect for Eisenach. It's all about this game for now," emphasized Wiegert.

The 43-year-old does not attach any great importance to the clear 34:21 victory against the rivals in preparation for the Wartburg Cup. "That wasn't a point game and didn't have the character of a point game. That was not the face Eisenach will show in the Bundesliga," warned Wiegert. In general, however, he feels that his players "enjoy being able to present themselves in front of their own fans. That's how it should be," said the SCM coach.