Final Four in Cologne:

Barca win Champions League, Bilyk 3rd with Kiel.

Huge celebration for Dika Mem (l.) and Thiagus Petrus(Bild: AFP/APA/afp/Roberto Pfeil)

At the end of his successful career, superstar Mikkel Hansen was unable to fulfill his dream of winning his first Champions League triumph. The Danish Olympic and three-time world champion lost the final of the final tournament in Cologne with Aalborg HB on Sunday against record winners FC Barcelona 30:31 (15:15).

THW Kiel secured third place with a 32:28 win against the dethroned defending champions SC Magdeburg.

ÖHB team captain Mykola Bilyk was Kiel's second-best scorer with six goals.