The national handball team's center six, Darj, effectively punctuated the semi-final when he scored to make it 37–33 with just over four minutes left. It was the defensive specialist's first and only goal of the match.
Magdeburg - with Felix Claar, Albin Lagergren, Oscar Bergendahl and Daniel Pettersson in the squad - had earlier turned a four-goal deficit into a 33–32 lead. But then Füchse Berlin responded with six straight goals.
Last year, Magdeburg won the all-German final and took the club's second CL title. Claar, in particular, did not have one of his best days. The star scored only four of ten shots, while Lagergren was more fortunate with six goals from seven shots.
Füchse Berlin played in the final for the first time last year and will face Aalborg or Barcelona in Sunday's final in Cologne.
