With only 22 years, Òscar Grau (Barcelona, 2004) has already established himself in a squad that aims to win all titles. After nine years training in the Barça youth academy, last summer he obtained his first-team contract. “I have been a Barça fan since I was little and for me it is a dream and a pride to wear these colors and this crest. I prefer to be here than anywhere else in the world. I am playing with players who a few years ago were my idols and I used to ask them for photos and autographs”, explains the Catalan from the Joan Gamper Sports City after finishing training. This Thursday (8:45 PM) the Blaugranas visit Nantes' court in the first leg of the EHF Champions League quarter-finals, the last round before returning to the final four in Cologne.

A student at the private Notre-Dame de Toutes-Aides secondary school in the Doulon neighborhood of Nantes, western France, has died and three other students have been injured in a stabbing attack, police said. A police spokesperson said there was no evidence of a terrorist attack pending further investigation. The 16-year-old student involved in the attack was subdued by teachers before police arrived, the spokesperson added. At the time of his arrest, the suspect was carrying two knives, wearing safety shoes, black pants, dark glasses, and a balaclava.