Live blog: Arrivals day for the Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4

• the Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 takes place at the MVM Dome in Budapest on Saturday and Sunday 6 and 7 June
• Thursday is arrivals day for the three finalist teams; Metz Handball arrived to Budapest on Wednesday afternoon 
• read the semi-finals preview
• find out where to watch the final weekend

THURSDAY 4 JUNE

14:42

Apart from Györ's records, another milestone is possible this weekend in the MVM Dome. CSM's head coach, Bojana Popovic, can become the first female to win the trophy as a player and as a coach. If she lifts the trophy with the Romanian club, it would be her seventh, after winning six with three different clubs as a player. Three with Slagelse (2003, 2005, 2007), two with Viborg (2008, 2009) and one with Buducnost (2012).

This week, we released the latest episode of the Handball Mastermind series featuring Popovic, again the first female coach to be filmed for the series. You can hear all about her coaching philosophy on the link below! 

14:30

Hungarian powerhouse Györ holds the record for most appearances, but also for most trophies won — seven (2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025). Many consider them clear favourites, so we asked our journalist Julian Rux to dive deep into the numbers and tell us what the probabilities for each team to win the shiny silverware are! Read the latest Stats Counter on the link below. 

14:17

The excitement is building up as CSM Bucuresti, Brest Bretagne Handball and Györi Audi ETO KC are expected to arrive to Margaret Island in Budapest later in the afternoon. There are no debutants and the four teams together have 22 appearances at the EHF FINAL4. Here's how the stats look like! 

14:00

Welcome to Budapest and the Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026!

Metz Handball is in the house, while the remaining three final teams are arriving today ahead of the matches on Saturday and Sunday, and the live blog is here to start the build-up to the action at the weekend. We'll also be bringing you previews of the inaugural EHF Youth Club Trophy Women, featuring four of the continent's best under-17 women's teams who will play on the same court as the seniors for their own title. 

Check back here throughout the afternoon for some of the features we've been running, photos of the arrivals, and more. 

To start things off, get ready for the weekend with the preview episode of 'The Spin' podcast!