Next main round matches to offer exciting battles

HIGHLIGHT MATCHES

GROUP III

THW Kiel (GER) vs FC Porto (POR)
Tuesday 18 February, 20:45 CET, live on EHFTV

• after six straight wins in the group matches, Kiel dropped their first point in the competition, as they opened the main round with a draw against Melsungen (26:26) in the German derby
• with five points, the German side are second-placed in the group, behind Melsungen, due to the goal difference
• Porto claimed the biggest win on the opening day of the main round, as they defeated Vojvodina 29:20; the Portuguese side have two points and are ranked third in the group
• the two sides met six times in European club competitions, with Kiel winning four encounters and Porto two
• their paths last crossed in the EHF Champions League 2019/20 group stage, when the rivals exchanged one-goal away wins, 28:27 and 30:29
• on Sunday, Kiel surprisingly lost against Wetzlar in the Bundesliga match (27:25), while Porto defeated ABC Braga 31:22 on Saturday

GROUP IV

SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) vs FENIX Toulouse (FRA)
Tuesday 18 February, 18:45 CET, live on EHFTV

• reigning champions Flensburg lead the group with six points, while Toulouse are second-placed with four points
• the German side opened the main round with their seventh straight win in the current competition, as they proved too strong for Gummersbach (36:31) in an all-German clash
• Toulouse also celebrated a victory last Tuesday, defeating MOL Tatabanya KC on home court, 35:28
• it will be the first meeting of the two teams in European club competitions
• Flensburg scored 270 goals in seven games so far, which is 38.6 goals on average, the best result among all the participants
• on Saturday, the German side faced Gummersbach again, this time in a Bundesliga match, and also won by five goals (35:30); in contrast, Toulouse were defeated by Aix-en-Provence in a French league game on Saturday (31:29)
  

IN OTHER MATCHES

GROUP I

HC Kriens-Luzern (SUI) vs Fraikin BM. Granollers (ESP)
Tuesday 18 February, 18:45 CET, live on EHFTV

GOG (DEN) vs Montpellier Handball (FRA)
Tuesday 18 February, 18:45 CET, live on EHFTV
 
GROUP II

Sport Lisboa e Benfica (POR) vs Ystads IF HF (SWE)
Tuesday 18 February, 18:45 CET, live on EHFTV

Limoges Handball (FRA) vs Bidasoa Irun (ESP)
Tuesday 18 February, 20:45 CET, live on EHFTV
 
GROUP III

Vojvodina (SRB) vs MT Melsungen (GER)
Tuesday 18 February, 20:45 CET, live on EHFTV
 
GROUP IV

MOL Tatabanya KC (HUN) vs VfL Gummersbach (GER)
Tuesday 18 February, 18:45 CET, live on EHFTV

Photos © Be.A.Star-Productions (main), Frederic Speziale & Xavier Solanas (in-text)