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Foreword EHF President Dear handball friends, I am delighted to be able to welcome you to the beginning of the EHF Champions League Men play- WE ARE offs as the road to the EHF FINAL4 Men truly begins. The group phase once again proved that Europe’s top-flight is the place to watch the very best in our sport with a series of thrilling matches starring the handball elite. Such was quality of handball on A TEAM FOR show, the group phase once again was a massive hit with fans across the world. Once the curtain came down on the group phase, EHF Champions League content had earned a digital reach of 130 million on digital platforms. Meanwhile, new content distribution implemented this season for clubs and stakeholders saw 50 million impressions outside of the EHF-owned EUROPE channels, including more than 20 million video views. With 29 television broadcasters regularly screening EHF Champions League Men group phase matches – we look forward to seeing even more top-level handball on our screens as we enter the exciting play-offs. One look at the line-up for the play-offs already sends shivers down the spine with a number high- profile matches which will decide the quarter-finals. THW Kiel, who dramatically clinched last season’s title after victory in Cologne in December, enter the play-offs with a mouth-watering meeting against MOL-Pick Szeged in one of the ties of the round. Barça finished runners-up to Kiel three months ago but in this season’s competition they have been unstoppable and, quite literally, unbeatable. The Spanish giants ended the group phase with a perfect 28 points from their 14 games and go into their meeting with Elverum Handball full of confidence. SG Flensburg-Handewitt ended the group phase by topping Group A having won 10 of their 14 games. Their prize for such a series of strong performances are two matches against HC PPD Zagreb. The Croatian outfit failed to pick up a single point from the group phase but that counts for nothing Nord Stream 2 is a European project that now and will head into the play-offs keen on causing an upset. contributes to a secure energy supply for all European countries. Our excellence is the The road to the LANXESS arena would not be the same without Paris Saint-Germain Handball, and result of effic ient cooperation among a large the French side’s quest to win their first EHF Champions League Men title will begin against RK Celje team of experts from more than 20 countries. Pivovarna Lasko. Respect for the environment and team spirit are at the core of our values, therefore we are Another team to impress during the group phase were Lozma Vive Kielce. The Polish side had the 80 a proud partner of this sport and sponsorship. goals of top scorer Alex Dujshebaev to thank for their form and they now face HBC Nantes for a place in the quarter-finals. Official Partner of the As I wish all the remaining teams the very best of luck ahead of their play-off ties, I would like to EHF Champions League Men once again thank them, and indeed all of the clubs who have competed in the competition so far, for respecting and adhering to our detailed hygiene guidelines to ensure matches are played in a safe environment during times of Covid-19. Enjoy the games. Michael Wiederer ©EHF www.nord-stream2.com EHF President The perfect team line-up for more driving pleasure! Partners Whether motor oils, additives, car care or service products: Suppliers With LIQUI MOLY, your vehicle has the best players in every position. www.liqui-moly.com ULTIMATE Completely controlled bounce. Extreme durability. Optimal roundness. Perfect grip and soft feel. Official match ball of the EHF Champions League. CHALLENGE ORDINARY SHARE THE GAME select-sport.com hummel_INVENTUS_A5.indd 1 17/06/2020 10.27 HBC NANTES LOMZA VIVE KIELCE Alberto ENTRERRÍOS (Coach) - Grégory COJEAN (Assistant coach) Talant DUJSHEBAEV (Coach) - Krzysztof LIJEWSKI (Assistant coach) # NAME SURNAME YEAR HEIGHT (CM) WEIGHT (KG) POS. NATIONALITY SELECTION # NAME SURNAME YEAR HEIGHT (CM) WEIGHT (KG) POS. NATIONALITY SELECTION 1 KORNECKI Mateusz 1994 194 91 GK Poland Poland 1 DUMOULIN Cyril 1984 200 100 GK France France 2 VUJOVIC Branko 1998 194 99 RB Montenegro Montenegro 2 DAMATRIN Baptiste 2000 177 81 LW France France Junior 5 OLEJNICZAK Michal 2001 193 97 CB Poland Poland 3 BRIET Thibaud 1999 205 95 RB France 9 SICKO Szymon 1997 200 95 LB Poland Poland 4 OVNIČEK Rok 1995 183 81 CB Slovenia Slovenia 10 DUJSHEBAEV Alex 1992 187 94 RB Spain Spain 5 MILIĆ Milan 1998 198 85 RB Serbia Serbia 11 TOURNAT Nicolas 1994 200 116 LP France France 6 NYOKAS Olivier 1986 187 86 LB France France 18 KARACIC Igor 1988 198 87 CB Croatia Croatia 7 RIVERA Valero 1985 186 83 LW Spain Spain 19 LIJEWSKI Krzysztof 1983 199 98 RB Poland Poland 8 CAVALCANTI Alexandre 1996 203 102 LB Portugal Portugal 22 KULESH Uladzislau 1996 189 84 LB Belarus Belarus 9 AUGUSTINUSSEN Sebastian 1996 192 93 RW Denmark 23 MORYTO Arkadiusz 1997 180 76 RW Poland Poland 10 PECHMALBEC Dragan 1996 194 94 LP France France 25 THRASTARSON Haukur 2001 193 95 CB Iceland Iceland 11 FIGUERAS Adrià 1988 193 95 LP Spain Spain 27 SURGIEL Cezary 2002 186 80 LW Poland Poland 13 FELIHO © Rock 1982 192 100 DEF France 32 FERNANDEZ Angel 1988 192 90 LW Spain Spain 14 BATAILLE Mathieu 1987 195 103 LP France 33 WOLFF © Andreas 1991 198 105 GK Germany Germany 15 MINNE Aymeric 1997 186 76 CB France France Youth 41 KACZOR Sebastian 2002 198 111 LP Poland 16 NIELSEN Emil 1997 195 120 GB Denmark Denmark 48 GEBALA Tomasz 1995 199 97 LB Poland Poland 17 LAZAROV Kiril 1980 193 96 RB North Macedonia North Macedonia 50 KARALEK Artsem 1996 196 105 LP Belarus Belarus 18 GURBINDO Eduardo 1987 195 92 RB Spain Spain 84 GUDJONSSON Bjørn 1994 190 83 RW Iceland Iceland 19 BALAGUER David 1991 185 91 RW Spain Spain REFEREES STARK Bogdan / STEFAN Romea DELEGUATE TRESPIDI Marco Club Partners SHOWTIME FOR CHAMPIONS! 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