Hungarian PICK Szeged took another big scalp of European handball. Pastor’s boys showed, once again, that they are nightmare for German “Lions” from Mannheim. Hungarian runners-up beat Rhein Neckar Lowen 30:24 (14:12) easily, like in the EHF CL TOP 16 phase last season.
MOL-Pick Szeged – Rhein-Neckar Löwen 30:24 (14:12)
MOL-Pick Szeged: Sierra, Wyszomirski; Mindegia, Källmann (6), Garcia (8), Goncalves, Zubai (1), Ilyes, Balogh (2), Blazevic, Prodanovic (1), Bombac (11/5), Garcia, Curuvija, Vranjes (1), Ancsin,
Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Appelgren, Stochl; Schmid (1), Gensheimer (6/1), Kneer, Sigurmannsson, Baena (2), Steinhauser, Mensah (8), Pekeler (1), Groetzki (3), Guardiola, Petersson (1), Ekdahl du Rietz (2)
STANDINGS:
| 1. FC Barcelona Lassa | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 305 | : | 280 | (25) | 15 |
| 2. KS Vive Tauron Kielce | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 303 | : | 284 | (19) | 14 |
| 3. MOL-Pick Szeged | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 290 | : | 279 | (11) | 13 |
| 3. Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 270 | : | 252 | (18) | 13 |
| 5. HC Vardar | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 286 | : | 254 | (32) | 12 |
| 6. Montpellier HB | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 270 | : | 289 | (-19) | 7 |
| 7. IFK Kristianstad | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 284 | : | 312 | (-28) | 4 |
| 8. KIF Kolding Kobenhavn | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 257 | : | 315 | (-58) | 2 |
