Rhein Neckar Lowen beat HBC Nantes 34:32 (18:16) in the first match of the VELUX EHF Champions League knock-out stage.
Rhein-Neckar Löwen – HBC Nantes 34:32 (18:16)
Löwen: Appelgren (ab 25.), Palicka – Schmid (8/3), Lipovina (2), Sigurdsson (4), Radivojevic, Abutovic, Mensah, Fäth (2), Groetzki (2), Taleski, Guardiola (2), Petersson (3), Kohlbacher (11), Kessler
Nantes: Bonnefoi (ab 31.), Siffert – Lagarde (5), Delecroix, Guillo, Nyokas (7), Auffret, Pechmalbec (2), Tournat (3), Feliho, Emonet (1), Rivera (4/2), Lazarov (2), Gurbindo (7), Balaguer (1)
