Pick Szeged and FC Barcelona Lassa won derby matches at VELUX EHF Champions League Round 9. The Hungarian champions beat PSG Handball 33:32 to extend hope of their fans about winning the first place in Group and direct placement at quarter-final.
FC Barcelona Lassa came close to win the Group after fantastic performance in Kielce 42:36.
Szeged – PSG 33-32 (16-14)
Szeged : Stefan Sigurmannsson 11, Richard Bodo4, Zsolt Balogh 3, Matej Gaber 3, Bence Banhidi 3, Jorge Maqueda 2, Dmitrii Zhitnikov 2, Pedro Rodriguez 1
PSG : Nedim Remili 8, Sander Sagosen 6, Henrik Toft 6, Uwe Gensheimer 4, Mikkel Hansen 4, Adama Keita 3, Robin Dourte 1
STANDINGS:
| 1. | Paris SG | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 282:241 | 16 | |
| 2. | Szeged | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 275:258 | 15 | |
| 3. | Nantes | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 242:230 | 7 | |
| 4. | Flensburg-H. | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 216:217 | 6 | |
| 5. | Skjern | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 227:239 | 6 | |
| 6. | Celje | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 206:224 | 6 | |
| 7. | Motor Zaporozhye | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 237:248 | 5 | |
| 8. | PPD Zagreb | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 198:226 | 5 |
PGE VIVE Kielce – FC Barca Lassa 36:42 (15:18)
PGE VIVE: Cupara, Ivić – Bis, A. Dujshebaev 5, Aguinagalde 3, Jachlewski 2, Janc 5, Lijewski 2, Jurkiewicz 1, Kulesz 6, Moryto 5, Fernandez Pere 1, D. Dujshebaev 1, Karalek 5
FC Barca Lassa: Perez de Vargas, Moller – Mortensen 9, Tomas 6, Entrerrios 1, Sorhaindo, Andersson, Arino 1, N’Guessan 5, Gomez 1, Dos Santos 1, Dolenec 1, Mem 2, Duarte 9, Palmarsson 5, Fabregas 2
STANDINGS:
| 1. | Barcelona | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 310:251 | 16 | |
| 2. | Vive Kielce | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 287:275 | 12 | |
| 3. | Vardar | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 256:250 | 11 | |
| 4. | Rhein-Neckar | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 280:267 | 10 | |
| 5. | Telekom Veszprem | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 263:255 | 10 | |
| 6. | Meshkov Brest | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 245:274 | 5 | |
| 7. | Montpellier | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 216:239 | 3 | |
| 8. | Kristianstad | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 226:272 | 3 |
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