Barca Lassa won the EHF Champions League Preliminary Group for the fourth time in five years! The Spanish champions secured the first place and place at TOP 8 of the European elite competition by taking points in Celje, where RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko had no power to endanger them 25:37.
THW Kiel and Barca Lassa will miss the first part of knock-out stage.
RK Celje Pivovarna Laško : Barҫa 25:37 (14:19)
RK Celje Pivovarna Laško: Vujovič 8 saves, Ferlin 2 saves; Cvetko, Cokan, Razgor 9/8, Šarac 2, Grošelj, Poteko 2, Žabič 1, Silva 4, Kodrin 1, Horžen 3, Grebenc, Makuc, Leban 1, Novak 2;
Barҫa: Perez de Vargas 10 saves, Moller; Mortensen 2, Tomas 2, Entrerrios 1, Sorhaindo 1, Andersson 1, Bengoechea 1, N’guessan 4, Gomez 2, Goncalves dos Santos 1, Dolenec 7/5, Mem 4, Cindrić 1, Palmarsson 5, Fabregas 5;
STANDING:
| 1. | Barcelona | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 455:352 | 24 | |
| 2. | Paris SG | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 407:363 | 20 | |
| 3. | Szeged | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 381:340 | 20 | |
| 4. | Flensburg-H. | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 359:353 | 13 | |
| 5. | Aalborg | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 386:392 | 13 | |
| 6. | Celje | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 329:400 | 6 | |
| 7. | PPD Zagreb | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 317:382 | 5 | |
| 8. | Elverum | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 337:389 | 3 |
