One of the clashes for the placement at VELUX EHF Champions League was played in Slovenia, where domestic Gorenje beat Spanish Naturhouse La Rioja 33:28 (15:14), which means that Slovenian champion will be better than Spaniards if both teams finish with the same number of points (first match won by La Rioja 34:31).
Gorenje Velenje : Naturhouse La Rioja 33:28 (15:14)
Gorenje Velenje: Taletovič (3 sav – 2 x 7-m), B. Burić (16 sav), Cehte, Medved 4, S. Burić 6, Cehte 3, Skube 5, Golčar, Šoštarič 4, Papež 4, Gams 3, Nosan, Oštir, Dujmović 4 (1).
Naturhouse La Rioja: Martinez (9 sav- 1 x 7-m), Aguinagalde, Goncalves 7, Arrieta 1, Velasco 2, Timuntcev, Jimenez 12 (1), Malburg, Garabaya, Ramiro, Tolmos, Masachs 2, Rodriguez 3, Fernandez 1, Romero.
STANDINGS:
| 1. HSV Hamburg | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 197 | : | 166 | (31) | 10 |
| 2. SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 189 | : | 173 | (16) | 9 |
| 3. Aalborg Handball | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 146 | : | 134 | (12) | 6 |
| 4. Naturhouse La Rioja | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 149 | : | 159 | (-10) | 4 |
| 5. RK Gorenje Velenje | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 154 | : | 173 | (-19) | 2 |
| 6. HK DROTT Halmstad | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 151 | : | 181 | (-30) | 1 |
