TOP 16 PLACES DECIDED: Who against whom?

Only the last match day of the VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase determined the seeding of all teams qualified for the Last 16 stage.

The draw of the VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 will take place on Tuesday, 25 February, at 12:00 hrs local time at the EHF Office in Vienna and it will be live streamed on ehfTV.com with commentary from Tom O Brannagain.

While three participants of the last VELUX EHF FINAL4 – defending champions HSV Hamburg, runners-up FC Barcelona and THW Kiel will be seeded in the Pot 1 together with MKB-MVM Veszprem, the third team of the previous season Vive Targi Kielce will enter the draw from the Pot 3.

A fourth ranked team of the group phase will play the first match at home against a first ranked team except against the winner of its own group of the Group Phase.

A third ranked team of the Group Phase will play the first match at home against the second ranked team except against the second ranked team of its own group of the Group Phase.

The first leg is scheduled for 19-23 March, the second leg will be played 26-30 March. The winning  teams of the Last 16 qualify for the quarter-finals.

Overview of pots for the VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 draw:

Pot 1
MKB Veszprém KC (HUN)
THW Kiel (GER)
FC Barcelona Intersport (ESP)
HSV Hamburg (GER)

Pot 2
Rhein Neckar Löwen (GER)
KIF Kolding Kobenhavn (DEN)
PSG Handball (MKD)
SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER)

Pot 3
Celje Pivovarna Lasko (SLO)
Vive Targi Kielce (POL)
HC Metalurg (MKD)
RK Gorenje Velenje (SLO)

Pot 4
HC Motor Zaporozhye (UKR)
Orlen Wisla Plock (POL)
HC Vardar – Skopje (MKD)
Aalborg Handball (DEN)

Additional information

On ehfTV.com there will be live streaming of the draw followed by interviews and reactions from the various team representatives, a live ticker of the draw will go live on Tuesday morning on eurohandball.com and the event will also be extensively covered on the official Twitter channel of the VELUX EHF Champions League @ehfcl.

TEXT: EHF CL