Intense highlight matches await in next round of the group phase

HIGHLIGHT MATCHES

GROUP C

KGHM MKS Zaglebie Lubin (POL) vs HSG Blomberg-Lippe (GER)
Saturday 8 February, 18:00 CET, live on EHFTV

• the reigning Polish champions are on a five-match winning streak on home court in all competitions and Lubin's last home defeat dates back to mid-October last year
• a top-of-the-table clash, as the Lubin-based club is sitting in second place with four points, while HSG Blomberg-Lippe are sitting on top with six points in group C
• KGHM MKS Zaglebie Lubin held a three-goal lead (13:10) in the reverse fixture in Lemgo, but HSG Blomberg-Lippe successfully mounted a comeback in the second half and secured a narrow win (27:26)
• HSG Blomberg-Lippe are one of the only three clubs with a perfect record and one of the four undefeated teams in the competition's group phase
• Nieke Kühne is the current top scorer of the group stage with 30 goals, while Laetitia Quist is eight goals (22) behind her

GROUP B

BV Borussia Dortmund (GER) vs Ikast Håndbold (DEN)
Sunday 9 February, 14:00 CET, live on EHFTV

• the hosts ended their recent four-match losing run in all competitions with a couple of wins in Germany's top-tier on home court
• BV Borussia Dortmund are sitting at the bottom of group B with only a single point after three rounds played, while Ikast Håndbold are in second place with three points more than their opponents
• Ikast Håndbold recorded a win (29:25) in the reverse fixture in Denmark with the goalkeeper Filippa Idéhn making 16 saves and playing a key role against BV Borussia Dortmund
• Jamina Roberts joined Ikast Håndbold from Vipers Kristiansand on a deal until the end of the season and the world-class left back is definitely a huge signing for the Danish club; Roberts already scored 34 goals in the EHF's top-tier club competition this season
• Søren Hansen's squad has only lost a couple of matches in all competitions this calendar year and recorded nine wins in a congested start to 2025

IN OTHER MATCHES

GROUP A

Larvik (NOR) vs ATTICGO Bm Elche (ESP)
Saturday 8 February, 18:00 CET, live on EHFTV

Thüringer HC (GER) vs H.C. Dunarea Braila (ROU)
Saturday 8 February, 20:00 CET, live on EHFTV

GROUP B

Sola HK (NOR) vs SCM Ramnicu Valcea (ROU)
Saturday 8 February, 16:00 CET, live on EHFTV

GROUP C

JDA Bourgogne Dijon Handball (FRA) vs Motherson Mosonmagyarovari KC (HUN)
Sunday 9 February, 16:00 CET, live on EHFTV

GROUP D

HSG Bensheim/Auerbach Flames (GER) vs Paris 92 (FRA)
Saturday 8 February, 16:00 CET, live on EHFTV

Fredrikstad Ballklubb (NOR) vs Super Amara Bera Bera (ESP)
Sunday 9 February, 18:00 CET, live on EHFTV

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