Six takeaways from the intriguing play-offs EHF / Adrian Costeiu15 March 2021, 10:30 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard
Over the last two weeks, the 14 games in the DELO EHF Champions League play-offs delivered clear wins for the favourites but also nail-biting games, where the winners were only decided in the dying seconds of the second leg.
Ultimately, eight teams have progressed to the quarter-final, which will be played in the first two weeks of April, the last stop before the DELO EHF FINAL4 in Budapest on 29/30 May.
Before we turn our attention to the quarter-final, let’s summarise what piqued our interest the most during the play-offs.
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MOTW: CSM want to turn the tide against Esbjerg European Handball Federation04 February 2021, 10:00 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard
The group phase of the DELO EHF Champions League 2020/21 is approaching its final stretch with a round 13 schedule full of important duels this weekend.
The Match of the Week is taking place in Romania, where CSM Bucuresti will host Team Esbjerg on Saturday 6 February at 16:00 CET (live on EHFTV).
The MOTW coverage sees the game day begin with the Breakfast for Champions series on the EHF Champions League Instagram page. During the day, fans will be able to enjoy exclusive coverage across all EHF Champions League social media channels as well as the live blog on eurohandball.com.
Esbjerg produce excellent second half to beat FTC EHF / Kevin Domas16 January 2021, 12:00 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard
This trip to Hungary was something of a make or break game for Esbjerg as the Danish side was seventh in group A before round 11, with four points.
FTC, on the other hand, hoped for a spot among the best three teams in the group with a win. And the Hungarian side’s hopes were high, especially after winning the reverse fixture 24:21 in Denmark.
GROUP A
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria (HUN) vs Team Esbjerg (DEN) 24:28 (12:13)
neither side really had the upper hand in the first half, Esbjerg taking a quick two-goal lead before FTC reacted and helped their team to come back within one, thanks to Emily Bölk and Katrin Klujber scoring four each before the break
Vipers drop a point against feisty Esbjerg EHF / Adrian Costeiu09 January 2021, 19:50 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard
It looked like Vipers will be back with a bang in the DELO EHF Champions League after almost three months, yet they only saved a point against a plucky Team Esbjerg, 28:28.
Esbjerg erased a four-goal deficit in the second half, as half of their points won up until now in the DELO EHF Champions League were earned against Vipers, with the first clash between the two sides also ending in a draw, 27:27.
GROUP A
MOTW: Vipers Kristiansand (NOR) vs Team Esbjerg 28:28 (16:14)
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