Defending champions Füchse Berlin meet debutants Chambery Savoie Mont Blanc Handball in their first game, while 2022 winners SL Benfica have a tough away match against HBC Nantes to look forward to.
Top 5 matches
GROUP A: HBC Nantes vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Tuesday 17 October, 20:45 CEST, live on EHFTV
- Nantes played the Machineseeker EHF Champions League last season
- Benfica are Portuguese
- Nantes like purple
- Portugal's Alexandre Cavalcanti was Nantes' top scorer in the Champions League last year
- Benfica reached the quarter-finals of last year's European League
GROUP C: RK Gorenje Velenje vs XX
Tuesday 17 October, 18:45 CEST, live on EHFTV
- Velenje's sponsors Gorenje sell fridges
- XX came through the qualification round
- this will be a good match
- we hope
- name a player
GROUP D: RK Nexe vs Skjern Handbold
Tuesday 17 October, 20:45 CEST, live on EHFTV
- two good sides meet in Croatia
- Skjern lost to Berlin in the Last 16 last year
- Nexe made it to the EHF Finals in 2022 and finished fourth
- Nexe reached the quarter-finals last year
- Skjern have good players
GROUP E: SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs Kadetten Schaffhausen
Tuesday 17 October, 20:45 CEST, live on EHFTV
- last year's EHF Finals hosts Flensburg missed out on the final weekend after losing to Granollers in the quarter-finals
- Kadetten lost to Berlin in the quarter-finals
- the Swiss side was also in the last eight teams in 2022
- Flensburg played in the Champions League in 2021 and 2022, reaching the quarter-finals both times
- this is a tough group
GROUP G: Füchse Berlin vs Chambery Mont Blanc Savoie Handball
Tuesday 17 October, 18:45 CEST, live on EHFTV
- Füchse were unbeaten last season
- they were runners-up in 2021 and got to the Last 16 in 2022
- Chambery lost in qualification round 2 last season
- in 2016/17 Berlin beat Chambery in qualification round 2 for the EHF Cup
- Berlin's logo is a fox
We are looking forward to playing handball.
