Playing times for quarter-finals announced

Just one day after the VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-final draw the playing dates for all eight matches have been confirmed.

The first leg schedule will throw off on Saturday, 19 April at 18.00 hrs in Paris, where PSG Handball receive MKB-MVM Veszprém. Half an hour later the match between HC Metalurg and THW Kiel will follow in the Boris Trajkovski arena in Skopje.

On Easter Sunday Rhein Neckar Löwen will take on the record champions FC Barcelona (19.15 hrs) and there will be a top class handball on Easter Monday too as SG Flensburg-Handewitt will play host to HC Vardar Skopje (19.00 hrs).

The second leg will played only over two days. On Saturday 26 April there will be three matches (Veszprém vs PSG Handball, Vardar vs Flensburg and Barcelona vs Rhein-Neckar), while Kiel and Metalurg will conclude the programme on Sunday in what will be the last match before four quarter-final winners will move to Cologne for the VELUX EHF FINAL4.

Playing times of the VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-finals 1st Leg:

1st leg:

PSG Handball vs MKB-MVM Veszprém, Saturday 19 April; 18.00
HC Metalurg vs THW Kiel, Saturday 19 April; 18.30
Rhein-Neckar Löwen vs FC Barcelona, Sunday 20 April; 19.15
SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs HC Vardar - Skopje; Monday 21 April; 19.00

2nd leg:

MKB-MVM Veszprém vs PSG Handball, Saturday 26 April; 16.00
HC Vardar - Skopje vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt, Saturday 26 April; 17.00
FC Barcelona vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen, Saturday 26 April; time to be confirmed
THW Kiel vs HC Metalurg, Sunday, 27 April; 14.15

(all times local)