Midweek knockout tie hangs in the balance

Flensburg host Nantes on Wednesday evening in their final group phase match, which will decide who finishes third in Group B, a crucial match for the Last 16 and beyond.

The first of the Group C/D knockout ties will be decided on Thursday evening as Sporting CP attempt to hold on to their one-goal advantage in Bucharest.

GROUP B
SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER) vs HBC Nantes (FRA)
Wednesday 27 February, 19:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

• the winners will finish in third place, but Flensburg would stay third if there is a draw
• in the reverse fixture, Flensburg won 34:31 in Nantes
• Nantes won their first away game of the season two weeks ago in Skjern
• Best scorer for Nantes is Kiril Lazarov with 62 goals while Hampus Wanne has scored 47 for Flensburg

GROUP C/D KNOCKOUT
Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU) vs Sporting CP (POR)
Thursday 28 February, 20:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

• Sporting won the first leg 32:31 at home on Saturday
• Ivan Nickcevic’s 11-goal performance for Sporting saw him named in the Best 7 last week
• both sides aiming to become the first club from their country to reach the Last 16 in the competition’s current format
• the reward for the winners is a Last 16 clash with European heavyweights Vardar or Veszprém