Stage is set for the Last 16

We are exactly one week away from the beginning of the VELUX EHF Champions League knockout phase and the schedule for the Last 16 has now been confirmed.

The first leg begins on Wednesday 20 Match with a clash between Rhein-Neckar Löwen and last season’s finalists HBC Nantes.

The remaining five first leg matches take place on the weekend, with Match of the Week between HC PPD Zagreb and HC Vardar on Saturday 23 March.

The second leg is entirely a weekend affair, with four matches on Saturday and two on Sunday, concluding with SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs HC Meshkov Brest on 31 March.

In addition to the usual coverage of Match of the Week, there will be English commentary from Tom O'Brannagain, Chris O'Reilly and David Bregazzi provided for all Last 16 fixtures for the very first time on ehfTV.com.

VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16, first leg

Rhein-Neckar Löwen vs HBC Nantes
Wednesday 20 March, 19:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

HC Motor Zaporozhye vs PGE Vive Kielce
Saturday 23 March, 18:30 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

HC Meshkov Brest vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Saturday 23 March, 20:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

HC PPD Zagreb vs HC Vardar
Saturday 23 March, 20:30 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

Orlen Wisla Plock vs MOL-Pick Szeged
Sunday 24 March, 16:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

Sporting CP vs Telekom Veszprém HC
Sunday 24 March, 17:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16, second leg

PGE Vive Kielce vs HC Motor Zaporozhye
Saturday 30 March, 16:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

Telekom Veszprém vs Sporting CP
Saturday 30 March, 17:30 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

HBC Nantes vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Saturday 30 March, 19:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

HC Vardar vs HC PPD Zagreb
Saturday 30 March, 19:30 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

MOL-Pick Szeged vs Orlen Wisla Plock
Sunday 31 March, 17:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com

SG Flensburg-Handewitt vs HC Meshkov Brest
Sunday 31 March, 19:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV.com