Metz Handball claimed their eighth win in a row in the EHF Champions League Women 2022/23 with a narrow 36:34 victory against CS Rapid Bucuresti. The win confirms the French side's place in the quarter-finals and position as group B winners.

While the Romanian side did not let go easily and kept the pressure high in the match, they only led for a short period of time around the 20th minute. Significantly, Metz's goalkeepers helped the French team stay on course to take the important victory.