Four coaches, four handball philosophies, four teams, one title. The final steps on the Golden Road to Budapest are about to be taken, and Györi Audi ETO KC, Team Esbjerg, Metz Handball and SG BBM Bietigheim are the only teams alive in the battle for the coveted trophy in the EHF Champions League Women.

Through thick and thin, each of the four sides has earned their ticket to the EHF FINAL4, but each of them has lost at least three times this season, underlining both their strengths and weaknesses.