When everybody was gearing up for another overtime as in the previous Maschinensucher EHF Finals 2025 semi-final, Ahmed Hesham ended a nail-biting match with a buzzer-beater. Scoring for 32:31 against a shocked THW Kiel, the Egyptian sent Montpellier to their first ever final in the EHF European League.

On Sunday, the French side will face SG Flensburg-Handewitt in the trophy match. It is Montpellier’s fourth final in an EHF competition, after winning the EHF Champions League in 2003 and 2018 and after losing the EHF Cup final in 2014 against Pick Szeged. Kiel will lock horns with MT Melsungen for third place.