THW Kiel and SG Flensburg-Handewitt are the first teams in the EHF European League Men 2025/26 main round to have secured their place in the knockout phase. Kiel maintained their unbeaten status in the competition on Tuesday night, beating IRUDEK Bidasoa Irun 37:32, and Flensburg defeated Montpellier Handball 40:35 as both German teams locked up a top-three position in group I with two matches to spare. Kiel and Flensburg are now guaranteed of at least a play-off spot, though one of them will earn direct entry into the quarter-finals as the group winners.