en http://www.eurohandball.com Handball stories, news and interviews Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:21:33 GMT Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:21:33 GMT www.eurohandball.com Content Copyright by the European Handball Federation and EHF Marketing (c) 1994-2024 office@eurohandball.com http://www.eurohandball.com 0 0 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032381/Six+Spanish+coaches+still+in+race+for+Cologne FACTS AND FIGURES: Only one club that never made it to Cologne is among the VELUX EHF Champions League quarter-finalists, while the four best scorers are all out. Here are the most interesting stats after the Last 16 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 14:30:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032381 02.04.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032381 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032375/Five+takeaways+from+the+thrilling+Last+16+action TALKING POINTS: With only eight teams left in the VELUX EHF Champions League 2018/19 now, we take a final look back at what happened in the Last 16 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:20:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032375 01.04.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032375 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032373/Happiness+and+pride+dominate+quotes+of+the+week TOP 5 QUOTES: The decisive leg of the VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 led to joy for some and to disappointment for others. What did coaches and players say? Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:20:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032373 01.04.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032373 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032369/Flensburg+easily+secure+last+quarter-final+spot LAST 16 REVIEW: The 2014 VELUX EHF Champions League winners extend their winning series against Brest and eliminate the Belorussian side for the fourth straight time in that stage Sun, 31 Mar 2019 20:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032369 31.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032369 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032368/Stout+Szeged+soar+past+Plock LAST 16 REVIEW: Plock never stood a chance to mount a comeback from their defeat last week against a plucky Szeged side, which got another comfortable win, 23:16 Sun, 31 Mar 2019 19:40:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032368 31.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032368 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032364/Vardar+seal+quarter-final+berth+with+solid+win+over+Zagreb LAST 16 REVIEW: There was little pressure on Vardar after their first-leg win over Zagreb, and the home side duly delivered another victory Sat, 30 Mar 2019 21:54:29 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032364 30.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032364 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032363/Three-goal+win+in+Match+of+the+Week+gives+Nantes+quarter-final+ticket MOTW REVIEW: A thrilling second half sent Nantes through to the quarter-finals as Rhein-Neckar Löwen stumbled Sat, 30 Mar 2019 21:30:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032363 30.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032363 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032362/Veszpr%c3%a9m+stop+Sporting%e2%80%99s+historic+season LAST 16 REVIEW: Veszprém sealed a place in the VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-final and ended Sporting CP's historic season in the process. Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:20:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032362 30.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032362 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032361/Kielce+cruise+past+Zaporozhye+to+reach+quarter-final LAST 16 REVIEW: Following a draw in the first leg in Zaporozhye, Kielce won by five goals at home in the second leg against the Ukrainian champions and march on to the quarter-final Sat, 30 Mar 2019 18:01:01 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032361 30.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032361 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032356/Veszpr%c3%a9m+ready+to+stop+Sporting%e2%80%99s+dreams LAST 16 PREVIEW: The Hungarian side have a two-goal advantage going into the return leg as Sporting aim to extend their record-setting season Fri, 29 Mar 2019 16:10:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032356 29.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032356 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032351/Flensburg%e2%80%99s+jubilee+match%3a+the+next+step+towards+Cologne%3f LAST 16 PREVIEW: After winning the first leg in Brest, Flensburg are the favourites on home ground in the second VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 clash against Meshkov Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:43:33 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032351 29.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032351 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032352/Szeged+look+set+to+resist+Plock%e2%80%99s+challenge LAST 16 PREVIEW: Plock hope to produce another shock in the second leg of a double header, but Szeged appear poised to secure their third VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-final berth in five years Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:42:39 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032352 29.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032352 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032349/Nantes+aim+to+overcome+two-goal+deficit+in+Match+of+the+Week LAST 16 PREVIEW: Nantes have never won against Rhein-Neckar Löwen. All the French side’s hopes rest on stopping that record in the second leg of the Last 16 this weekend – but Löwen are determined to end their own curse Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:46:49 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032349 29.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032349 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032348/Kohlbacher%3a+Two+goals+is+anything+but+a+cushion+to+rest+on INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK: After scoring 11 times in the first leg against Nantes, Löwen line player Jannik Kohlbacher hopes to end his side’s Last 16 curse in the Match of the Week Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:24:32 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032348 28.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032348 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032346/Zagreb+aim+for+a+miracle+in+Skopje LAST 16 PREVIEW: After being outplayed in the Match of the Week on home court last Saturday, the Croatian champions need to make up a nine-goal deficit against HC Vardar to reach the quarter-final Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:40:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032346 28.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032346 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032345/Kielce+hope+to+get+job+done+at+home LAST 16 PREVIEW: Following the 33:33 draw in the first leg in Ukraine, the tie between Motor and the 2016 champions is still wide open when both teams meet again in Poland on Saturday Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:10:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032345 28.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032345 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032344/Flensburg+to+join+%e2%80%98Club+of+200%e2%80%99 FEATURE: Before SG Flensburg-Handewitt play their 200th EHF Champions League match on Sunday against HC Meshkov Brest, club legend Lars Christiansen recalls the best and the worst moments for the German club in Europe’s top flight Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:20:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032344 28.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032344 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032336/Pride+in+results+and+character+feature+in+quotes+of+the+week TOP 3 QUOTES: Whether they were victorious or not, the players and coaches who feature in this week’s best quotes are justifiably proud of their teams’ performances in the first leg of the Last 16 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:59:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032336 25.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032336 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032334/MOTW+heads+to+Nantes+for+Last+16+return+leg NEWS: The spotlight in the decisive leg of the Last 16 will turn to France, where last year’s finalists Nantes are trying to make up a two-goal deficit against Rhein-Neckar Löwen on Saturday Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032334 25.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032334 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032333/Six+takeaways+from+the+Last+16+action TALKING POINTS: The knockout stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League has begun and the first leg of the Last 16 treated us with a lot of close matches Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:10:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032333 25.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032333 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032328/Veszpr%c3%a9m+come+from+behind+to+leave+Lisbon+with+a+win LAST 16 REVIEW: Hungarians show their quality in the end as they take a two-goal lead into the second leg next week against the Portuguese side Sun, 24 Mar 2019 21:14:19 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032328 24.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032328 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032327/Szeged+leave+it+late+against+Plock LAST 16 REVIEW: Hungarian side needed two monster runs in each half to earn an important 22:20 win against Wisla Plock Sun, 24 Mar 2019 18:01:28 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032327 24.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032327 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032324/Vardar+demolish+Zagreb+in+Match+of+the+Week LAST 16/MOTW REVIEW: Macedonians restrict Croatians to just six first-half goals in dominant performance Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:33:54 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032324 24.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032324 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032320/Flensburg+repeat+history+in+Brest LAST 16 REVIEW: Visitors SG Flensburg-Handewitt beat HC Meshkov Brest but the home side showed courage in the closing minutes Sat, 23 Mar 2019 20:14:59 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032320 23.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032320 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032319/No+winner+in+Zaporozhye+thriller LAST 16 REVIEW: Artem Kozakevych’s late penalty shot helped Motor to snatch a home draw in the first leg match against Kielce Sat, 23 Mar 2019 19:40:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032319 23.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032319 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032316/Wanderlust TOM'S BLOG: A day before the Match of the Week between Zagreb and Vardar, ehfTV.com commentator Tom Ó Brannagáin explains why Zagreb are a building block for a lot of the top clubs in Europe Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:50:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032316 22.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032316 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032315/Sporting+%e2%80%9cwant+to+keep+dreaming%e2%80%9d FEATURE: Centre back Carlos Ruesga will play against one of his former clubs when Sporting host Veszprém in the first leg of the VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 on Sunday Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:10:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032315 22.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032315 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032314/Plock+aim+to+deliver+another+stunner LAST 16 PREVIEW: Wisla Plock dream of their first quarter-final berth in VELUX EHF Champions League history, but they will have to overcome MOL-Pick Szeged, who have been a staple of consistency this season Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:08:11 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032314 22.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032314 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032313/Brest+debut+or+Flensburg+series%3f LAST 16 PREVIEW: Flensburg want to make it among the best eight for the 12th time, while Brest hope to reach the quarter-finals for the first time ever Fri, 22 Mar 2019 11:58:56 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032313 22.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032313 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032312/Ukrainian+and+Polish+champions+clash+in+Zaporozhye LAST 16 PREVIEW: PGE Vive Kielce may be seen as favourites, but HC Motor Zaporozhye will try to cause an upset in the home match of the first knockout round Fri, 22 Mar 2019 10:54:18 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032312 22.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032312 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032311/Can+Sporting+write+history+%e2%80%93+again%3f LAST 16 PREVIEW: After reaching the Last 16 for the first time, Sporting aim to make the most of the home leg against Veszprém Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:52:18 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032311 22.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032311 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032310/PPD+Zagreb+and+Horvat+ready+for+familiar+opponents FEATURE: The history between upcoming Match of the Week rivals Zagreb and Vardar extends back 17 years – and one player has been part of it all: Zlatko Horvat Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:14:25 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032310 21.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032310 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032305/MOTW%3a+Zagreb+set+for+Balkan+battle+with+Vardar LAST 16 PREVIEW: Zagreb and Vardar go head to head in the VELUX EHF Champions League for a third straight season in an highly anticipated Match of the Week on Saturday Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:40:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032305 21.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032305 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032300/Kohlbacher+and+Schmid+keep+L%c3%b6wen%27s+hopes+alive LAST 16 REVIEW: The German side beat Nantes 34:32 in the opener of the Last 16, but let a potentially bigger lead slip through their hands Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:02:52 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032300 20.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032300 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032297/L%c3%a1szl%c3%b3+Nagy%3a+%e2%80%9cWe+do+not+want+to+make+the+same+mistake%e2%80%9d INTERVIEW: Hungarian legend looks back at his career so far and what is still to come as he prepares for this 250th EHF European Cup appearance Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:02:55 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032297 20.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032297 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032294/Exceptional+PSG+lead+power+ranking NEWS: EHF journalists rate the remaining teams in the VELUX EHF Champions League and little has changed at the very top Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:00:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032294 19.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032294 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032291/Further+optimisation+of+visibility+and+exposure+for+Nord+Stream+2 MEDIA RELEASE: VELUX EHF Champions League premium partner Nord Stream 2 will receive additional exposure during the matches of Europe’s top club handball competition. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:00:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032291 19.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032291 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032290/English+commentary+on+knockout+phase+matches NEWS: EHF Marketing GmbH is implementing a valuable addition to the TV coverage of the business end of the VELUX EHF Champions League Tue, 19 Mar 2019 10:30:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032290 19.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032290 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032289/Can+L%c3%b6wen+end+their+curse%3f LAST 16 PREVIEW: Four years in a row, the German side stumbled in the first stage of the knockout round, while their opponents from Nantes only needed two attempts to make it to the final Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:00:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032289 19.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032289 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032287/Can+Nantes+weather+the+storm%3f FIRST-HAND INSIGHT: The announcement that coach Thierry Anti and three key players will be leaving the club in 2020 has left HBC Nantes in turmoil. Will it affect their upcoming Last 16 tie with Rhein-Neckar Löwen? Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:10:00 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032287 18.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032287 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032282/Stage+is+set+for+the+Last+16 NEWS: Dates and times for all VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 matches confirmed Wed, 13 Mar 2019 12:31:44 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032282 13.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032282 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032272/Balkan+derby+in+the+spotlight+for+Match+of+the+Week NEWS: Match of the Week heads to Zagreb for the first leg of the VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:02:20 GMT http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032272 11.03.2019 http://www.eurohandball.com/article/032272