03.05.2010, 03:38
EHF FINAL4 Draw

The opponents in the semi-finals of the EHF FINAL4 will be drawn on 4 May 2010 in Cologne.

EHF FINAL4 Draw

For the first time in club handball history, the semi-finals and the final of the Men's EHF Champions League will be carried out on one single weekend. On 29/30 May 2010 the major event will take place in front of over 19,000 spectators in the LANXESS arena in Cologne, Germany.

The draw event will take place on 4 May 2010 in the LVR Tower, Cologne at 11:30 hrs, right after the official EHF FINAL4 press conference, which starts at 11:00 hrs. The draw will decide which teams will play against each other in the semi-finals.

Qualified teams

BM Ciudad Real (ESP)
F.C. Barcelona Borges (ESP)
THW Kiel (GER)
Chekhovskie Medvedi (RUS)

Draw procedure

• Four balls with the team names are prepared.
• The first team drawn goes on the left hand side position in semi-final 1.
• The second team drawn goes on the left hand side position in semi-final 2.
• The third team drawn goes on the right hand side position in semi-final 1.
• The fourth team drawn goes on the right hand side position in semi-final 2.

Please note that it is not yet decided which of the two semi-finals will be played at 15:30 hrs and which one at 18:00 hrs.

A live graphical presentation of the draw will be available on eurohandball.com.

TEXT: EHF