20.03.2015, 11:30
Quarter-final draw flies to Sky

NEWS REPORT: Vienna’s studios of the VELUX EHF Champions League host broadcaster will welcome the drawing of the last eight lots on Tuesday.

Quarter-final draw flies to Sky

Just 40 hours after the final whistle of the last return leg match of the VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16, Vienna will become the main point of interest for all handball fans as the quarter-final draw will take place in the Austrian capital.

The draw event on Tuesday 24 March will be hosted by Sky Studios in the Auhof Center.

The quarter-final draw of the European top flight will start at 11:30 hrs and will be preceded by the Men’s EHF Cup Quarter-final Draw (10:45 hrs) and the Women’s EHF EURO 2016 Qualification Phase 1 Draw (10:55 hrs).

Draw procedure

In four steps the Pot 2 teams will be drawn against the Pot 1 teams and will host the first leg matches. There will be no country protection and teams from the same group of this season's group phase can also meet each other.

The first quarter-final leg is scheduled for 8-12 April, the second leg will be played on 15-19 April. The four winning teams qualify for the 2015 VELUX EHF FINAL4.

Overview of pots for the VELUX EHF Champions League Quarter-final draw:

Pot 1 (Winner 4 vs 1)
THW Kiel (GER) / SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER)
FC Barcelona (ESP) / Aalborg Handball (DEN)
MKB-MVM Veszprem (HUN) / Naturhouse La Rioja (ESP)
Vive Tauron Kielce (POL) / Montpellier Agglomeration HB (FRA)

Pot 2 (Winner 3 vs 2)
PSG Handball (FRA) / Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral (FRA)
KIF Kolding Kobenhavn (DEN) / HC PPD Zagreb (CRO)
MOL-Pick Szeged (HUN) / Rhein-Neckar Löwen (GER)
HC Vardar (MKD) / Orlen Wisla Plock (POL)

Where to follow

The draw will be live streamed on ehfTV.com with commentary from Tom O'Brannagain and also shown live on the official German broadcaster Sky Sport Deutschland. The live streaming will be followed by interviews and reactions from team representatives.

A live ticker will go online on Tuesday morning on eurohandball.com and the event will also be extensively covered on the official Twitter channel of the VELUX EHF Champions League @ehfcl.

Tom O'Brannagain will also be answering your questions on the draw and the competition in general with a Twitter takeover at 12:30 CET on @ehfcl.

TEXT: EHF / br