20.10.2020, 12:30 DRAW REVIEW: 32 participants learned their opponents in round 3 of the new third-tier European club competition in Tuesday’s draw |
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All teams in the EHF European Cup Women 2020/21 know what to do in order to keep their dreams of a spot in the Last 16 of the continent’s new third-tier club competition alive. The 32 participants learned their opponents in round 3 during the draw at the EHF office in Vienna on Tuesday. The first leg of round 3 will be played on 14-15 November, the return leg the following week. Tuesday’s draw included nine teams that came through round 2 last weekend, joining 23 teams that had been seeded directly into round 3. Again, a geographical zone system was in place at the draw, helping to reduce potential risks and restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Spain and Turkey look forward to national derbies No country protection rule applied to the draw, and both Spain and Turkey can now look forward to a national derby in round 3, with Club Balonmano Elche being drawn against KH-7 BM. Granollers and Yalikavaksports Club set to take on Izmir BSB SK. Also, EHF Cup 2001 and Challenge Cup 2017 winners HC Lokomotiva Zagreb from Croatia were handed a trip to Italy where they will face Alì-Best Espresso Mestrino, and two-time Challenge Cup winners Rocasa Gran Canaria from Spain are set to face their Portuguese neighbours Colegio de Gaia/Colgaia-Toyota. Zone 1 Alì-Best Espresso Mestrino (ITA) vs HC Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) Zone 2 ZORK Jagodina (SRB) vs ZRK Bjelovar (CRO) TEXT: European Handball Federation |
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