05.05.2026, 11:00
Lucky Melsungen complete same set-up as in 2025

German side lose by four goals at Porto, but make it to the final tournament again

With his one and only goal in 60 minutes, Rubén Marchán secured MT Melsungen’s ticket to the Winamax EHF Finals 2026. Forty-five seconds before the end, the Spaniard netted for 19:23 at FC Porto – and after winning the reverse fixture 28:23, the German side qualified for the final tournament of the EHF European League for the second time after 2025. As SG Flensburg-Handewitt, THW Kiel and Montpellier Handball had already clinched their berths for the Winamax EHF Finals 2026, the same four teams as last year will compose the event on 30/31 May. The draw for the semi-finals will be conducted on Friday 8 May, 11:00 CEST (live on EHFTV).

TEXT: EHF / Björn Pazen