Metz through after shocking Vardar

GROUP 1 REVIEW: A fantastic victory against HC Vardar helped Metz Handball to secure their spot in the EHF Champions League quarter-final.

With one matchday to go, all Women’s EHF Champions League quarter-finalists from Group 1 are now known, but the exact positions of FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria, Vardar, Buducnost and Metz will be determined next week.
Metz highly impressed with their 42:28 victory against Vardar and the French champions are now beyond the reach of fifth-placed Thüringer HC who could only draw (29:29).
With the draw against FTC, the German’s ended the Hungarian’s five-game winning streak, denying them a club record, yet following the stalemate THC are eliminated from the tournament as well as bottom-side Astrakhanochka, who lost 38:20 against Buducnost in Montenegro.

FTC looking for another win and a club record

GROUP 1 PREVIEW: FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria are the only team who have not yet dropped any points in the main round- they are looking to extend their winning streak in their match against Thüringer HC on Sunday

Following Vardar's first loss in the current EHF Champions League season, the Macedonian side are level on points with FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria. Both teams are already through to the quarter-final -as are Buducnost- but their exact positions remain to be determined.

Buducnost looking for revenge and redemption

GROUP 1 PREVIEW: The Balcan heavyweights HC Vardar and Buducnost will clash for the second time in the current EHF Champions League season, this time in Skopje.

With three rounds to go in the Women’s EHF Champions League Main Round, two quarter-finalists from Group 1 have already been named. HC Vardar and FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria have dropped very few points in the current competition stage, and this good run helped both teams to go through. Other teams are still in the fight for qualification, and the games this weekend may give us a better idea as to who will progress.