Three of four teams are known who will play in knock-out stage for placement at EHF Champions League TOP 16. Meshkov Brest booked first place in Group C by win in Spain against Naturhouse La Rioja, while Skjern booked their ticket for two more matches in European elite competiton by minimal victory in Skopje against RK Metalurg Skopje – 25:24.
Things are clear in Group D. Danish Skjern and Ukrainian Motor Zaporozhye (beat Kadetten 31:23) will decided in direct encounter next week who will avoid the Group C winner Meshkov Brest.
The fourth place is deserved for one of two teams – FC Porto or Naturhouse La Rioja. “The knife and bread” is in hands of Spaniards who are better in direct encounters (30:23 – 31:35), which means that La Rioja win in Slovakia will be enough to keep second place.
GROUP C:
| 1. HC Meshkov Brest | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 289 | : | 238 | (51) | 14 |
| 2. Naturhouse La Rioja | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 277 | : | 251 | (26) | 12 |
| 3. Futebol Clube do Porto | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 259 | : | 250 | (9) | 12 |
| 4. Chekhovskie Medvedi | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 245 | : | 260 | (-15) | 8 |
| 5. Vojvodina | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 226 | : | 260 | (-34) | 4 |
| 6. TATRAN Presov | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 221 | : | 258 | (-37) | 4 |
GROUP D:
| 1. HC Motor Zaporozhye | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 260 | : | 241 | (19) | 14 |
| 2. Skjern Handbold | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 257 | : | 235 | (22) | 13 |
| 3. Kadetten Schaffhausen | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 246 | : | 247 | (-1) | 9 |
| 4. HCM Baia Mare | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 241 | : | 244 | (-3) | 9 |
| 5. Elverum Handball Herrer | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 245 | : | 266 | (-21) | 5 |
| 6. HC Metalurg | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 196 | : | 212 | (-16) | 4 |
