Montpellier took the last train for TOP 16 phase of the EHF Champions League by home win over Rhein Neckar Lowen 31:26 (16:12). The reigning EHF CL winners celebrated the first victory in this season.
Another French team, current champions PSG Handball won in Flensburg 27:20 (12:9).
SG Flensburg-Handewitt – Paris St. Germain 20 : 27 (9:12)
SG Flensburg-Handewitt: Wanne 5, Lauge Schmidt 4, Glandorf 3, Svan 3, Johannessen 2, Baijens 1, Jeppsson 1, Jöndal 1/1
Paris St. Germain: M. Hansen 6, Gensheimer 4, H. Toft Hansen 4, Sagosen 3, Stepancic 3, Abalo 2, Remili 2, Ekdahl Du Rietz 1, L. Karabatic 1, Keita 1
Montpellier HB – Rhein-Neckar Löwen 31 : 26 (16:12)
Montpellier HB: Guigou 7/3, Richardson 7, Bonnefond 3, Pettersson 3, Porte 3, Mamdu 2, Villeminot 2, Bingo 1, Gerard 1, Kavticnik 1, Truchanovicius 1
Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Tollbring 6/1, Fäth 3, Kohlbacher 3, Nielsen 3, Radivojevic 3, Larsen 2, Schmid 2, Taleski 2, Guardiola 1, Lipovina 1
STANDINGS:
| . | Barcelona | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 234:189 | 12 | |
| 2. | Rhein-Neckar | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 255:238 | 10 | |
| 3. | Vive Kielce | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 217:202 | 10 | |
| 4. | Vardar | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 199:185 | 10 | |
| 5. | Telekom Veszprem | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 198:203 | 6 | |
| 6. | Meshkov Brest | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 183:209 | 4 | |
| 7. | Montpellier | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 216:239 | 3 | |
| 8. | Kristianstad | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 199:236 | 3 |
| 1. | Paris SG | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 250:208 | 16 | |
| 2. | Szeged | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 209:193 | 12 | |
| 3. | Nantes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 219:203 | 7 | |
| 4. | Flensburg-H. | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 216:217 | 6 | |
| 5. | Skjern | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 194:206 | 5 | |
| 6. | PPD Zagreb | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 177:196 | 5 | |
| 7. | Celje | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 176:203 | 4 | |
| 8. | Motor Zaporozhye | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 210:225 | 3 |
