20:21
Aalborg Håndbold, who are to be permanently built into a European top team of the highest category through high investments, has six points in their account after five matchdays. The club from North Jutland, who signed superstar Mikkel Hansen in the summer and who will be strengthened with the current Kiel goalkeeper Niklas Landin for the coming season, had to admit defeat to KS Kielce (28:30) and FC Barcelona (33:39), while beating RK Celje (36:32), Elverum Håndball (33:25) and SC Pick Szeged (41:29).
20:08
Apart from the clear opening success against Elverum Håndball, THW Kiel is struggling through the premier class season so far. The negative highlight was the most recent 30:38 away smack at HBC Nantes, in which the zebras ran after a 13-goal deficit due to a frighteningly bloodless performance and which they themselves described as a disaster. The German record champion was without a game in the Handball Bundesliga at the weekend, so there was time to come to terms with it – today, with a squad that is still decimated due to injuries, further slipping down in the EHF Champions League Group B should be prevented.