The German handball vice champion SG Flensburg-Handewitt suffered the expected defeat at the end of the Champions League group stage, but is still in the round of 16.
The team coached by Maik Machulla lost on the last day of their group B game at FC Barcelona 22:29 (11:15), left winger Hampus Wanne was the best thrower with six goals for Schleswig-Holstein, who have been unbeaten in five games across all competitions.
Thanks to the results of the competition and ratings at the green table due to the elimination of the Ukrainian champions Motor Zaporozhye, Flensburg’s advancement was already certain before the game. Sixth in the table, the SG now have to play away at the Hungarian champions Pick Szeged in the playoff games for the quarter-finals on March 30th.
The German record champions THW Kiel had already reached the quarter-finals last week without a fight. After the exclusion of all Russian and Belarusian teams by the EHF, the continental federation scored 10:0 goals and 2:0 points for Kiel in the final group game against Meschkow Brest. That was the end of the Bundesliga, as the two best teams in each group qualify directly for the quarter-finals.