In the new season of the European League, the THW Kiel gets the chance to revenge: The team around goalkeeper Andreas Wolff meets Montpellier HB in the group phase in the European Cup. This was the result of the draw on Friday in Vienna.
The zebras in the semi -finals in the semi -finals failed at the Top Club. Kiel also has to deal with the Polish club Ostrovia Ostrow Wielkopolski and with the winner from the qualification round duel between BSV Bern from Switzerland and MRK Cakovec from Croatia.
Defending champion SG Flensburg-Handewitt only knows a preliminary round opponent with AHC Potaissa Turda from Romania, other opponents are the winners of the duels Irudek Bidasoa Irun (Spain) against Abc Braga (Portugal) and Mors-Thy Handball (Denmark) against Saint-Raphael Var Handball (France).
The MT Melsungen meets Ferencvaros Budapest (Hungary) and Benfica Lisbon (Portugal) and the winner of the Duels Glogow (Poland) against Karlskrona (Sweden). The group phase of the European League begins on October 14th, previously on 30/31. August and 6th/7th September the qualification. There, TSV Hannover-Burgdorf meets HC Alkaloid from Northern Macedonia.