Quarter-final Leg 2FC Barcelona Lassa (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER)Palau Blaugrana, BarcelonaSaturday 29 April, 18:30 hrs

Media InformationVELUX EHF Champions LeagueSeason 2016/17

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All-star team vote opens as 50 nominees await fans’ supportWith only eight games remaining in this season, all handball fans can now have their say on the selection of the greatest stars of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 as the All-star team voting opens. For the first time the vote is presented by Salming, the competition’s official partner.

The past four editions of the vote generated a great interest and only in the last year over 80.000 handball fans took part. New opportunity to choose the star selection of the European top flight is here again. In its fifth year, the All-star team vote will again ask the fans to cast their online ballots for ten positions - the starting seven plus the best defender, the best coach and the best young player (born in 1994 or younger). There are five nominees in the selection for each position. Players and coaches from 20 clubs and from 17 nations in the current season have been selected. While six members of the 2015/16 All-star team can make it back to the elite company, there are no fewer than 25 new names (50 %) in the nomination list.

Fans who register before submitting their votes can win of 16 attractive prizes from the official partner Salming including the original award “The Spirit of Handball” created by the Swedish-American graffiti artist Shai Dahan. The artpiece will be handed over to the new All-star team members. The vote will be open until Tuesday 30 May 2017 (midnight) and for the first time also the media representatives and a panel of experts will contribute to the final selection. The combined choice of all three branches will be announced during the VELUX EHF FINAL4 event in Cologne on 3/4 June 2017.

Players have been nominated on the basis of their comprehensive performance throughout the season so far; not just their goal-getting prowess, but also their performance in defence, the number of blocks, assists and reaction in crucial moments during each match.

Right back

Dainis Kristopans (LAT) – HC Meshkov Brest/BLR Zsolt Balogh (HUN) – MOL-Pick Szeged/HUN Jure Dolenec (SLO) – Montpellier HB/FRA Kiril Lazarov (MKD) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP Alex Dujshebaev (ESP) – HC Vardar/MKD

Right wing

David Balaguer (ESP) – HBC Nantes/FRA Lasse Svan (DEN) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GER Zlatko Horvat (CRO) – HC PPD Zagreb/CRO Darko Djukic (SRB) – Vive Tauron Kielce/POL Victor Tomas (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP

Defender

Viran Morros (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP Timuzsin Schuch (HUN) – Telekom Veszprem/HUN Rene Toft Hansen (DEN) – THW Kiel/GER Ilija Abutovic (SRB) – HC Vardar/MKD Luka Karabatic (FRA) – Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA

Coach

Xavi Pascual (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP Patrice Canayer (FRA) – Montpellier HB/FRA Juan Carlos Pastor (ESP) – MOL-Pick Szeged/HUN Raul Gonzalez Gutierrez (ESP) – HC Vardar/MKD Ljubomir Vranjes (SWE) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GER

Line player Rastko Stojkovic (SRB) – HC Meshkov Brest/BLR Julen Aguinagalde (ESP) – KS Vive Tauron Kielce/POL Andreas Nilsson (SWE) - Telekom Veszprem/HUN Patrick Wiencek (GER) – THW Kiel/GER Ludovic Fabregas (FRA) – Montpellier HB/FRA

Enter the Media vote of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 All-star team on: http://info.salming.com/allstarteam-media

Young player

Jerry Tollbring (SWE) – IFK Kristianstad/SWE Nikola Bilyk (AUT) – THW Kiel/GER Blaz Janc (SLO) – RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko/SLO Nedim Remili (FRA) – Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA Haniel Inoue Langaro (BRA) – Naturhouse La Rioja

The players nominated for the 2016/17 season are:

Goalkeeper

Mattias Andersson (SWE) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GER Ivan Stevanovic (CRO) – HC PPD Zagreb/CRO Thierry Omeyer (FRA) – Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA Gonzalo Perez de Vargas (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP Cyril Dumoulin (FRA) – HBC Nantes/FRA

Left wing

Uwe Gensheimer (GER) - Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA Magnus Bramming (DEN) – Team Tvis Holstebro/DEN Jonas Källman (SWE) – MOL-Pick Szeged/HUN Timur Dibirov (RUS) – HC Vardar/MKD Valero Rivera (ESP) – FC Barcelona Lassa/ESP

Left back

Momir Ilic (SRB) – Telekom Veszprem/HUN Mikkel Hansen (DEN) – Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA Karol Bielecki (POL) – KS Vive Tauron Kielce/POL Sajad Esteki (IRI) – Dinamo Bucuresti/ROU Mathieu Grebille (FRA) – Montpellier HB/FRA

Centre back Gabor Csaszar (HUN) – Kadetten Schaffhausen /SUI Andre Schmid (SUI) – Rhein-Neckar Löwen/GER Kentin Mahe (FRA) – SG Flensburg-Handewitt/GER Sebastian Skube (SLO) – Bjerringbro-Silkeborg/DEN Nikola Karabatic (FRA) - Paris Saint-Germain Handball/FRA

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FC Barcelona Lassa (ESP) vs THW Kiel (GER)

• The overall balance between both sides in all competitions is fully equal since Kiel’s 28:26 win in the first leg - Barcelona and THW won 11 times each and drew twice.

• Both sides combined have eleven trophies in the EHF Champions League: Barcelona have eight, Kiel three. One player of each team has won the EHF Champions League each three times with their current club: Victor Tomas (Barcelona, 2005, 2011, 2015) and Christian Zeitz (Kiel, 2007, 2010, 2012). Besides, Viran Morros (Ciudad Real 2008, 2009, Barcelona 2015) is triple winner.

• Each side had eliminated the other as defending VELUX EHF Champions League champions in quarter-finals: Kiel lost in 2011; Barcelona in 2016. Barcelona also won the quarter-final against Kiel in the 2004/05 season.

• Kiel were part of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 six times (seventh tournament so far), Barcelona made it to Cologne five times. Since 2010, Kiel were finalists three times, winning the trophy twice. Barcelona were finalists four times, winning the trophy twice at Cologne.

• The duel is also the re-match of two EHF Champions League finals: In 2000, Barcelona took their fifth straight title, while Kiel struck back in 2010, at the premiere of the VELUX EHF FINAL4.

• Since the implementation of the current playing system, Barcelona have won 52 of 57 Champions League home matches. Kielce took one draw, Kiel, Löwen, Zagreb and Kielce took away victories in the last eight seasons.

• Since their debut in the EHF Champions League in the 1995/96 season, Barcelona have lost only one of 45 knock-out matches on home court: 26:22 against Celje in the 1996/97 semi-finals, but Barca had won the previous away match 29:24.

• Every time THW Kiel won the first leg in any knock-out match of the EHF Champions League, they always made it to the next stage - in total 21 times since the 1994/95 season. The only three times Kiel were defeated after winning a first leg were in their three Champions League Finals against Barcelona (2000) and Ciudad Real (2008, 2009).

• Barcelona just won their 118th straight match in Liga ASOBAL and they already took their 24th title. Coach Xavi Pascual and the players Jesper Noddesbo, Victor Tomas, Raul Entrerrios, Cedric Sorhaindo and Aitor Arino won their seventh straight ASOBAL trophy.

• After only scoring in total five times in his previous ten matches, Jicha netted four times in the first leg against Kiel last Sunday.

• Personnel: Domagoj Duvnjak is ruled out for six months after patella surgery, while Christian Zeitz is in question for Kiel; Barcelona can count on all of their players.

Leg 2

Most Games vs THW Kiel:

Laszlo Nagy 17Jesper Brian Nöddesbo 15Victor Tomas Gonzalez 15David Barrufet Bofill 13Iker Romero Fernandez 12

Most Goals vs THW Kiel:

Laszlo Nagy 53Iker Romero Fernandez 50Juan Garcia Lorenzana 48Jesper Brian Nöddesbo 42Victor Tomas Gonzalez 41

Quarter-final

Most Games vs FC Barcelona Lassa:

Marcus Ahlm 13Dominik Klein 13Christian Zeitz 13Stefan Lövgren 12Henrik Lundström 12

Most Goals vs FC Barcelona Lassa:

Filip Jicha 78Marcus Ahlm 51Dominik Klein 42Stefan Lövgren 42Marko Vujin 31

Saturday 29 April, 18:30 hrsPlaying hall:Palau BlaugranaAv. Aristides Maillol, 08028 BarcelonaSpain

Capacity: 7,585

Domestic leagues

Liga ASOBAL

Last 4 games

18.04. vs CD Bidasoa W39:25

15.04. @ Ademar Leon W28:27

08.04. vs Sinfin W39:25

22.03 @ BM Villa de Aranda W39:23

Next game:

10.05. @ BM Puerto Sagunto

Standings

1. FCB 26 871:636 52

2. Ademar Leon 26 733:635 43

3. La Rioja 26 770:670 38

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18. Sinfin 26 666:729 13

Domestic league

Bundesliga

Last 4 games

26.04. @ Göppingen W31:27

19.04. vs Minden D23:23

15.04. @ Lemgo L34:30

02.04 @ Stuttgart W25:24

Next game:

15.05 vs Füchse Berlin

Standings

1. RNL 26 772:644 47

2. Flensburg 26 808:632 46

3. THW Kiel 28 801:689 45

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18. Coburg 27 673:793 9

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Historic encounters in the EC

FC Barcelona Lassa vs THW Kiel 11-2-11 (706:717) 24:2422.04.2000 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Final 28:25 (15:14)29.04.2000 FC Barcelona vs THW Kiel, EHF Champions League – Final 29:24 (15:12)25.03.2001 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Semi-final 28:24 (12:11)31.03.2001 FC Barcelona vs THW Kiel, EHF Champions League – Semi-final 33:28 (14:11)20.04.2002 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona, EHF Cup – Final 36:29 (19:13)28.04.2002 FC Barcelona vs THW Kiel, EHF Cup – Final 28:24 (14:8)05.03.2005 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 30:25 (13:14)12.03.2005 FC Barcelona vs THW Kiel, EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 33:27 (17:14)06.04.2008 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona, EHF Champions League – Semi-final 41:31 (20:15)13.04.2008 FC Barcelona vs THW Kiel, EHF Champions League – Semi-final 44:37 (19:20)19.10.2008 FC Barcelona Borges vs THW Kiel, EHF Champions League – Group C 27:31 (15:15)23.11.2008 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona Borges, EHF Champions League – Group C 33:26 (16:11)11.10.2009 FC Barcelona Borges vs THW Kiel, EHF Champions League – Group D 27:30 (17:20)14.02.2010 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona Borges, EHF Champions League – Group D 30:32 (15:17)30.05.2010 FC Barcelona Borges vs THW Kiel GER, VELUX EHF Champions League FINAL4 – Final 34:36 (20:17)03.10.2010 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona Borges, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 28:28 (14:10)05.12.2010 FC Barcelona Borges vs THW Kiel, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 32:29 (13:15)24.04.2011 FC Barcelona Borges vs THW Kiel, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 27:25 (14:15)01.05.2011 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona Borges, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 33:36 (15:19)24.04.2016 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona Lassa, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 29:24 (16:12)30.04.2016 FC Barcelona Lassa vs THW Kiel, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 33:30 (13:14)01.10.2016 FC Barcelona Lassa vs THW Kiel, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 26:25 (10:13)05.03.2017 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona Lassa, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 27:27 (13:15)23.04.2017 THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona Lassa, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 28:26 (16:15)

Details of last THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona Lassa vs match:23.04.2017 (Kiel, Germany)

(VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final) 28:26 (16:15)

Referees: Zigmars Sondors/Renars Licis (Latvia).Suspensions: 8’ – 8’ (Toft Hansen 2’, Wiencek 4’, Brozovic 2’ – Tomas Gonzalez 2’, Mem 2’, Morros de Argila 4’).

Disqualification: Toft Hansen.Number of 7m: 3/2 – 1/1.

Attendance: 10,205.

Niklas Landin Andreas Wolff -- Sebastian Firnhaber Rene Toft Hansen Blazenko Lackovic Christian Sprenger Steffen Weinhold (3) Christian Dissinger Patrick Wiencek (4) Niclas Ekberg (6) Rune Dahmke (2) Ilija Brozovic Marko Vujin (10) Nikola Bilyk (2) Lukas Nilsson (1) Raul Santos

Moreno Perez de Vargas Borko Ristovski -- Jesper Brian Nöddesbo (2) Victor Tomas Gonzalez (4) Raul Entrerrios Rodriguez (2) Cedric Sorhaindo Aitor Arino Bengoechea (3) Valero Rivera Folch (1) Timothey N’Guessan (3) Kamil Syprzak (1) Dika Mem (1) Viran Morros de Argila (1) Joan Saubich Mir (3) Filip Jicha (3) Wael Jallouz (2) Kiril Lazarov

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Most Goals in one game FC Barcelona Lassa vs THW Kiel:

Juan Garcia Lorenzana 13 30.05.2010 FC Barcelona Borges-THW Kiel 34:36Demetrio Lozano 10 31.03.2001 FC Barcelona-THW Kiel 33:28Iker Romero Fernandez 10 13.04.2008 FC Barcelona-THW Kiel 44:37Dragan Skrbić 9 05.03.2005 THW Kiel-FC Barcelona 30:25Demetrio Lozano Jarque 9 06.04.2008 THW Kiel-FC Barcelona 41:31Iker Romero Fernandez 9 06.04.2008 THW Kiel-FC Barcelona 41:31Demetrio Lozano Jarque 9 13.04.2008 FC Barcelona-THW Kiel 44:37Juan Garcia Lorenzana 9 23.11.2008 THW Kiel-FC Barcelona Borges 33:26

Most Goals in one game THW Kiel vs FC Barcelona Lassa:

Nenad Perunicic 11 22.04.2000 THW Kiel-FC Barcelona 28:25Filip Jicha 11 30.05.2010 FC Barcelona Borges-THW Kiel 34:36Nikola Karabatic 10 13.04.2008 FC Barcelona-THW Kiel 44:37Filip Jicha 10 14.02.2010 THW Kiel-FC Barcelona Borges 30:32Marko Vujin 10 23.04.2017 THW Kiel-FC Barcelona Lassa 28:26

Last Ten Games in VELUX EHF Champions League:

FC Barcelona Lassa: current run – lost one12.11.2016 Paris FRA @ Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA L 33:2620.11.2016 Silkeborg DEN @ Bjerringbro-Silkeborg DEN W 23:2727.11.2016 Barcelona ESP vs Bjerringbro-Silkeborg DEN W 34:1903.12.2016 Barcelona ESP vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA W 35:3211.02.2017 Veszprém HUN @ Telekom Veszprém HUN W 22:2516.02.2017 Schaffhausen SUI @ Kadetten Schaffhausen SUI W 24:3126.02.2017 Barcelona ESP vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER W 26:2305.03.2017 Kiel GER @ THW Kiel GER D 27:2711.03.2017 Barcelona ESP vs Orlen Wisla Plock POL W 36:2823.04.2017 Kiel GER @ THW Kiel GER L 28:26

THW Kiel: current run – won two23.11.2016 Flensburg GER @ SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER W 25:2603.12.2016 Kiel GER vs Orlen Wisla Plock POL D 24:2411.02.2017 Schaffhausen SUI @ Kadetten Schaffhausen SUI W 25:3015.02.2017 Kiel GER vs Telekom Veszprém HUN L 25:2725.02.2017 Kiel GER vs Bjerringbro-Silkeborg DEN L 21:2405.03.2017 Kiel GER vs FC Barcelona Lassa ESP D 27:2712.03.2017 Paris FRA @ Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA L 42:2422.03.2017 Kiel GER vs Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER L 24:2530.03.2017 Mannheim GER @ Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER W 24:2623.04.2017 Kiel GER vs FC Barcelona Lassa ESP W 28:26

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FC Barcelona Lassa players’ career statistics against THW Kiel

Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Gerard Forns Galve ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Gonzalo Perez de Vargas Moreno ESP 5 2 1 2 0 0,00 0 0 Borko Ristovski MKD 5 1 1 3 1 0,20 1 0

Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Joan Amigo Boada ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Lasse Bredekjaer Andersson DEN 4 1 1 2 10 2,50 7 2’ Aitor Arino Bengoechea ESP 5 2 1 2 3 0,60 3 0 Francisco Javier Castro Pena ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Raul Entrerrios Rodriguez ESP 9 5 2 2 20 2,22 6 2’ Aleix Gomez Abello ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Wael Jallouz TUN 5 2 1 2 16 3,20 5 2’ Filip Jicha CZE 5 2 1 2 6 1,20 3 4’ Kiril Lazarov MKD 11 3 2 6 58 5,27 8 4’ Dika Mem FRA 3 1 1 1 4 1,33 2 2’ Viran Morros de Argila ESP 13 6 1 6 7 0,54 2 10’ Timothey N’guessan FRA 3 1 1 1 4 1,33 3 2’ Jesper Brian Nöddesbo DEN 17 7 2 8 50 2,94 6 (3) 18’ Oriol Rey Morales ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Valero Rivera Folch ESP 4 1 1 2 13 3,25 6 0 Joan Saubich Mir ESP 2 0 1 1 2 1,00 1 (2) 0 Cedric Sorhaindo FRA 11 5 2 4 19 1,73 5 4’ Kamil Syprzak POL 7 2 1 4 7 1,00 3 2’ Victor Tomas Gonzalez ESP 15 7 1 7 41 2,73 6 (2) 10’

Lasse Bredekjaer Andersson (KIF Kolding Kobenhavn 2013/14); Kiril Lazarov (MKB Veszprém KC 2006/07, HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb 2008/09, BM Atletico Madrid 2011/12, BM Atletico Madrid 2012/13); Viran Morros de Argila (BM Ciudad Real 2007/08, BM Ciudad Real 2008/09, BM Ciudad Real 2009/10); Jesper Brian Nöddesbo (KIF Kolding 2005/06); Borko Ristovski (HC Metalurg 2008/09); Cedric Sorhaindo (Paris Handball 2005/06); Kamil Syprzak (Orlen Wisla Plock 2011/12)

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THW Kiel players’ career statistics against FC Barcelona Lassa

Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Tom Landgraf GER 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Niklas Landin Jacobsen DEN 11 4 1 6 0 0,00 0 0Andreas Wolff GER 3 1 1 1 0 0,00 0 0

Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Nikola Bilyk AUT 3 1 1 1 9 3,00 4 0Ilija Brozovic CRO 9 3 1 5 7 0,78 2 (3) 12’Rune Dahmke GER 4 2 1 1 2 0,50 2 0Christian Dissinger GER 6 1 1 4 6 1,00 3 0Domagoj Duvnjak CRO 5 2 1 2 20 4,00 7 6’Niclas Ekberg SWE 6 2 1 3 27 4,50 8 2’Lucas Firnhaber GER 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Sebastian Firnhaber GER 1 1 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Blazenko Lackovic CRO 7* 3 1 3* 8* 1,14* 3* 2’*Lukas Nilsson SWE 3 1 1 1 5 1,67 2 (2) 0Raul Santos AUT 3 1 1 1 5 1,67 3 2’Christian Sprenger GER 16 5 2 9 24 1,50 6 10’Rene Toft Hansen DEN 7 2 2 3 0 0,00 0 14’ (D2)Marko Vujin SRB 9 3 1 5 55 6,11 11 2’Steffen Weinhold GER 5 3 0 2 14 2,80 8 0Patrick Wiencek GER 5 2 1 2 9 1,80 4 14’Alexander Williams GER 1 1 0 0 0 0,00 0 0Christian Zeitz GER 14 5 2 7 29 2,07 7 20’

Ilija Brozovic (Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 2011/12, HC Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb 2012/13, HC Prvo plinarsko drustvo Zagreb 2014/15); Christian Dissinger (Kadetten Schaffhausen 2011/12, Kadetten Schaffhausen 2012/13); Domagoj Duvnjak (HSV Hamburg 2012/13); Niclas Ekberg (AG Kobenhavn 2011/12); Blazenko Lackovic (Badel 1862 Zagreb 2000/01*, SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2006/07, HSV Hamburg 2012/13, HC Vardar 2015/16); Niklas Landin Jacobsen (GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme 2007/08, GOG Svendborg TGI 2008/09, Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2013/14), Christian Sprenger (SC Magdeburg 2003/04, SC Magdeburg 2005/06); Rene Toft Hansen (KIF Kolding 2009/10, AG Kobenhavn 2011/12); Marko Vujin (MKB Veszprém KC 2009/10, MKB Veszprém KC 2010/11) ; Steffen Weinhold (SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2013/14); Christian Zeitz (MKB-MVM Veszprém 2014/15)

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FC Barcelona Lassa vs German clubs 34-3-30Season Opponent Home Away Competition

1973/74 VfL Gummersbach 23:30 15:20 Champions Cup – Last 161982/83 VfL Gummersbach 22:23 16:21 Champions Cup – Semi-final1983/84 TuSEM Essen 19:13 12:15 Cup Winners’ Cup – Quarter-final1985/86 TV Grosswallstadt 20:18 19:21 Cup Winners’ Cup – Final1987/88 ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt/O 26:21 21:15 IHF Cup – Quarter-final1988/89 VfL Gummersbach 20:15 15:17 Champions Cup – Last 161992/93 SG Wallau Massenheim 25:22 20:24 Champions Cup – Semi-final-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1994/95 SG Wallau-Massenheim 28:21 14:19 Cup Winners’ Cup – Semi-final1997/98 TBV Lemgo 31:22 32:34 EHF Champions League – Semi-final1998/99 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 32:29 ECh for Club Teams – Semi-final1998/99 Sportclub Magdeburg 26:25 ECh for Club Teams – Final1999/00 THW Kiel 29:24 25:28 EHF Champions League – Final2000/01 THW Kiel 33:28 24:28 EHF Champions League – Semi-Final2001/02 THW Kiel 28:24 29:36 EHF Cup – Final2002/03 TuSEM Essen 36:26 28:32 EHF Cup – Last 162003/04 SC Magdeburg 38:25 26:28 EHF Champions League – Group B2004/05 THW Kiel 33:27 25:30 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final2005/06 SC Magdeburg 27:23 26:24 EHF Champions League – Last 162006/07 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 34:29 21:31 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final2007/08 THW Kiel 44:37 31:41 EHF Champions League – Semi-final2008/09 THW Kiel 27:31 26:33 EHF Champions League – Group C2009/10 THW Kiel 27:30 32:30 EHF Champions League – Group D2009/10 THW Kiel 34:36 VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Final2010/11 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 30:31 38:38 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2010/11 THW Kiel 32:29 28:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2010/11 THW Kiel 27:25 36:33 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final2010/11 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 30:28 VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Semi-final2012/13 Füchse Berlin 34:23 30:31 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group D2012/13 HSV Hamburg 29:30aet VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Final2013/14 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 31:24 31:38 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final2013/14 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 39:41ª7m VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Semi-final2014/15 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 36:27 37:33 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B2015/16 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 26:20 21:22 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B2015/16 THW Kiel 33:30 24:29 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final2016/17 THW Kiel 26:25 27:27 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2016/17 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26:23 28:27 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2016/17 THW Kiel 26:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final

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THW Kiel vs Spanish clubs 32-2-26

Season Opponent Home Away Competition

1989/90 Cajamadrid 25:24 20:25 IHF Cup – Quarter-final-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1994/95 Elgorriaga Bidasoa 23:21 18:25 EHF Champions League – Group B1995/96 Elgorriaga Bidasoa 24:22 27:30 EHF Champions League – Group A1996/97 Caja Cantabria Santander 24:19 23:26 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final1998/99 Portland San Antonio 21:24 27:26 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final1999/00 Prosesa Ademar Leon 39:24 25:29 EHF Champions League – Group A1999/00 FC Barcelona 28:25 24:29 EHF Champions League – Final2000/01 FC Barcelona 28:24 28:33 EHF Champions League – Semi-final2000/01 Portland San Antonio 28:29ª7m ECh for Club Teams – Semi-final2001/02 FC Barcelona 36:29 24:28 EHF Cup – Final2001/02 ADC Ciudad Real 20:32 ECh for Club Teams – Place 3/42003/04 BM. Altea 27:19 32:28 EHF Cup – Final2003/04 CBM Valladolid 35:37 ECh for Club Teams – Semi-final2004/05 FC Barcelona 30:25 27:33 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final2006/07 Portland San Antonio 37:34 28:30 EHF Champions League – Semi-final2007/08 C.BM. Ademar Leon 32:26 24:28 EHF Champions League – Main Round Group 12007/08 FC Barcelona 41:31 37:44 EHF Champions League – Semi-final2007/08 BM Ciudad Real 25:31 29:27 EHF Champions League – Final2007/08 BM Ciudad Real 24:31 EHF Champions Trophy – Semi-final2008/09 FC Barcelona Borges 33:26 31:27 EHF Champions League – Group C2008/09 BM Ciudad Real 33:26 33:35 EHF Champions League – Main Round Group 42008/09 BM Ciudad Real 39:34 27:33 EHF Champions League – Final2009/10 Reale Ademar 35:32 35:30 EHF Champions League – Group D2009/10 FC Barcelona Borges 30:32 30:27 EHF Champions League – Group D2009/10 BM Ciudad Real 29:27 VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Semi-final2009/10 FC Barcelona Borges 36:34 VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Final2010/11 FC Barcelona Borges 28:28 29:32 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2010/11 FC Barcelona Borges 33:36 25:27 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final2011/12 Reale Ademar Leon 38:28 28:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group D2011/12 BM Atletico Madrid 26:21 VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Final2012/13 BM Atletico Madrid 31:27 32:27 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B2014/15 Naturhouse La Rioja 34:32 34:30 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2015/16 FC Barcelona Lassa 29:24 30:33 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final2016/17 FC Barcelona Lassa 27:27 25:26 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A2016/17 FC Barcelona Lassa 28:26 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final

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VELUX EHF FINAL4 Draw at the heart of Cologne

One month before the Opening Party of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 2017 in front of the LANXESS arena, the semi-final pairings will be determined on 2 May in Cologne.

After the draw took place in Palais Flora in 2015 and in The View in 2016 the event is moving to another location right at the heart of Cologne as the Steigenberger hotel will host the final draw of the 2016/17 club season. The heritage-protected building with its cozy atmosphere will be the right place for this event.

The Draw

Commencing at 12:00 hrs, Anett Sattler, one of the hosts of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in the beginning of June, will present and guide through the draw. Besides the drawing of the lots, the new Salming merchandise will be presented. As a special guest Henriette Reker, mayor of Cologne, will attend the draw.

All four teams will be drawn from the same pot and the draw will be completely open, which means that two teams from the same country or from the same group of the group phase can play against each other in the semi-final.

Fans will have the possibility to follow the draw on different EHF channels. The event will be streamed live on ehfTV.com, on the youtube channel ehfTV as well as on the EHF Champions League Facebook page.

Playing times for the VELUX EHF FINAL4 have been already set and they stick the a tradition of the previous years as on both days the matches will be at 15:15 hrs and 18:00 hrs local time.

The European Handball Federation and EHF Marketing take great pleasure in inviting media representatives to the draw. If you wish to attend the event, please confirm your participation, stating your name and your media organisation to Vlado Brindzak (brindzak@eurohandball.com) by Monday, 1 May 2017, 12:00 hrs at the latest.

VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 - MOTW #19 Quarter-final (Leg 2)

Media Information byEHF Media & Communications, 27/04/2017Contributors: Björn Pazen, Roy Knoppert