LIVE BLOG: Trophy seeks new owner at Winamax EHF Finals 2026
The EHF European League Men 2025/26 season comes to end on Sunday with the crowning of the new champions at the Winamax EHF Finals 2026 at Barclays Arena in Hamburg. THW Kiel and MT Melsungen will battle it out for the title in the final at 18:00 CEST, three hours after Montpellier Handball and SG Flensburg-Handewitt have duelled for the third place.
Winamax EHF Finals 2026 live blog
- medal matches on Sunday:
- 15:00 CEST, third place match: Montpellier Handball (FRA) vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt (GER)
- 18:00 CEST, final: THW Kiel (GER) vs MT Melsungen (GER) - read the day preview from EHF journalist Björn Pazen
- follow the official EHF European League socials on Instagram, X, and Facebook, and the Home of Handball channels on TikTok and YouTube
- find out where to watch the Winamax EHF Finals 2026...
- ... or get yourself the last day tickets for Sunday; prices range from €125 (Premium) to €95 - 70 - 37,50 (Cat. 1-2-3)
- Eric Willemsen reporting from Hamburg; photos © kolektiff
Sunday 31 May 2026
12:24
Before we dive into today's matches, let's have a quick recap of those spectacular semi-finals from yesterday. Here are the highlight videos for you:
12:08
Did I just hear you say: Wow, I don't want to miss a second of today's action?! Well, you don't have to! There are plenty of options to follow the matches live, which we have summarised for you here.
But maybe you even prefer the on-site experience but have not bought your ticket yet? Don't panic, it's not too late. There are still some day tickets left for Sunday and they come with a discount, so if you want to score your seat at Barclays Arena like a buzzer-beater, you can still do so. Find all the relevant ticket sales information here.
See you in Hamburg?!
12:00
Moin! Hello from Hamburg and welcome to the live blog covering the all-decisive closing day of the Winamax EHF Finals 2026!
On 30/31 August 2025, the EHF European League Men 2025/26 started with the first leg of the qualification round. Exactly nine months later, the final curtain comes down on this enthralling season today as we are going to find out who will be our new champions — either THW Kiel or MT Melsungen.
Kiel edged out Montpellier Handball (29:28) and Melsungen downed SG Flensburg-Handewitt (37:30) in Saturday's semi-finals, so let's have a look at what awaits us today in the Sunday preview from EHF journalist Björn Pazen:
