Thrilling return legs await in Serbia, Austria and Czechia

There are also two double-headers on the agenda as the unbeaten TATRAN Presov welcome Icelanders FH Hafnarfjordur to Slovakia, and Olympiacos SFP host the motivated underdogs SSV Brixen Handball in Greece.

• last season's quarter-finalists HCB Karvina are looking to replicate last year's success, but need to overcome the challenge of CSA Steaua Bucuresti who bring a one-goal advantage (28:27) to Czechia
• Bregenz Handball are chasing their first win on home court against Förthof UHK Krems since 2018 after last week's draw (26:26), but the visitors have every right to be confident as they are unbeaten against Bregenz in the past eight matches in all competitions
• explosive left back Tomas Valentin Canete is the EHF European Cup Men top scorer with 56 goals scored for SSV Brixen so far this season
• RK Vogošca host Romania’s CS Minaur Baia Mare in a bid to overcome the huge 10-goal deficit from the first leg (26:36) with help from their fans in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• MRK Krka moved close to booking a ticket for the quarter-finals with an important first-leg win (19:15) against RK Sloboda in Tuzla last week, but the Slovenian club could still confirm its place in the next phase on home court in Novo mesto
• the ambitious FTC-Green Collect made a step towards the quarter-finals with a 34:32 win in Türkiye, but Besitkas Safi Cimento will be hoping to use last week's disappointment as motivation to try and mount a comeback in Hungary's capital

Red and Whites attack the European throne with a new coach

Olympiacos SFP are looking to go as far as possible in Europe's third-tier club competition and the Piraeus-based club have hired experienced Croatian coach Zeljko Babic in a bid to achieve their ambitious goals.

However, SSV Brixen Handball are coming to Greece's capital in a bid to surprise them in a double-header. Brixen should not be underestimated as they feature the competition's top scorer in their ranks and have successfully passed through each of the previous three rounds, but Olympiacos have already eliminated another Italian club, Raimond Sassari, in round 2 and have set their sights on reaching the next stage.

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