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EHF Champions League
Eight teams still in the hunt for quarter-final tickets
In the penultimate round of group A, Aalborg and Kiel can already book the top two positions, which would allow them direct passage to the quarter-finals. While Aalborg have their fate in their own hands in the MOTW against Montpellier, Kiel do not only need to win at Zagreb, but hope for victories of Aalborg and Elverum against Szeged.
In group B, Kielce can secure the top spot as soon as this week. In order to do so, the Polish side must take the points in Veszprém on Thursday. The battle is still fierce for the last two tickets as well, with Porto, Motor, Flensburg and Dinamo still in the run.
I have a lot of respect for Montpellier and how they have performed in the Champions League this season. But we want to end the group phase in the top two and in order to do so, a win in Montpellier will be important.
We haven’t had our first victory in the Champions League this year, we could only get a point against Porto, we need to break this negative tendency on Thursday. Kielce is a very strong team, they are on the top of the group, but hopefully we can get even for our defeat in Poland.