CL Newsletter - 23 November 2011 [ID=4416958]

Fight for places in the Last 16 continues! Underlining the high level of game-play, the teams in all groups share an equal competitive level at half-time in the Group Phase. From Round 6 on those teams keen on revenge will get their chance as the return legs are to be played. You can follow four of last week's re-matches, which will be broadcast live online on ehfTV.com. This week also sees a premiere for Partizan Beograd, who until now had played in other halls, return to their home venue, Pionir Arena. Jubilee time in Vienna (AUT), as at the "HeartBeat HandBall" anniversary gala a jury awarded five honory players with the "EHF Handball Award"...see below.

		Short wait for revenge Payback time in the VELUX EHF Champions League, when Round 6 will give us the re-matches of Round 5. And some teams are buffering up for revenge. View our preview on Round 6 of the VELUX EHF Champions League. Read more >>
		Playing legends honoured at EHF 20th Anniversary As part of the ‘HeartBeat HandBall’ celebrations in Vienna, the EHF handed out awards in three different categories. Players Daniel Narcisse, Didier Dinart, Luc Abalo, Thierry Omeyer and Rikke Skov received the 'EHF Handball Award'. Read more >>
		Ilic back in Serbia THW Kiel's Serbian shooter Momir Ilic returns to his origins for the Round 6 duel with Partizan Belgrade. In an interview he talks about matches against clubs from his home country and about the upcoming EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia. Read more >>
		And the winner is...VELUX EHF FINAL4! The fantastic photograph of the glorious FC Barcelona players celebrating in Cologne last May  was awarded "Colognes best sports picture of the year 2011". The prize was handed out by the department of Sport in Cologne and Köln.Sport. Read more >>
		HeartBeat Handball video online Last week the EHF celebrated their 20th anniversary. The EHF has released an official highlights video from the "HeartBeat HandBall" event, which took place in Vösendorf, Vienna on 17 November 2011. Watch and enjoy! Read more >>

For the complete TV listings of the matches of Round 6 for the men click here. For the ehfTV.com live schedule click here.

CL Newsletter - 16 November 2011 [ID=4402419]

VELUX EHF Champions League restarts in anniversary week! After a three week break the VELUX EHF Champions League restarts this week with the fifth round. The fixtures of this week will be repeated next week where the reverse games will take place in Round 6. Four matches will be broadcast live online on ehfTV.com. This week is also celebration week: the European Handball Federation is 20 years young! With over 500 guests present at the 20 year anniversary celebrations in Vienna, the event entitled ‘HeartBeat HandBall’ is the highlight of the handball social calendar for 2011.

		Re-start with decisive duels  The top teams can make a huge step towards the Last 16, while others will have to fight for their first points or victories. View our preview on Round 5 of the VELUX EHF Champions League. Read more >>
		VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne until 2014 The European Handball Federation has announced that the VELUX EHF FINAL4, the federation’s premier club handball event, and final round of the VELUX EHF Champions League, is to be played in the German city of Cologne until at least 2014. Read more >>

Main Round Groups drawn  Following completion of the Group Matches stage last weekend, the draw of the two groups for the Main Round of EHF Women’s Champions League were carried out on 15 November 2011 at the EHF Headquarters in Vienna. Who will make it to the semi-finals? Read more >>

For the complete TV listings of the matches of Round 5 for the men click here. For the ehfTV.com live schedule click here.

CL Newsletter - 11 November 2011 [ID=4385123]

Final round in the women's Group Matches The time has come for the last Group Matches round for the women: this weekend will give us the eight teams that qualify for the Main Round (finishing in the two top spots in each group) and those who continue in the Cup Winners' Cup spots (finishing third in the group). Exciting! Three teams - Budućnost (MNE), Itxako (ESP) and Oltchim (ROU) have already secured their Main Round tickets, while four teams are already without a chance to proceed. For the remaining nine teams the decision will be made this weekend. Four matches will be broadcast live on ehfTV.com.

Final decisions We preview the final round of the EHF Women´s Champions League Group Matches stage, which takes place this weekend. It will result in the eight teams that qualify for the Main Round and the four who continue in the Cup Winners' Cup spots. Read more >>         Macarena Aguilar: "Handball is my life" Itxako´s playmaker aims to defeat Oltchim to reach first place in Group D of the EHF Women´s Champions League. In an interview the gifted centre-back talks about injury problems within the team and her team's big chances. Read more >>         Underdog defeats Goliath The postponed match ends in an amazing thriller in Südstadt with a happy ending for the Austrians as coach András Németh´s team surprisingly overcome favourites Győr in a nail-biting high-class duel. Read more >>         Move to Montenegro fuelled by ambition The 21-year-old line player Dragana Cvijić moved from Ljubljana to last year´s semi-finalist of the EHF Champions League, Budućnost. In an interview she tells how well she feels at her new club and that she aims high this season. Read more >>

For the complete TV listings of the matches of Round 6 for the women click here. For the ehfTV.com live schedule click here.