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2020–21 EHF Champions League knockout stage

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The 2020–21 EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 31 March with the playoffs and ended on 13 June 2021 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2020–21 EHF Champions League.[1] On 10 February 2021, after a decision by the EHF Executive Committee, it was announced that all 16 teams advance from the group stage.[2]

Format

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In the Play-offs, the first-placed team from one group faced the eighth-placed team from the other group, the second-placed team faced the seventh-placed and so on. The eight winning teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The four quarterfinal winners qualified for the final four tournament at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

Qualified teams

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Group
First place Second place Third place Fourth place Fifth place Sixth place Seventh place Eighth place
A Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt France Paris Saint-Germain Poland Łomża Vive Kielce Belarus Meshkov Brest Portugal FC Porto Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged North Macedonia Vardar 1961 Norway Elverum Håndball
B Spain Barça Hungary Telekom Veszprém Germany THW Kiel Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Ukraine Motor France HBC Nantes Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Laško Croatia PPD Zagreb

Play-offs

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On 29 March 2021 the European Handball Federation has issued an overview on what happens if matches cannot be played in the upcoming play-offs of the EHF Champions League Men due to reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic. If a team reports positive cases of COVID-19 and the match could not be played, this pairing would be decided by playing both matches (1st and 2nd leg) as a so called ‘double game’ before 8 April 2021, the date when the last second-leg matches are scheduled. If a second-leg match was not played on 7–8 April 2021, as a consequence of this and following the principle that the party responsible is liable for, in this case, the fact that the match cannot be played, a team which was not in the position to play its scheduled game on the second weekend would be excluded from the competition regardless of the result in the first-leg game. The opponents would subsequently qualify for the quarter-finals.[3]

Overview

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HBC Nantes France 58–56 Poland Łomża Vive Kielce 24–25 34–31
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 56–66 Germany THW Kiel 28–33 28–33
Motor Ukraine 55–60 Belarus Meshkov Brest 32–30 23–30
FC Porto Portugal 56–56 (a) Denmark Aalborg Håndbold 32–29 24–27
PPD Zagreb Croatia 0–20[note 1] Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 0–10 0–10
Elverum Håndball Norway 44–76 Spain Barça 25–37 19–39
Celje Pivovarna Laško Slovenia 47–68 France Paris Saint-Germain 24–37 23–31
Vardar 1961 North Macedonia 57–80 Hungary Telekom Veszprém 27–41 30–39

Matches

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31 March 2021
20:45
HBC Nantes France 24–25 Poland Łomża Vive Kielce H Arena, Nantes
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Lazarov, Pechmalbec 5 (14–12) A. Dujshebaev 6
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7 April 2021
20:45
Łomża Vive Kielce Poland 31–34 France HBC Nantes Hala Legionów, Kielce
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Kulesh 6 (13–15) Rivera Folch 9
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HBC Nantes won 58–56 on aggregate.


31 March 2021
18:45
MOL-Pick Szeged Hungary 28–33 Germany THW Kiel Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Radivojević 6 (13–21) Sagosen 8
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7 April 2021
18:45
THW Kiel Germany 33–28 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged Wunderino-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Sagosen 9 (18–15) Radivojević 7
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THW Kiel won 66–56 on aggregate.


1 April 2021[note 3]
18:45
Motor Ukraine 32–30 Belarus Meshkov Brest Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Malašinskas 7 (15–12) Baranau 9
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8 April 2021
18:45
Meshkov Brest Belarus 30–23 Ukraine Motor Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 1,750
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Vailupau 8 (16–8) Pukhouski 7
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Meshkov Brest won 60–55 on aggregate.


1 April 2021
20:45
FC Porto Portugal 32–29 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Dragão Arena, Porto
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Iturriza 8 (18–14) Barthold 8
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7 April 2021
18:45
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 27–24 Portugal FC Porto Jutlander Bank Arena, Aalborg
Attendance: 1
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Claar 6 (10–9) Iturriza 6
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56–56 on aggregate. Aalborg Håndbold won on away goals


Cancelled[note 4] PPD Zagreb Croatia 0–10[note 1] Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Cancelled[note 5] SG Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 10–0[note 1] Croatia PPD Zagreb

2 April 2021[note 6]
18:45
Elverum Håndball Norway 25–37 Spain Barça Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona[note 7]
Attendance: 686
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Blonz, Solstad 6 (12–19) Mem 7
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5 April 2021[note 8]
18:45
Barça Spain 39–19 Norway Elverum Håndball Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 645
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Diocou 6 (20–10) Máthé 6
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Barça won 76–44 on aggregate.


1 April 2021
20:45
Celje Pivovarna Laško Slovenia 24–37 France Paris Saint-Germain Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Dragašević, Mlakar 6 (11–21) Nahi 10
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8 April 2021
20:45
Paris Saint-Germain France 31–23 Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Laško Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Nahi 7 (14–12) Grošelj 6
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Paris Saint-Germain won 68–47 on aggregate.


1 April 2021
18:45
Vardar 1961 North Macedonia 27–41 Hungary Telekom Veszprém Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Čupić 8 (11–21) Marguč 8
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8 April 2021
18:45
Telekom Veszprém Hungary 39–30 North Macedonia Vardar 1961 Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referees: Marìn, García (ESP)
Nilsson, Shishkaryov 6 (20–15) three players 5
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Telekom Veszprém won 80–57 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

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Overview

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
HBC Nantes France 62–60 Hungary Telekom Veszprém 32–28 30–32
THW Kiel Germany 59–63 France Paris Saint-Germain 31–29 28–34
Meshkov Brest Belarus 57–73 Spain Barça 29–33 28–40
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 55–54 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–21 29–33

Matches

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13 May 2021
20:45
HBC Nantes France 32–28 Hungary Telekom Veszprém H Arena, Nantes
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Rivera Folch 6 (16–12) Marguč 8
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20 May 2021
18:45
Telekom Veszprém Hungary 32–30 France HBC Nantes Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém
Attendance: 4,650
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Nenadić 7 (18–15) Balaguer 6
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HBC Nantes won 62–60 on aggregate.


12 May 2021
20:45
THW Kiel Germany 31–29 France Paris Saint-Germain Wunderino-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 1
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Reinkind 10 (14–15) Nahi 8
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19 May 2021
18:45
Paris Saint-Germain France 34–28 Germany THW Kiel Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris
Attendance: 800
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Prandi 9 (16–15) Ekberg 7
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Paris Saint-Germain won 63–59 on aggregate.


12 May 2021
18:45
Meshkov Brest Belarus 29–33 Spain Barça Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 3,110
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Vailupau 11 (16–17) Gómez 7
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20 May 2021
20:45
Barça Spain 40–28 Belarus Meshkov Brest Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona
Attendance: 874
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Mortensen 7 (21–13) Vailupau 7
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Barça won 73–57 on aggregate.


13 May 2021
18:45
Aalborg Håndbold Denmark 26–21 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt Jutlander Bank Arena, Aalborg
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
Claar, Sandell 8 (13–10) Gottfridsson 5
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19 May 2021
20:45
SG Flensburg-Handewitt Germany 33–29 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Golla, Rød 9 (14–16) Claar 6
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Aalborg Håndbold won 55–54 on aggregate.

Final four

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The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 12 and 13 June 2021. The draw was held on 25 May 2021.[6][7]

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 June
 
 
France Paris Saint-Germain33
 
13 June
 
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold35
 
Denmark Aalborg Håndbold23
 
12 June
 
Spain Barça36
 
Spain Barça31
 
 
France HBC Nantes26
 
Third place
 
 
13 June
 
 
France Paris Saint-Germain31
 
 
France HBC Nantes28

Semifinals

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12 June 2021
15:15
Paris Saint-Germain France 33–35 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Remili 7 (15–13) Claar 9
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12 June 2021
18:00
Barça Spain 31–26 France HBC Nantes Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Mem 6 (15–13) Rivera Folch 6
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Third place game

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13 June 2021
15:15
HBC Nantes France 28–31 France Paris Saint-Germain Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Minne 5 (13–17) Solé 5
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Final

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13 June 2021
18:00
Barça Spain 36–23 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Gómez 9 (16–11) Sandell 8
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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c The matches, scheduled for 7 and 8 April 2021, were assessed by the EHF after Zagreb had several cases of positive COVID-19 tests.[4]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 31 March, was rescheduled to 1 April 2021.[5]
  4. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 1 April, was rescheduled to 7 April 2021 and later postponed.[5]
  5. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 8 April 2021 was postponed.[5]
  6. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 31 March, was rescheduled to 2 April 2021.[5]
  7. ^ The match was moved from the Terningen Arena, Elverum.[5]
  8. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 7 April, was rescheduled to 5 April 2021.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "EHF Champions League Men 2020/21 season – Playing system and dates" (PDF). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ "EHF adapts playing schedule for EHF Champions League". eurohandball.com. 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Procedures and criteria for the EHF CL Men play-offs". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ "EHF calls off Flensburg vs Zagreb play-off tie". eurohandball.com. EHF. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "EHF Champions League Men schedule updates". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. EHF. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ^ "EHF FINAL4 Men draw date confirmed". eurohandball.com. 21 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Debutants Aalborg face PSG, Barça take on Nantes in semi-finals". eurohandball.com. 25 May 2021.
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