2014–15 EHF Champions League knockout stage

2014–15 EHF Champions League This article describes the knockout stage of the 2014–15 EHF Champions League. Qualified teams The top four placed teams from each of the four groups advanced to the knockout stage. Group First place Second place Third place Fourth place A GER THW Kiel FRA Paris Saint-Germain CRO Zagreb ESP CB Logroño B ESP Barcelona DEN KIF Kolding København POL Wisła Płock GER Flensburg-Handewitt C HUN MKB-MVM Veszprém MKD Vardar GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen FRA Montpellier D POL Vive Tauron Kielce HUN MOL-Pick Szeged FRA Dunkerque DEN Aalborg Last 16 The draw was held on 24 February 2015 at 12:30 local time at Vienna.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/21676/All+but+two+confirmed+for+Tuesday%27s+draw All but two confirmed for Tuesday's draw 24 February 2015 ehfcl.comhttp://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/21698/Last+16+draw+reunites+the+finalists%3A+Flensburg+vs+Kiel Last 16 draw reunites the finalists: Flensburg vs Kiel 24 February 2015 ehfcl.com Seedings The seedings were published on 23 February 2015.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/21689/Defending+champions+lurk+in+the+fourth+pot+before+the+Last+16+draw Defending champions lurk in the fourth pot before the Last 16 draw 23 February 2015 ehfcl.com A team from Pot 1 faced a team from Pot 4, a Pot 2 team played against a team from Pot 3. The first legs were played on 11–15 March and the second legs on 18–22 March 2015. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 GER THW KielESP BarcelonaHUN MKB-MVM VeszprémPOL Vive Tauron Kielce FRA Paris Saint-GermainDEN KIF Kolding KøbenhavnMKD VardarHUN MOL-Pick SzegedCRO ZagrebPOL Wisła PłockGER Rhein-Neckar LöwenFRA Dunkerque ESP LogroñoGER Flensburg-HandewittFRA MontpellierDEN Aalborg Matches Logroño ESP 54–68 MKB-MVM Veszprém HUN 23–31 31–37 Montpellier FRA 58–60 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 25–29 33–31 Aalborg DEN 33–60 Barcelona ESP 11–31 22–29 Flensburg-Handewitt GER 49–63 THW Kiel GER 21–30 28–33 Dunkerque FRA 43–46 Paris Saint-Germain FRA 21–23 22–23 Wisła Płock POL 52–57 Vardar MKD 32–26 20–31 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 59–65 MOL-Pick Szeged HUN 30–34 29–31 Zagreb CRO 43–40 KIF Kolding København DEN 22–17 21–23 |} First leg "Löwen v Szeged" 13 March 2015 19:00 Rhein-Neckar Löwen GER 30–34 HUN MOL-Pick Szeged Report Gensheimer 8 Parrondo 9 17–16 2 3 6 3 SAP Arena, Mannheim 3,370 Pichon, Reveret FRA "Logroño v Veszprém" 14 March 2015 16:15 Logroño ESP 23–31 HUN MKB-MVM Veszprém Report Fernández 6 Ilić, Sulić 9 10–15 2 3 6 3 Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño 3,100 Gubica, Milošević CRO "Dunkerque v Paris" 14 March 2015 17:00 Dunkerque FRA 21–23 FRA Paris Saint-Germain Report Nagy 6 Hansen 11 13–12 4 2 10 3 2 Stade des Flandres, Dunkerque 2,460 Geipel, Helbig GER "Zagreb v Kolding" 14 March 2015 18:00 Zagreb CRO 22–17 DEN KIF Kolding København Report Stepančić 7 Landin 6 15–8 4 3 3 3 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb 14,500 Horáček, Novotný CZE "Płock v Vardar" 14 March 2015 20:45 Wisła Płock POL 32–26 MKD Vardar Report Nikčević 6 Dujshebaev 10 14–12 6 3 5 3 Orlen Arena, Płock 5,467 Dentz, Reibel FRA "Aalborg v Barcelona" 15 March 2015 16:50 Aalborg DEN 11–31 ESP Barcelona Report Sagosen 3 Lazarov 8 5–16 4 3 2 3 Gigantium, Aalborg 4,660 Nikolić, Stojković SRB "Montpellier v Kielce" 15 March 2015 17:00 Montpellier FRA 25–29 POL Vive Tauron Kielce Report Kavtičnik 8 Bielecki 6 13–16 1 3 2 3 Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier 6,000 Zotin, Volodkov RUS "Flensburg v Kiel" 15 March 2015 19:30 Flensburg-Handewitt GER 21–30 GER THW Kiel Report Eggert 5 Ekberg, Vujin 7 9–16 4 3 3 3 1 Campushalle, Flensburg 6,000 Johansson, Kliko SWE Second leg "Kielce v Montpellier" 21 March 2015 15:30 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 31–33 FRA Montpellier Report Buntić 7 Simonet 11 14–15 1 2 3 3 Hala Legionów, Kielce 4,200 Horváth, Marton HUN Vive Tauron Kielce won 60–58 on aggregate. "Veszprém v Logroño" 21 March 2015 16:30 MKB-MVM Veszprém HUN 37–31 ESP Logroño Report Ilić 10 Rodríguez 10 18–15 3 3 3 Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém 5,019 Mažeika, Gatelis LTU MKB-MVM Veszprém won 68–54 on aggregate. "Vardar v Płock" 21 March 2015 20:15 Vardar MKD 31–20 POL Wisła Płock Report Dujshebaev 9 three players 3 14–10 3 3 4 2 Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje 5, 500 Stolarovs, Līcis LAT Vardar won 57–52 on aggregate. "Kolding v Zagreb" 22 March 2015 16:50 KIF Kolding København DEN 23–21 CRO Zagreb Report Dolk, Spellerberg 6 Horvat, Obranović 5 11–9 5 3 8 3 Brøndby Hall, Brøndby 5,000 López, Ramírez ESP Zagreb won 43–40 on aggregate. "Szeged v Löwen" 22 March 2015 17:15 MOL-Pick Szeged HUN 31–29 GER Rhein-Neckar Löwen Report Balogh, Bombač 8 Gensheimer 12 16–13 2 3 3 3 Újszegedi Sportcsarnok, Szeged 3,000 Krstić, Ljubić SLO Pick Szeged won 65–59 on aggregate. "Paris v Dunkerque" 22 March 2015 17:30 Paris Saint-Germain FRA 23–22 FRA Dunkerque Report Hansen 8 Butto 8 15–15 5 3 6 3 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris 4,000 Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Paris Saint-Germain won 46–43 on aggregate. "Barcelona v Aalborg" 22 March 2015 18:50 Barcelona ESP 29–22 DEN Aalborg Report Sigurðsson 6 Berggren 5 14–9 2 3 8 3 Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona 3,014 Cohen, Peretz ISR Barcelona won 60–33 on aggregate. "Kiel v Flensburg" 22 March 2015 19:30 THW Kiel GER 33–28 GER Flensburg-Handewitt Report Vujin 6 Jakobsson 6 16–10 4 3 7 3 Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel 10,285 Dinu, Din ROU THW Kiel won 63–49 on aggregate. Quarterfinals The draw was held on 24 March 2015 at 11:30 local time at Vienna.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/21877/Last+eight+await+Tuesday%27s+quarter-final+fate Last eight await Tuesday's quarter-final fate 23 March 2015 ehfcl.comhttp://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/21881/Barcelona+take+on+Zagreb%2C+Kiel+meet+Szeged Barcelona take on Zagreb, Kiel meet Szeged 24 March 2015 ehfcl.com Seedings The seedings were published on 23 March 2015. The first legs were played on 8–12 April and the second legs on 15–19 April 2015. Pot 1Pot 2 GER THW KielESP BarcelonaHUN MKB-MVM VeszprémPOL Vive Tauron Kielce FRA Paris Saint-GermainCRO ZagrebHUN MOL-Pick SzegedMKD Vardar Matches Zagreb CRO 44–68 Barcelona ESP 23–25 21–43 Vardar MKD 51–55 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 20–22 31–33 Paris Saint-Germain FRA 52–58 MKB-MVM Veszprém HUN 24–24 28–34 MOL-Pick Szeged HUN 54–60 THW Kiel GER 31–29 23–32 |} First leg "Zagreb v Barcelona" 9 April 2015 20:10 Zagreb CRO 23–25 ESP Barcelona Report Stepančić 9 Karabatić 6 10–14 3 3 2 2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb 15,200 Dobrovits, Tájok HUN "Vardar v Kielce" 11 April 2015 19:00 Vardar MKD 20–22 POL Vive Tauron Kielce Report Gorbok 5 Štrlek 5 11–11 3 3 5 3 Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje 5,500 Stark, Ștefan ROU "Paris v Veszprém" 12 April 2015 17:30 Paris Saint-Germain FRA 24–24 HUN MKB-MVM Veszprém Report Hansen 8 Ilić 8 10–12 1 3 5 3 Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris 2,780 Horáček, Novotný CZE "Szeged v Kiel" 12 April 2015 19:15 MOL-Pick Szeged HUN 31–29 GER THW Kiel Report Bombač 6 Weinhold 5 17–15 2 3 3 3 Újszegedi Sportcsarnok, Szeged 3,200 Gousko, Repkin BLR Second leg "Barcelona v Zagreb" 18 April 2015 18:30 Barcelona ESP 43–21 CRO Zagreb Report Lazarov 9 Obranović 4 23–10 1 1 4 3 Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona 5,614 Geipel, Helbig GER Barcelona won 68–44 on aggregate. "Kielce v Vardar" 19 April 2015 15:30 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 33–31 MKD Vardar Report Bielecki 8 Dujshebaev 9 16–14 6 3 1 4 3 Hala Legionów, Kielce 4,200 Gjeding, Hansen DEN Vive Tauron Kielce won 55–51 on aggregate. "Veszprém v Paris" 19 April 2015 17:30 MKB-MVM Veszprém HUN 34–28 FRA Paris Saint-Germain Report Ilić 7 Hansen 15 16–12 5 3 4 3 Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém 5,019 Nikolić, Stojković SRB MKB-MVM Veszprém won 58–52 on aggregate. "Kiel v Szeged" 19 April 2015 19:30 THW Kiel GER 31–23 HUN MOL-Pick Szeged Report Jícha 8 Källman 5 18–10 3 3 5 3 1 Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel 10,285 Togstad, Kristiansen NOR THW Kiel won 60–54 on aggregate. Final four The draw was held on 21 April 2015.http://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/22041/Four+favourites+face+the+FINAL4+fate Four favourites face the FINAL4 fate 20 April 2015 ehfcl.comhttp://www.ehfcl.com/men/2014-15/article/22053/Barcelona+vs+Kielce%2C+Kiel+vs+Veszprem Barcelona vs Kielce, Kiel vs Veszprem 21 April 2015 ehfcl.com Bracket 30 May ESP Barcelona 33 POL Vive Tauron Kielce 28 30 May GER THW Kiel 27 HUN MKB-MVM Veszprém 31 31 May ESP Barcelona 28 HUN MKB-MVM Veszprém 23 31 May POL Vive Tauron Kielce 28 GER THW Kiel 26 Semifinals 30 May 2015 15:15 Barcelona ESP 33–28 POL Vive Tauron Kielce Report Karabatić 8 Bielecki 7 16–14 2 3 4 2 Lanxess Arena, Cologne 19,250 Stoļarovs, Līcis LAT 30 May 2015 18:00 THW Kiel GER 27–31 HUN MKB-MVM Veszprém Report Pálmarsson 9 Ilić 8 13–13 6 3 6 3 1 Lanxess Arena, Cologne 19,250 Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Third-place game 31 May 2015 15:15 Vive Tauron Kielce POL 28–26 GER THW Kiel Report Bielecki 5 Vujin 9 12–12 2 3 1 5 3 1 Lanxess Arena, Cologne 19,250 Johansson, Kliko SWE Final 31 May 2015 18:00 Barcelona ESP 28–23 HUN MKB-MVM Veszprém Report Karabatić, Sigurðsson 6 Nagy 8 14–10 5 3 5 3 Lanxess Arena, Cologne 19,250 Dinu, Din ROU References knockout stage