The 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 6 March and ended on 30 May 2021 with the final at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, to decide the winners of the 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League.[1] On 10 February 2021, after a decision by the EHF Executive Committee, it was announced that all 16 teams advanced from the group stage.[2]
Format edit
In the round of 16, 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 advance to the quarterfinals. The four quarterfinal winners qualified for the final four tournament at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
Qualified teams edit
| Group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | Seventh place | Eighth place | |
| A |  Rostov-Don
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 Metz Handball
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 CSM Bucureşti
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 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
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 Vipers Kristiansand
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 Team Esbjerg
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 Krim Mercator
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 SG BBM Bietigheim
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| B | Győri Audi ETO KC
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CSKA Moscow
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Brest Bretagne Handball
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Odense Håndbold
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 ŽRK Budućnost
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SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
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Borussia Dortmund
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 Podravka Vegeta
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Round of 16 edit
Overview edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
|
51–54 | CSM Bucureşti
|
24–33 | 27–21 |
| Team Esbjerg
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54–63 | Brest Bretagne Handball
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27–33 | 27–30 |
| ŽRK Budućnost
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50–48 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
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22–19 | 28–29 |
| Vipers Kristiansand
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65–62 | Odense Håndbold
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35–36 | 30–26 |
| Podravka Vegeta
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44–71 | Rostov-Don
|
20–29 | 24–42 |
| SG BBM Bietigheim
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48–69 | Győri Audi ETO KC
|
20–37 | 28–32 |
| Borussia Dortmund
|
0–20[note 1] | Metz Handball
|
0–10 | 0–10 |
| Krim Mercator
|
46–47 | CSKA Moscow
|
25–20 | 21–27 |
Matches edit
| 6 March 2021 16:00 |
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
|
24–33 | CSM Bucureşti
|
Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| Liščević 7 | (12–13) | Neagu 13 | ||
2× 2×
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Report | 1× 4×
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| 13 March 2021 16:00 |
CSM Bucureşti
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21–27 | SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
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Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Mitrevksi, Todorovski (MKD) |
| Neagu 11 | (11–15) | González 7 | ||
2× 8× 1×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
CSM Bucureşti won 54–51 on aggregate.
| 7 March 2021 16:00 |
Team Esbjerg
|
27–33 | Brest Bretagne Handball
|
Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA) |
| Pena 9 | (16–17) | Gros 10 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 1× 5×
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| 14 March 2021 14:00 |
Brest Bretagne Handball
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30–27 | Team Esbjerg
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Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| Gros 7 | (19–11) | Tranborg 6 | ||
| 2× 1×
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Report | 1× 2×
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Brest Bretagne won 63–54 on aggregate.
| 7 March 2021 16:00 |
ŽRK Budućnost
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22–19 | FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
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Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| Radičević 7 | (11–7) | Bölk 5 | ||
| 1× 2×
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Report | 1× 5×
|
| 13 March 2021 18:00 |
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria
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29–28 | ŽRK Budućnost
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Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| Bölk 5 | (9–15) | Radičević 9 | ||
| 1× 3×
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Report | 1× 3×
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ŽRK Budućnost won 50–48 on aggregate.
| 7 March 2021 18:00 |
Vipers Kristiansand
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35–36 | Odense Håndbold
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Ikast-Brande Arena, Kristiansand Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Smailagic, Smailagic (SWE) |
| Reistad 10 | (16–17) | Abbingh 9 | ||
| 2× 4×
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Report | 1× 1×
|
| 14 March 2021 16:00 |
Odense Håndbold
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26–30 | Vipers Kristiansand
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Sydbank Arena, Odense Attendance: 1 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE) |
| Quintino 6 | (14–19) | Sulland 8 | ||
| 4× 4×
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Report | 2× 4×
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Vipers Kristiansand won 65–62 on aggregate.
| 6 March 2021 18:00 |
Podravka Vegeta
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20–29 | Rostov-Don
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Gimnazija "Fran Galović", Koprivnica Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Şimşek, Hatipoğlu (TUR) |
| Milosavljević 6 | (10–17) | Kuznetsova, Managarova 5 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 2× 1×
|
| 14 March 2021 14:00 |
Rostov-Don
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42–24 | Podravka Vegeta
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Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,625 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| Krpež-Šlezak 9 | (24–11) | Milosavljević 7 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 1× 5×
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Rostov-Don won 71–44 on aggregate.
| 7 March 2021 14:00 |
SG BBM Bietigheim
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20–37 | Győri Audi ETO KC
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Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Capoccia, Jucker (SUI) |
| Maidhof 6 | (8–18) | Görbicz, Kristiansen 6 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 1× 2×
|
| 13 March 2021 16:00 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
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32–28 | SG BBM Bietigheim
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Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| Nze Minko 6 | (19–16) | Naidzavinicius 7 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
Győri Audi ETO KC won 69–48 on aggregate.
| Cancelled[note 3] | Borussia Dortmund
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0–10[note 1] | Metz Handball
|
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| Cancelled[note 4] | Metz Handball
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10–0[note 1] | Borussia Dortmund
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|
| 6 March 2021 16:00 |
Krim Mercator
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25–20 | CSKA Moscow
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Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| Vieira 8 | (12–11) | Gorshkova 4 | ||
| 1× 6×
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Report | 1× 4×
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| 13 March 2021 16:00 |
CSKA Moscow
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27–21 | Krim Mercator
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Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow Attendance: 550 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| Dmitrieva 7 | (14–11) | Pletikosić 7 | ||
| 2× 6×
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Report | 1× 4× 1×
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CSKA Moscow won 47–46 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals edit
Overview edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSM București
|
51–51 (a) | CSKA Moscow
|
32–27 | 19–24 |
| Brest Bretagne Handball
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60–50 | Metz Handball
|
34–24 | 26–26 |
| ŽRK Budućnost
|
40–54 | Győri Audi ETO KC
|
19–30 | 21–24 |
| Vipers Kristiansand
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57–50 | Rostov-Don
|
34–27 | 23–23 |
Matches edit
| 3 April 2021 16:00 |
CSM București
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32–27 | CSKA Moscow
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Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| Lazović, Neagu 6 | (20–12) | Skorobogatchenko 5 | ||
| 1× 4×
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Report | 1× 2×
|
| 11 April 2021 16:00 |
CSKA Moscow
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24–19 | CSM București
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Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| Ristovska 7 | (12–11) | Neagu 9 | ||
| 2× 1×
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Report | 3× 2×
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51–51 on aggregate. CSKA Moscow won on away goals.
| 4 April 2021 14:00 |
Brest Bretagne Handball
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34–24 | Metz Handball
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Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Ciulei, Stoia (ROU) |
| Gros 10 | (16–11) | Burgaard, Sajka 4 | ||
| 2× 5× 1×
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Report | 1× 7× 1×
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| 10 April 2021 16:00 |
Metz Handball
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26–26 | Brest Bretagne Handball
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Metz Arena, Metz Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO) |
| Mičijević 7 | (14–17) | Foppa 6 | ||
| 4× 1×
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Report | 2× 4×
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Brest Bretagne won 60–50 on aggregate.
| 3 April 2021 18:00 |
ŽRK Budućnost
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19–30 | Győri Audi ETO KC
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Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| Pineau, Radičević 5 | (11–16) | Oftedal 9 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 1× 3×
|
| 10 April 2021 18:00 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
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24–21 | ŽRK Budućnost
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Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 0[note 2] Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| four players 4 | (10–11) | Radičević 7 | ||
| 2× 2×
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Report | 2× 5×
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Győri Audi ETO KC won 54–40 on aggregate.
| 10 April 2021[note 5] 14:00 |
Vipers Kristiansand
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34–27 | Rostov-Don
|
Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,625 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| Mørk 9 | (19–12) | Zaadi 8 | ||
| 2× 7×
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Report | 1×
|
| 11 April 2021[note 6] 14:00 |
Rostov-Don
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23–23 | Vipers Kristiansand
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Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 2,352 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| Zaadi 10 | (11–12) | Løke, Mørk 5 | ||
| 1× 2×
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Report | 1× 2×
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Vipers Kristiansand won 57–50 on aggregate.
Final four edit
The final four was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 29 and 30 May 2021. The draw was made on 13 April 2021.[5][6]
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 May | ||||||
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 23 (2) | |||||
| 30 May | ||||||
| Brest Bretagne Handball (Pen) | 23 (4) | |||||
| Brest Bretagne Handball | 28 | |||||
| 29 May | ||||||
| Vipers Kristiansand | 34 | |||||
| Vipers Kristiansand | 33 | |||||
| CSKA Moscow | 30 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 May | ||||||
| Győri Audi ETO KC | 32 | |||||
| CSKA Moscow | 21 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 29 May 2021 15:15 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
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25–27 (ET) | Brest Bretagne Handball
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László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| Kristiansen 8 | (8–11) | Gros 9 | ||
| 4×
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Report | 5×
| ||
| 29 May 2021 18:00 |
Vipers Kristiansand
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33–30 | CSKA Moscow
|
László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| Reistad 10 | (18–12) | Vedekhina 7 | ||
| 2× 5×
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Report | 6×
|
Third place game edit
| 30 May 2021 15:15 |
Győri Audi ETO KC
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32–21 | CSKA Moscow
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László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) |
| Oftedal 8 | (18–8) | Mikhaylichenko 4 | ||
| 2× 4×
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Report | 1× 4×
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Final edit
| 30 May 2021 18:00 |
Brest Bretagne Handball
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28–34 | Vipers Kristiansand
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László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| Gros 8 | (14–18) | Reistad 12 | ||
| 1× 2×
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Report | 3× 6×
|
Notes edit
- ^ a b c The matches, scheduled for 12 and 14 March 2021, were assessed by the EHF after Dortmund did not travel to France.[3]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ The match, originally scheduled for 7 March and rescheduled to 12 March 2021, was postponed.[4]
- ^ The match, originally scheduled for 14 March 2021, was postponed.[4]
- ^ The match, originally scheduled for 4 April, was rescheduled to 10 April 2021.[4]
- ^ The match, originally scheduled for 10 April, was rescheduled to 11 April 2021.[4]
References edit
- ^ "EHF Champions League Women 2020/21 season – Playing system and dates" (PDF). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "EHF adapts playing schedule for EHF Champions League". eurohandball.com. 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Court of Handball rules on Dortmund vs Metz play-offs". eurohandball.com. EHF. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Playing schedule updates". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. EHF. 23 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Semi-final pairings to be determined in Budapest". eurohandball.com. 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Györ face Brest, Vipers take on CSKA in semi-final". eurohandball.com. 13 April 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links edit
- Final4 Official website Archived 2020-10-26 at the Wayback Machine