Quarter-final tickets to be handed over in Germany and France
The last four tickets for the quarter-finals of the Machineseeker EHF Champions League 2024/25 are up for grabs this week – and all of them will be handed over in France and Germany.
Füchse Berlin, SC Magdeburg and Paris Saint-Germain start the reverse fixtures as winners of the first legs away, while HBC Nantes lost at Orlen Wisla Plock and aim to turn a three-goal deficit around in the Match of the Week on Wednesday.
We're in for a tough game, because Kielce of course have a lot of quality in their team. After the first leg, the players will be 100 per cent fired up. They have nothing to lose, they can only win. We should not underestimate them. But if we put in the same performance, there's a good chance that we can celebrate reaching the quarter-finals with our fans.
History does not lie, there has never been a case in history where a six-goal deficit was made up for in the first match in the elite competition. But we want to write our own history, we have nothing to lose.
We have to play an amazing match, but first we have to respect ourselves. We have to have character and faith in ourselves.
We emerged victorious from the first of the clashes and are going to France with a three-goal advantage. However, we are aware of the class of the opponents we will be up against, so we have to give it our all on Wednesday and play our best. I am convinced that we will leave our hearts on the court and I hope to repeat our historic result in Europe.
This kind of game can be amazing. Personally, I’m excited to play it. We know all our fans will be behind us. The first leg was really tough, but we know we can do it. The atmosphere in our arena can push us beyond our limits, but we also need to stay composed. We’ll give it everything we have.
We go into the second game with a four-goal deficit that we have to erase. We are facing a very complicated match against a high-quality opponent. In the first match we had the opportunity to test some game situations and now we know which ones could be successful. I wish the second match will be exciting until the end.
We secured a hard-fought victory in Hungary, but the job is far from done. The return game at home will be another challenge, and we know Szeged will come at us with everything they have. We’re excited for the opportunity to play in front of our fans at Coubertin and continue this journey together.
