2017–18 EHF Champions League knockout stage explained

See main article: 2017–18 EHF Champions League. This article describes the knockout stage of the 2017–18 EHF Champions League.[1]

Qualified teams

The top six placed teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Groupwidth=200Qualified for quarterfinalswidth=200 colspan=5Qualified for Round of 16
First placeSecond placeThird placeFourth placeFifth placeSixth place
A Vardar Barcelona Lassa HBC Nantes Rhein-Neckar Löwen MOL-Pick Szeged IFK Kristianstad
B Paris Saint-Germain Telekom Veszprém Flensburg-Handewitt THW Kiel PGE Vive Kielce Meshkov Brest
Playoff winners Skjern Håndbold
Montpellier

Format

12 teams played home and away in the first knock-out phase, with the 10 teams qualified from groups A and B and the two teams qualified from groups C and D. After that, the six winners of these matches in the first knock-out phase joined the winners of groups A and B to play home and away for the right to play in the final four.

Round of 16

Overview

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Notes

Matches

Montpellier won 56–55 on aggregate.----Skjern Håndbold won 61–59 on aggregate.----HBC Nantes won 60–52 on aggregate.----Flensburg-Handewitt won 53–46 on aggregate.----PGE Vive Kielce won 77–47 on aggregate.----THW Kiel won 56–50 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

Overview

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Matches

Vardar won 56–56 on aggregate on away goals.----Paris Saint-Germain won 69–60 on aggregate.----Montpellier won 57–45 on aggregate.----HBC Nantes won 60–54 on aggregate.

Final four

The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 26 and 27 May 2018.[2] The draw was held on 2 May 2018.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Bracket

Semifinals

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Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://cms.eurohandball.com/PortalData/1/Resources/2_cl/3_download_pdf/MCL_Seeding_FINAL.pdf 2017–18 overview
  2. Web site: Raluy and Sabroso to officiate final at VELUX EHF FINAL4. 7 May 2018. ehfcl.com.
  3. Web site: Noon draw at a familiar place. 24 April 2018. ehfcl.com.
  4. Web site: Two finalists and two newcomers in the FINAL4 draw pot. 1 May 2018. ehfcl.com.
  5. Web site: Cologne ready for ninth edition of VELUX EHF FINAL4. 2 May 2018. ehfcl.com.
  6. Web site: After 15 years, Montpellier top the podium again. 27 May 2018. ehfcl.com.