2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage

The 2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage began on 16 September 2020 and concluded on 4 March 2021.

Draw[edit]

The draw was held on 1 July 2020 in Vienna, Austria.^[1]^[2]

Seeding[edit]

The composition of the seeding pots for the group stage draw was announced on 22 June 2020. From each pot, two teams were drawn into Group A and the other two in Group B. Teams from the same national association were not drawn into the same group.^[3]

Seeding pots for Groups A and B
Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Paris Saint-Germain Vardar 1961 Barça Telekom Veszprém	Łomża Vive Kielce Aalborg Håndbold FC Porto THW Kiel	MOL-Pick Szeged Motor Meshkov Brest HBC Nantes	Celje Pivovarna Laško PPD Zagreb Elverum Håndball SG Flensburg-Handewitt

Format[edit]

In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.

Tiebreakers[edit]

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking is determined as follows:

Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved (or in the away match in case of a two-team tie);
Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.

Groups[edit]

The matchdays were 16–17 September, 23–24 September, 30 September–1 October, 14–15 October, 21–22 October, 28–29 October, 18–19 November, 25–26 November, 2–3 December, 9–10 December 2020, 10–11 February, 17–18 February, 24–25 February, 3–4 March 2021.^[4]

Times until 25 October 2020 are UTC+2, from 26 October 2020 on times are UTC+1.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.

On 10 February 2021, after a decision by the EHF Executive Committee, it was announced that all 16 teams advance to the knockout stage.^[5]

The matches which could not be played were assessed.^[6]^[7]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	14	10	1	3	341	336	+5	21	Play-offs
2	Paris Saint-Germain	14	9	1	4	388	327	+61	19^[a]
3	Łomża Vive Kielce	14	9	1	4	442	414	+28	19^[a]
4	Meshkov Brest	14	7	1	6	383	380	+3	15
5	FC Porto	14	5	2	7	361	352	+9	12^[b]
6	MOL-Pick Szeged	14	6	0	8	318	329	−11	12^[b]
7	Vardar 1961	14	3	3	8	335	350	−15	9
8	Elverum Håndball	14	2	1	11	387	457	−70	5

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Paris 70–61 Kielce
^ ^a ^b Porto 56–54 Pick Szeged

16 September 2020 18:45	Meshkov Brest	24–22	Vardar 1961	Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Volodkov, Zotin (RUS)
	Panić 7	(12–10)	Vujin 6
	3×	Report	2× 5×

16 September 2020 20:45	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	31–30	Łomża Vive Kielce	Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Rød 6	(14–14)	Karalek 7
	1× 2×	Report	1×

17 September 2020 20:45	FC Porto	28–30	Elverum Håndball	Dragão Arena, Porto Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
	three players 5	(16–12)	Blonz 10
	3× 9× 1×	Report	1× 5×

23 September 2020 18:45	Łomża Vive Kielce	26–23	MOL-Pick Szeged	Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Mortensen, Madsen (DEN)
	A. Dujshebaev 8	(12–7)	Cañellas 11
	4×	Report	1× 5×

23 September 2020 20:45	Paris Saint-Germain	28–29	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 954 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
	L. Karabatic 5	(18–14)	Wanne 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 3× 1×

23 September 2020 20:45	FC Porto	27–25	Meshkov Brest	Dragão Arena, Porto Attendance: 17 Referees: Marìn, García (ESP)
	Areia 5	(12–9)	Panić 8
	3× 6×	Report	1× 5×

30 September 2020 18:45	Meshkov Brest	32–31	Paris Saint-Germain	Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 2,650 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Vailupau 7	(19–14)	Krištopāns 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 7×

30 September 2020 20:45	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	36–29	FC Porto	Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 722 Referees: Mortensen, Madsen (DEN)
	Møller 7	(15–15)	Gomes, Salina 5
	3×	Report	2× 6×

1 October 2020 20:45	Elverum Håndball	22–31	Łomża Vive Kielce	Terningen Arena, Elverum Attendance: 200 Referees: Līcis, Sondors (LAT)
	Máthé, Pujol 5	(11–18)	Tournat 5
	1× 2×	Report	2× 3×

14 October 2020 18:45	Łomża Vive Kielce	34–27	Meshkov Brest	Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	five players 4	(18–11)	Shumak 6
	4×	Report	3× 5×

15 October 2020 20:45	Vardar 1961	31–26	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Stoilov 8	(17–15)	Johannessen 7
	3× 3× 1×	Report	2× 7× 1×

15 October 2020 20:45	Paris Saint-Germain	35–29	Elverum Håndball	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 957 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
	Hansen 8	(17–13)	Pujol 7
	2×	Report	3× 3×

15 October 2020 20:45	FC Porto	25–19	MOL-Pick Szeged	Dragão Arena, Porto Attendance: 15 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Martins 5	(15–10)	Cañellas 7
	1× 2×	Report	2× 1×

22 October 2020 18:45	Meshkov Brest	26–24	MOL-Pick Szeged	Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 2,070 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
	Malus 7	(11–12)	Šoštarič 9
	1× 4×	Report	3× 3×

22 October 2020 20:45	Łomża Vive Kielce	35–33	Paris Saint-Germain	Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	Karačić 13	(18–18)	Hansen 10
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

22 October 2020 20:45	Vardar 1961	25–25	FC Porto	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Čupić 7	(13–12)	Iturriza 7
	1× 2×	Report	4× 3×

22 October 2020 20:45	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	37–35	Elverum Håndball	Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 511 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
	Johannessen 8	(18–14)	Solstad 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 2×

29 October 2020 20:45	FC Porto	32–32	Łomża Vive Kielce	Dragão Arena, Porto Attendance: 20 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Martins 9	(19–17)	Karačić 5
	2× 4×	Report	2×

18 November 2020 18:45	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	29–29	Meshkov Brest	Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Steinhauser, Johannessen 7	(13–11)	Baranau, Panić 7
	2×	Report	1× 2×

18 November 2020 18:45	FC Porto	31–34	Paris Saint-Germain	Dragão Arena, Porto Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Branquinho, Silva 4	(16–12)	Hansen 9
	2× 5×	Report	1× 4×

19 November 2020 18:45	Vardar 1961	29–33	Łomża Vive Kielce	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Jotić 6	(13–16)	A. Dujshebaev 10
	3× 4×	Report	1× 5×

25 November 2020 20:45	Łomża Vive Kielce	36–29	Vardar 1961	Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	A. Dujshebaev, Moryto 7	(18–12)	Dibirov 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 2×

26 November 2020 18:45	MOL-Pick Szeged	36–27	Elverum Håndball	Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
	Bodó 9	(17–15)	Blonz 7
	1× 1×	Report	1× 2×

26 November 2020 18:45	Paris Saint-Germain	29–28	FC Porto	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Stark, Ștefan (ROU)
	Hansen 9	(15–11)	Salina 5
	3×	Report	3× 2×

3 December 2020 18:45	Meshkov Brest	29–27	Elverum Håndball	Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 1,040 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Shumak 6	(15–17)	Abalo 5
	2× 4×	Report	2× 6× 1×

3 December 2020 18:45	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	26–24	MOL-Pick Szeged	Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Johannessen 7	(11–10)	Bodó, Radivojević 6
	2× 4×	Report	1× 2× 1×

9 December 2020 18:45	MOL-Pick Szeged	30–27	Meshkov Brest	Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Bánhidi 12	(18–13)	Panić 7
	2× 4×	Report	2× 2×

10 December 2020 18:45	Elverum Håndball	29–30	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Terningen Arena, Elverum Attendance: 200 Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL)
	Máthé 7	(12–15)	Golla 7
	1× 4×	Report	2× 2×

17 December 2020^{[note 2]} 18:45	Elverum Håndball	33–31	Meshkov Brest	Terningen Arena, Elverum Attendance: 200 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	three players 5	(16–17)	Vranješ 7
	5× 1×	Report	5× 1×

4 February 2021^{[note 3]} 18:45	Meshkov Brest	26–28	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 2,045 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	three players 5	(15–14)	Johannessen 9
	1× 3×	Report	2× 3×

4 February 2021^{[note 4]} 20:45	FC Porto	27–24	Vardar 1961	Dragão Arena, Porto Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Branquinho 7	(13–13)	Dibirov 9
	1× 2×	Report	2×

6 February 2021^{[note 5]} 20:00	MOL-Pick Szeged	29–32	Paris Saint-Germain	Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
	four players 4	(17–16)	Hansen 10
	3× 3×	Report	2× 1×

9 February 2021^{[note 6]} 18:45	Łomża Vive Kielce	32–30	FC Porto	Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
	A. Dujshebaev 10	(19–14)	Iturriza, R.Silva 6
	2× 2×	Report	2×

11 February 2021 18:45	MOL-Pick Szeged	35–31	FC Porto	Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Kašpárek 7	(18–12)	Silva 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 2×

11 February 2021 18:45	Meshkov Brest	35–30	Łomża Vive Kielce	Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest Attendance: 2,040 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	Skube 7	(15–11)	A. Dujshebaev, Karalek 5
	4× 4×	Report	1× 5×

14 February 2021 18:00	Vardar 1961	26–28	MOL-Pick Szeged	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	Dibirov, Jotić 6	(15–13)	Bánhidi, Radivojević 6
	1× 2×	Report	2× 3×

17 February 2021 18:45	Paris Saint-Germain	33–26	Meshkov Brest	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Kounkoud 8	(15–12)	Vailupau 8
	4× 1×	Report	3×

18 February 2021 18:45	Łomża Vive Kielce	39–29	Elverum Håndball	Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Karalek 7	(20–14)	Solstad 8
	1× 3×	Report	2× 6× 1×

18 February 2021^{[note 7]} 18:45	MOL-Pick Szeged	34–33	Vardar 1961	Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Bodó 7	(17–19)	Čupić 9
	1× 6×	Report	1× 3×

21 February 2021^{[note 8]} 16:00	Vardar 1961	34–34	Elverum Håndball	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Gadža 8	(20–21)	three players 5
	6×	Report	1× 3×

23 February 2021^{[note 9]} 18:45	Paris Saint-Germain	37–26	Łomża Vive Kielce	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Marìn, García (ESP)
	Hansen, Steins 6	(19–10)	Sićko 5
	4×	Report	4× 1×

24 February 2021 18:45	Elverum Håndball	32–35	Vardar 1961	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	Máthé, Pujol 5	(20–17)	Dibirov 9
	1× 3×	Report	4× 1×

25 February 2021 18:45	MOL-Pick Szeged	26–30	Łomża Vive Kielce	Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
	Gaber 5	(14–14)	A. Dujshebaev 8
	2× 2×	Report	3× 4×

25 February 2021 20:45	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	28–27	Paris Saint-Germain	Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Wanne 8	(19–10)	Hansen 7
	1× 5× 1×	Report	1× 5× 1×

2 March 2021^{[note 10]} 18:45	Elverum Håndball	29–44	Paris Saint-Germain	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Langaas 5	(12–19)	Nahi 8
	1× 3×	Report	2×

4 March 2021 18:45	Vardar 1961	32–36	Meshkov Brest	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Dibirov 9	(12–20)	Vailupau 12
	2×	Report	1× 4×

4 March 2021 18:45	Łomża Vive Kielce	28–31	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	A. Dujshebaev, Moryto 6	(17–19)	Wanne 11
	2× 4×	Report	2× 4×

4 March 2021 20:45	Elverum Håndball	31–38	FC Porto	Dragão Arena, Porto Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Solstad 7	(11–16)	Areia, Iturriza 7
	2×	Report	1× 6×

Cancelled^{[note 11]}	Paris Saint-Germain	5–5^{[note 12]}	Vardar 1961

Cancelled^{[note 13]}	Elverum Håndball	0–10^{[note 12]}	MOL-Pick Szeged

Cancelled^{[note 14]}	Vardar 1961	0–10^{[note 12]}	Paris Saint-Germain

Cancelled^{[note 15]}	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	0–10^{[note 12]}	Vardar 1961

Cancelled^{[note 16]}	FC Porto	10–0^{[note 12]}	SG Flensburg-Handewitt

Cancelled^{[note 17]}	MOL-Pick Szeged	0–10^{[note 12]}	SG Flensburg-Handewitt

Cancelled^{[note 18]}	Meshkov Brest	10–0^{[note 12]}	FC Porto

Cancelled^{[note 19]}	Paris Saint-Germain	10–0^{[note 12]}	MOL-Pick Szeged

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Barça	14	14	0	0	505	412	+93	28	Play-offs
2	Telekom Veszprém	14	9	2	3	443	392	+51	20
3	THW Kiel	14	7	2	5	394	378	+16	16
4	Aalborg Håndbold	14	7	0	7	397	411	−14	14^[a]
5	Motor	14	7	0	7	389	411	−22	14^[a]
6	HBC Nantes	14	5	2	7	388	378	+10	12
7	Celje Pivovarna Laško	14	4	0	10	372	413	−41	8
8	PPD Zagreb	14	0	0	14	369	462	−93	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Aalborg 67–56 Motor

16 September 2020 18:45	Celje Pivovarna Laško	29–31	Aalborg Håndbold	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Līcis, Sondors (LAT)
	Kljun 6	(16–15)	Saugstrup 7
	2× 1×	Report	2× 1×

16 September 2020 20:45	HBC Nantes	24–28	Telekom Veszprém	H Arena, Nantes Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Figueras, Lazarov 5	(10–11)	Manaskov, Nilsson 5
	4× 4×	Report	1× 5×

17 September 2020 18:45	Motor	25–30	Barça	Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
	Malašinskas 7	(11–13)	Gómez 10
	1× 3×	Report	1×

17 September 2020 18:45	PPD Zagreb	21–31	THW Kiel	Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 50 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Vistorop 6	(6–14)	Sagosen 7
	1× 5×	Report	1× 6×

23 September 2020 18:45	Aalborg Håndbold	38–29	Motor	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 400 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	three players 7	(17–13)	Malašinskas, Orbović 5
	1× 3×	Report	3× 8× 1×

24 September 2020 18:45	THW Kiel	27–35	HBC Nantes	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 1,523 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
	three players 4	(12–15)	Rivera Folch 10
	2× 3×	Report	3× 7×

24 September 2020 18:45	Telekom Veszprém	37–25	PPD Zagreb	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
	Omar 6	(18–12)	Hrstić 6
	1× 1×	Report	1× 3× 1×

24 September 2020 20:45	Barça	42–28	Celje Pivovarna Laško	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Janc 7	(21–14)	Novak 7
	2× 2×	Report	1× 2×

30 September 2020 18:45	Motor	34–37	Telekom Veszprém	Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Kozakevych 8	(18–17)	Nenadić 10
	1× 5×	Report	1× 2×

30 September 2020 20:45	PPD Zagreb	26–27	Aalborg Håndbold	Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 100 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Božović 7	(15–12)	Juul 8
	3× 4×	Report	2× 3×

1 October 2020 20:45	HBC Nantes	27–35	Barça	H Arena, Nantes Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Ovniček, Pechmalbec 5	(15–18)	Mem 7
	2×	Report	1× 4×

1 October 2020 20:45	Celje Pivovarna Laško	24–35	THW Kiel	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 350 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Horžen 4	(13–16)	Pekeler 6
	1× 2×	Report	3× 4× 1×

14 October 2020 18:45	Telekom Veszprém	39–24	Celje Pivovarna Laško	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
	Nilsson 6	(18–11)	Marguč 7
	2× 3×	Report	2× 1× 1×

14 October 2020 18:45	Aalborg Håndbold	32–24	HBC Nantes	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 400 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Saugstrup 6	(16–9)	Fadhuile-Crepy 5
	2× 4×	Report	1× 1×

14 October 2020 20:45	Barça	45–27	PPD Zagreb	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 39 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Mem 8	(24–13)	Vlah 5
	2×	Report	2× 5×

21 October 2020 18:45	Aalborg Håndbold	23–31	THW Kiel	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 400 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
	Laesø 6	(9–17)	Sagosen 11
	1× 1×	Report	1× 2×

21 October 2020 20:45	PPD Zagreb	22–30	Celje Pivovarna Laško	Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 122 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Vlah 5	(14–16)	Marguč, Kodrin 7
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

28 October 2020 18:45	THW Kiel	31–31	Telekom Veszprém	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 1,605 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
	Sagosen 9	(18–20)	Nenadić 5
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

28 October 2020 18:45	Celje Pivovarna Laško	31–32	Motor	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 20 Referees: Hucker, Andorka (HUN)
	Novak 7	(14–17)	Pukhouski 6
	2×	Report	1× 5×

29 October 2020 20:45	Barça	42–33	Aalborg Håndbold	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 40 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
	Janc, Mem 6	(20–18)	Laesø 6
	2× 2×	Report	3× 1×

18 November 2020 18:45	Aalborg Håndbold	27–33	Telekom Veszprém	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 400 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Møllgaard 6	(18–16)	Nenadić, Omar 6
	2× 1×	Report	1× 4×

18 November 2020 20:45	PPD Zagreb	23–24	Motor	Sportska dvorana Sutinska vrela, Zagreb Attendance: 50 Referees: Mortensen, Madsen (DEN)
	Mandić 6	(13–13)	Malašinskas, Pukhouski 5
	1× 5×	Report	1× 4× 1×

19 November 2020 18:45	THW Kiel	26–32	Barça	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Duvnjak, Ekberg 5	(15–16)	Mem 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 3×

25 November 2020 18:45	Telekom Veszprém	30–32	Aalborg Håndbold	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Borozan, Nenadić 6	(16–19)	Juul 8
	2× 6×	Report	2× 5× 1×

25 November 2020 20:45	Celje Pivovarna Laško	25–31	HBC Nantes	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
	Horžen, Kodrin 6	(11–13)	Milić 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

26 November 2020 20:45	Barça	29–25	THW Kiel	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 10 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
	Fabregas 6	(13–12)	Zarabec 5
	2× 2×	Report	1× 2×

2 December 2020 18:45	Telekom Veszprém	41–33	THW Kiel	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	Nenadić 10	(19–19)	Ekberg 7
	2× 3×	Report	4×

2 December 2020 18:45	Aalborg Håndbold	32–35	Barça	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 400 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
	Læsø 10	(15–19)	Pálmarsson 6
	1× 3×	Report	2×

3 December 2020 18:45	Motor	31–29	Celje Pivovarna Laško	Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Bokhan 6	(14–13)	Mlakar 9
	1× 4×	Report	2× 2×

9 December 2020 20:45	HBC Nantes	31–32	Motor	H Arena, Nantes Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
	Lazarov, Minne 6	(18–18)	Bokhan 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

17 December 2020^{[note 20]} 18:45	Motor	29–25	PPD Zagreb	Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia Attendance: 10 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Kozakevych 10	(13–13)	Matanović 8
	2× 5×	Report	3× 7× 1×

20 December 2020^{[note 21]} 13:30	Motor	29–28	HBC Nantes	Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia Attendance: 10 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Bokhan 9	(13–13)	Minne 8
	2× 5×	Report	2× 2×

4 February 2021^{[note 22]} 20:45	THW Kiel	34–23	Motor	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Duvnjak 8	(16–12)	Kozakevych 5
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

4 February 2021^{[note 23]} 20:45	Telekom Veszprém	34–37	Barça	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
	Manaskov, Maqueda 6	(15–19)	Gómez 10
	1× 2×	Report	3× 2×

4 February 2021^{[note 24]} 20:45	HBC Nantes	28–30	Celje Pivovarna Laško	H Arena, Nantes Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
	Balaguer 10	(13–14)	Mlakar 8
	2× 2×	Report	2× 2×

9 February 2021^{[note 25]} 18:45	Celje Pivovarna Laško	29–28	PPD Zagreb	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Šarac 10	(14–12)	Hrstić 6
	1× 5× 1×	Report	1× 5×

9 February 2021^{[note 26]} 20:45	Barça	37–30	Telekom Veszprém	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
	Gómez 10	(15–15)	Markussen 8
	1× 1×	Report	3× 4×

10 February 2021 20:45	HBC Nantes	38–29	Aalborg Håndbold	H Arena, Nantes Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Rivera Folch 7	(18–14)	Barthold 7
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1×

11 February 2021 20:45	Celje Pivovarna Laško	25–29	Telekom Veszprém	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Grošelj 6	(14–16)	Marguč 5
	1× 6×	Report	1× 3×

11 February 2021 20:45	PPD Zagreb	33–37	Barça	Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Grahovac 6	(18–21)	Janc 6
	2× 5×	Report	1× 4×

14 February 2021^{[note 27]} 18:00	PPD Zagreb	24–34	HBC Nantes	Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Burić 6	(8–20)	Damatrin-Bertrand 6
	7×	Report	2× 2×

17 February 2021 18:45	Telekom Veszprém	34–30	Motor	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Maqueda 10	(17–17)	Horiha 7
	1× 4×	Report	2× 4×

17 February 2021 20:45	Barça	30–29	HBC Nantes	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	three players 5	(14–17)	Rivera Folch 9
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

18 February 2021 18:45	Aalborg Håndbold	38–29	PPD Zagreb	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 1 Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
	Barthold 9	(22–14)	Burić 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

23 February 2021^{[note 28]} 20:45	HBC Nantes	30–28	PPD Zagreb	H Arena, Nantes Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Stark, Ștefan (ROU)
	Rivera Folch 10	(13–14)	Hrstić, Mandić 5
	2×	Report	2× 1×

23 February 2021^{[note 29]} 20:45	THW Kiel	28–26	Aalborg Håndbold	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Ekberg 6	(15–15)	Barthold 7
	1× 2×	Report	1× 5×

24 February 2021 20:45	Celje Pivovarna Laško	29–32	Barça	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Novak 7	(17–16)	Frade 8
	5×	Report	1× 2×

25 February 2021 17:00	Motor	27–29	Aalborg Håndbold	Yunost Sport Hall, Zaporizhia Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Dontsov 8	(15–14)	Barthold 11
	1× 5× 1×	Report	1× 2×

25 February 2021 18:45	HBC Nantes	24–24	THW Kiel	Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Lazarov 5	(12–9)	Weinhold 4
	2× 7× 1×	Report	2× 5×

25 February 2021 20:45	PPD Zagreb	28–35	Telekom Veszprém	Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Leimeter, Perić 5	(11–17)	Mahé, Nilsson 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 2×

2 March 2021^{[note 30]} 20:45	THW Kiel	33–29	Celje Pivovarna Laško	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
	Ekberg, M. Landin Jacobsen 5	(19–15)	Mazej 6
	1× 1×	Report	1× 1×

3 March 2021 18:45	Barça	42–34	Motor	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 40 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
	Mem 8	(23–18)	Bokhan 11
	1× 1×	Report	5×

4 March 2021 17:00	THW Kiel	36–30	PPD Zagreb	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Sunnefeldt 9	(23–15)	Matanović 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 5×

Cancelled^{[note 31]}	Telekom Veszprém	5–5^{[note 12]}	HBC Nantes

Cancelled^{[note 32]}	Aalborg Håndbold	0–10^{[note 12]}	Celje Pivovarna Laško

Cancelled^{[note 33]}	Motor	10–0^{[note 12]}	THW Kiel

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
^ The match, originally scheduled for 28 October 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 25 November 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 4 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 16 September 2020, was postponed after a positive COVID-19 test by a Pick Szeged player.^[9]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 9 December and later re-scheduled to 17 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, rescheduled for 22 December, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 24 September 2020, was postponed because of the restrictions of the Norwegian government, applicable to the team of Elverum regarding their travel to Skopje and especially their re-entry into Norway.^[10]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 3 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 11 February 2021, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 28 October 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k The matches could not be played and were assessed by the EHF.^[7]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 19 November 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 10 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 11 February 2021, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 18 February 2021, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 29 October 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 24 February 2021, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 4 March 2021, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 26 November 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 21 October 2020, was postponed due to several positive COVID-19 tests by Motor players announced earlier on 9 October 2020.^[11]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 14 October 2020, was postponed after several positive COVID-19 tests by Motor players.^[12]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 21 October 2020, was postponed due to Covid-19 cases in the Barça squad.^[11]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 18 November 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 10 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 10 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 2 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 29 October 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 9 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 18 February 2021, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 3 March 2021, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 3 March 2021, was postponed.^[8]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 10 February 2021, was postponed.^[8]

References[edit]

^ "EXEC announces the starting grid for the 2020/21 season". ehfcl.com. 19 June 2020.
^ "Elite 16 teams learn their group phase fate". ehfcl.com. 1 July 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Pots for the group phase draw revealed". ehfcl.com. 22 June 2020.
^ Match schedule
^ "EHF adapts playing schedule for EHF Champions League". eurohandball.com. 10 February 2021.
^ "EXEC mandates possible adaptions to EHF CL playing schedule". eurohandball.com. 19 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "EHF assesses non-played matches in top men's competitions". eurohandball.com. 26 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z "Playing schedule updates". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. EHF. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ "Match between MOL-Pick Szeged and PSG Handball postponed". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. EHF. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ "Information on the match HC Vardar 1961 vs Elverum Handball". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. EHF. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Kielce and alborg aim to stay on top". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. EHF. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
^ "Information on matches in Valcea and Kiel". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. EHF. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

External links[edit]

Official website

[table_hth_PAR0.16237080104759-8] Paris 70–61 Kielce

[table_hth_POR0.16237080104759-9] Porto 56–54 Pick Szeged

[table_hth_ALB0.97574777713779-32] Aalborg 67–56 Motor

[Behind_closed_doors-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[12] The match, originally scheduled for 28 October 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[13] The match, originally scheduled for 25 November 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[14] The match, originally scheduled for 4 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[16] The match, originally scheduled for 16 September 2020, was postponed after a positive COVID-19 test by a Pick Szeged player.^[9]

[17] The match, originally scheduled for 9 December and later re-scheduled to 17 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[18] The match, rescheduled for 22 December, was postponed.^[8]

[20] The match, originally scheduled for 24 September 2020, was postponed because of the restrictions of the Norwegian government, applicable to the team of Elverum regarding their travel to Skopje and especially their re-entry into Norway.^[10]

[21] The match, originally scheduled for 3 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[22] The match, originally scheduled for 11 February 2021, was postponed.^[8]

[23] The match, originally scheduled for 28 October 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[Assessed-24] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k The matches could not be played and were assessed by the EHF.^[7]

[25] The match, originally scheduled for 19 November 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[26] The match, originally scheduled for 10 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[27] The match, originally scheduled for 11 February 2021, was postponed.^[8]

[28] The match, originally scheduled for 18 February 2021, was postponed.^[8]

[29] The match, originally scheduled for 29 October 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[30] The match, originally scheduled for 24 February 2021, was postponed.^[8]

[31] The match, originally scheduled for 4 March 2021, was postponed.^[8]

[33] The match, originally scheduled for 26 November 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[35] The match, originally scheduled for 21 October 2020, was postponed due to several positive COVID-19 tests by Motor players announced earlier on 9 October 2020.^[11]

[37] The match, originally scheduled for 14 October 2020, was postponed after several positive COVID-19 tests by Motor players.^[12]

[38] The match, originally scheduled for 21 October 2020, was postponed due to Covid-19 cases in the Barça squad.^[11]

[39] The match, originally scheduled for 18 November 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[40] The match, originally scheduled for 10 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[41] The match, originally scheduled for 10 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[42] The match, originally scheduled for 2 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[43] The match, originally scheduled for 29 October 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[44] The match, originally scheduled for 9 December 2020, was postponed.^[8]

[45] The match, originally scheduled for 18 February 2021, was postponed.^[8]

[46] The match, originally scheduled for 3 March 2021, was postponed.^[8]

[47] The match, originally scheduled for 3 March 2021, was postponed.^[8]

[48] The match, originally scheduled for 10 February 2021, was postponed.^[8]

[1] "EXEC announces the starting grid for the 2020/21 season". ehfcl.com. 19 June 2020.

[2] "Elite 16 teams learn their group phase fate". ehfcl.com. 1 July 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Pots for the group phase draw revealed". ehfcl.com. 22 June 2020.

[4] Match schedule

[5] "EHF adapts playing schedule for EHF Champions League". eurohandball.com. 10 February 2021.

[6] "EXEC mandates possible adaptions to EHF CL playing schedule". eurohandball.com. 19 December 2020.

[Assessed-7] "EHF assesses non-played matches in top men's competitions". eurohandball.com. 26 February 2021.

[Update-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z "Playing schedule updates". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. EHF. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[15] "Match between MOL-Pick Szeged and PSG Handball postponed". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. EHF. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[19] "Information on the match HC Vardar 1961 vs Elverum Handball". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. EHF. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

[Postponed-34] "Kielce and alborg aim to stay on top". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. EHF. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

[36] "Information on matches in Valcea and Kiel". ehfcl.eurohandball.com. EHF. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

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