2014–15 EHF Champions League knockout stage

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	THW Kiel	Paris Saint-Germain	Zagreb	CB Logroño
B	Barcelona	KIF Kolding København	Wisła Płock	Flensburg-Handewitt
C	MKB Veszprém	Vardar	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Montpellier
D	Vive Targi Kielce	Pick Szeged	Dunkerque	Aalborg

Last 16

The draw was held on 24 February 2015 at 12:30 local time at Vienna.^[1][2]

Seedings

The seedings were published on 23 February 2015.^[3]

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 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
THW Kiel Barcelona MKB Veszprém Vive Targi Kielce	Paris Saint-Germain KIF Kolding København Vardar Pick Szeged	Zagreb Wisła Płock Rhein-Neckar Löwen Dunkerque	Logroño Flensburg-Handewitt Montpellier Aalborg

Matches

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Logroño	54–68	MKB Veszprém	23–31	31–37
Montpellier	58–60	Vive Targi Kielce	25–29	33–31
Aalborg	33–60	Barcelona	11–31	22–29
Flensburg-Handewitt	49–63	THW Kiel	21–30	28–33
Dunkerque	43–46	Paris Saint-Germain	21–23	22–23
Wisła Płock	52–57	Vardar	32–26	20–31
Rhein-Neckar Löwen	59–65	Pick Szeged	30–34	29–31
Zagreb	43–40	KIF Kolding København	22–17	21–23

First leg

13 March 2015 19:00	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	30–34	Pick Szeged	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,370 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
	Gensheimer 8	(17–16)	Parrondo 9
	2× 3×	Report	6× 3×

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14 March 2015 16:15	Logroño	23–31	MKB Veszprém	Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	Fernández 6	(10–15)	Ilić, Sulić 9
	2× 3×	Report	6× 3×

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14 March 2015 17:00	Dunkerque	21–23	Paris Saint-Germain	Stade des Flandres, Dunkerque Attendance: 2,460 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
	Nagy 6	(13–12)	Hansen 11
	4× 2×	Report	10× 3× 2×

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14 March 2015 18:00	Zagreb	22–17	KIF Kolding København	Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Stepančić 7	(15–8)	Landin 6
	4× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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14 March 2015 20:45	Wisła Płock	32–26	Vardar	Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,467 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
	Nikčević 6	(14–12)	Dujshebaev 10
	6× 3×	Report	5× 3×

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15 March 2015 16:50	Aalborg	11–31	Barcelona	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 4,660 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
	Sagosen 3	(5–16)	Lazarov 8
	4× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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15 March 2015 17:00	Montpellier	25–29	Vive Targi Kielce	Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	Kavtičnik 8	(13–16)	Bielecki 6
	1× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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15 March 2015 19:30	Flensburg-Handewitt	21–30	THW Kiel	Campushalle, Flensburg Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
	Eggert 5	(9–16)	Ekberg, Vujin 7
	4× 3×	Report	3× 3× 1×

Second leg

21 March 2015 15:30	Vive Targi Kielce	31–33	Montpellier	Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Buntić 7	(14–15)	Simonet 11
	1× 2×	Report	3× 3×

Vive Targi Kielce won 60–58 on aggregate.

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21 March 2015 16:30	MKB Veszprém	37–31	Logroño	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
	Ilić 10	(18–15)	Rodríguez 10
	3× 3×	Report	3×

MKB Veszprém won 68–54 on aggregate.

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21 March 2015 20:15	Vardar	31–20	Wisła Płock	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5, 500 Referees: Stolarovs, Līcis (LAT)
	Dujshebaev 9	(14–10)	three players 3
	3× 3×	Report	4× 2×

Vardar won 57–52 on aggregate.

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22 March 2015 16:50	KIF Kolding København	23–21	Zagreb	Brøndby Hall, Brøndby Attendance: 5,000 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
	Dolk, Spellerberg 6	(11–9)	Horvat, Obranović 5
	5× 3×	Report	8× 3×

Zagreb won 43–40 on aggregate.

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22 March 2015 17:15	Pick Szeged	31–29	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Újszegedi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
	Balogh, Bombač 8	(16–13)	Gensheimer 12
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Pick Szeged won 65–59 on aggregate.

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22 March 2015 17:30	Paris Saint-Germain	23–22	Dunkerque	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Hansen 8	(15–15)	Butto 8
	5× 3×	Report	6× 3×

Paris Saint-Germain won 46–43 on aggregate.

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22 March 2015 18:50	Barcelona	29–22	Aalborg	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 3,014 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR)
	Sigurðsson 6	(14–9)	Berggren 5
	2× 3×	Report	8× 3×

Barcelona won 60–33 on aggregate.

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22 March 2015 19:30	THW Kiel	33–28	Flensburg-Handewitt	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
	Vujin 6	(16–10)	Jakobsson 6
	4× 3×	Report	7× 3×

THW Kiel won 63–49 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 24 March 2015 at 11:30 local time at Vienna.^[4][5]

Seedings

The seedings were published on 23 March 2015.^[4]

The first legs were played on 8–12 April and the second legs on 15–19 April 2015.

Pot 1	Pot 2
THW Kiel Barcelona MKB Veszprém Vive Targi Kielce	Paris Saint-Germain Zagreb Pick Szeged Vardar

Matches

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zagreb	44–68	Barcelona	23–25	21–43
Vardar	51–55	Vive Targi Kielce	20–22	31–33
Paris Saint-Germain	52–58	MKB Veszprém	24–24	28–34
Pick Szeged	54–60	THW Kiel	31–29	23–32

First leg

9 April 2015 20:10	Zagreb	23–25	Barcelona	Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 15,200 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN)
	Stepančić 9	(10–14)	Karabatić 6
	3× 3×	Report	2× 2×

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11 April 2015 19:00	Vardar	20–22	Vive Targi Kielce	Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Stark, Ștefan (ROU)
	Gorbok 5	(11–11)	Štrlek 5
	3× 3×	Report	5× 3×

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12 April 2015 17:30	Paris Saint-Germain	24–24	MKB Veszprém	Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 2,780 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Hansen 8	(10–12)	Ilić 8
	1× 3×	Report	5× 3×

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12 April 2015 19:15	Pick Szeged	31–29	THW Kiel	Újszegedi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
	Bombač 6	(17–15)	Weinhold 5
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Second leg

18 April 2015 18:30	Barcelona	43–21	Zagreb	Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 5,614 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
	Lazarov 9	(23–10)	Obranović 4
	1× 1×	Report	4× 3×

Barcelona won 68–44 on aggregate.

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19 April 2015 15:30	Vive Targi Kielce	33–31	Vardar	Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
	Bielecki 8	(16–14)	Dujshebaev 9
	6× 3× 1×	Report	4× 3×

Vive Targi Kielce won 55–51 on aggregate.

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19 April 2015 17:30	MKB Veszprém	34–28	Paris Saint-Germain	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
	Ilić 7	(16–12)	Hansen 15
	5× 3×	Report	4× 3×

MKB Veszprém won 58–52 on aggregate.

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19 April 2015 19:30	THW Kiel	31–23	Pick Szeged	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
	Jícha 8	(18–10)	Källman 5
	3× 3×	Report	5× 3× 1×

THW Kiel won 60–54 on aggregate.

Final four

The draw was held on 21 April 2015.^[6][7]

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 May
	Barcelona	33
	Vive Targi Kielce	28
					31 May
					Barcelona	28
					MKB Veszprém	23
					Third place
	30 May			31 May
	THW Kiel	27		Vive Targi Kielce	28
	MKB Veszprém	31			THW Kiel	26

Semifinals

30 May 2015 15:15	Barcelona	33–28	Vive Targi Kielce	Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
	Karabatić 8	(16–14)	Bielecki 7
	2× 3×	Report	4× 2×

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30 May 2015 18:00	THW Kiel	27–31	MKB Veszprém	Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Pálmarsson 9	(13–13)	Ilić 8
	6× 3×	Report	6× 3× 1×

Third place game

31 May 2015 15:15	Vive Targi Kielce	28–26	THW Kiel	Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
	Bielecki 5	(12–12)	Vujin 9
	2× 3× 1×	Report	5× 3× 1×

Final

31 May 2015 18:00	Barcelona	28–23	MKB Veszprém	Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
	Karabatić, Sigurðsson 6	(14–10)	Nagy 8
	5× 3×	Report	5× 3×

References

1. "All but two confirmed for Tuesday's draw". ehfcl.com. 24 February 2015.
2. "Last 16 draw reunites the finalists: Flensburg vs Kiel". ehfcl.com. 24 February 2015.
3. "Defending champions lurk in the fourth pot before the Last 16 draw". ehfcl.com. 23 February 2015.
4. "Last eight await Tuesday's quarter-final fate". ehfcl.com. 23 March 2015.
5. "Barcelona take on Zagreb, Kiel meet Szeged". ehfcl.com. 24 March 2015.
6. "Four favourites face the FINAL4 fate". ehfcl.com. 20 April 2015.
7. "Barcelona vs Kielce, Kiel vs Veszprem". ehfcl.com. 21 April 2015.