• This post only has links for club matches and 2022 European Qualification matches this weekend. For Olympic Qualification information see these posts:
  • Friday, 12 March: Link
  • Saturday, 13 March: Link
  • Sunday, 14 March: Link

Note the U.S. and Canada start Daylight Savings Time on Sunday. On Friday and Saturday CET is 6 hours ahead of US ET. On Sunday CET is only 5 hours ahead of US ET . Odds courtesy of Bet MGM.

American Athletes in Action

• D2F (France)
  • As Cannes Mandelieu vs Belles-sur-Celles (Saturday, 1800 CET): Video Link 
    • Nicole Andersen plays defense and left back for Cannes
    • Last place Cannes has a huge challenge as they face undefeated Belles-sur-Celles
• HBF 2 (Germany)
  • Werder Bremen vs TSV Nord Harrisle  (Saturday, 1930): Video Link
    • Sophie Fasold is a GK for Harrislee
    • 6th place Harrislee goes for their 9th win in a row vs 10th place Werder Bremen

Other Matches this Weekend

• 2022 European Championship Qualification:  ehfTV 
  • Slovakia vs Hungary (-7.5) (Friday, 1900 CET) 
  • Czech Republic (-6.5) vs Faroe Islands (Friday, 2015 CET) 
  • Latvia vs Belarus (-3.5) (Saturday, 1410 CET) 
    • NOTE: Remember Daylight Savings Starts on Sunday in the U.S. (Subtract 1 less hour than normal)
  • Switzerland (-10.5) vs Finland (Sunday, 1400 CET) 
  • Lithuania (-5.5) vs Israel (Sunday, 1500 CET) 
  • Denmark (-9.5) vs N Macedonia (Sunday, 1600 CET) 
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (-1.5) vs Austria (Sunday, 1700 CET) 
  • Romania (-7.5) vs Kosovo (Sunday, 1700 CET) 
  • Poland (-3.5) vs Netherlands (Sunday, 1815 CET) 
  • Faroe Islands vs Ukraine (-3.5) (Sunday, 1900 CET) 
  • Czech Republic vs Russia (-0.5) (Sunday, 2015 CET) 
• European Cup (for nations already qualified)
  • Hungary vs Slovakia (Sunday, 1630 CET) 

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CET is 6 hours ahead of US ET. Odds courtesy of Bet MGM.

American Athletes in Action

• HBL 2 (Germany)
  • Rimpar vs Dormagen (-1.5) (Tuesday, 1900 CET): Link (VPN required; More info; What I use)
    • Ian and Patrick Hueter play for Dormagen. 
    • Dormagen suffered a 34-30 loss to Elbflorenz and slipped to 6th place. They will look to bounce back vs 13th place Rimpar
• EHF European League
  • Leon vs Plock (-1.5) (Tuesday, 2045 CET): ehfTV
    • Drew Donlin plays circle runner and defense for Leon
    • On Saturday in Poland Plock and Leon played a close match for 25 minutes only to see Plock pull away for a goal lead and an eventual 29-22 win. Plock is undefeated in Group A and a win here would give Leon more confidence heading into the round of 16.

Other Matches this Week

• EHF Champions League  ehfTV
  • Paris (-1.5) vs Kielce (Tuesday, 1845 CET)
  • Nantes (-6.5) vs Zagreb (Tuesday, 2045 CET)
  • Kiel (-2.5) vs Aalborg (Tuesday, 2045 CET)
  • Meshkov Brest (-2.5) vs Porto (Wednesday, 1845 CET)
  • Elverum vs Vardar (-1.5) (Wednesday, 1845 CET)
  • Celje vs Barcelona (-8.5) (Wednesday, 2045 CET)
  • Motor vs Aalborg (-1.5) (Thursday, 1700 CET)
  • Nantes vs Kiel (-1.5) (Thursday, 1845 CET)
  • Szeged (Slight Favorite) vs Kielce (Thursday, 1845 CET)
  • Zagreb vs Veszprem (-7.5) (Thursday, 2045 CET)
  • Flensburg vs Paris S-G (-1.5) (Thursday, 2045 CET)
    • English language commentary with Chris O’Reilly
    • EHF Preview: Link
• LIDL Starligue:  LNH TV
  • Aix vs Chartres (Thursday, CET 1800) Video Link

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Because it’s the 2nd tier competition and because there are so many matches to list, I don’t normally don’t discuss the EHF European League. However, there are a couple of matches on Tuesday that I’ll highlight since they are Germany-France club showdowns and are a window to the relative strength of the world’s 2 best leagues.

Both feature 2nd place clubs hosting a club bit further down in the standings. Up first is Berlin taking on Nimes (currently in 6th place in the French League) at 1845 CET and that match is followed by Montpellier hosting Magdeburg (currently in 5th place in the German league) at 2045 CET. 2 matches are by no means a definitive answer, but it will provide some insight.

CET is 6 hours ahead of US ET. Odds courtesy of Bet MGM.

American Athletes in Action

• Liga ASOBAL (Spain)
  • Aranda vs Leon (-3.5) (Wednesday, 1800 CET): Video Link
    • Drew Donlin plays defense and circle runner for Leon.
    • Leon has struggled in Asobal play since the restart of the competition after the World Championship play and has lost 3 straight matches and slipped to 7th place. Aranda, currently in last place, presents an opportunity to right the ship.
• HBL 2 (Germany)
  • Elbflorenz (-1.5) vs Dormagen (Wednesday, 1930 CET): Link (VPN required; More info; What I use)
    • Ian and Patrick Hueter play for Dormagen. 
    • In what should be a tightly contested match, 5th place Dormagen travels to 6th place Elbflorenz.

Other Matches this Week

• EHF Champions League  ehfTV
  • Veszprem (-6.5) vs Motor (Wednesday, 1845 CET)
  • Paris S-G (-4.5) vs Meshkov Brest (Wednesday, 1845 CET)
  • Barcelona (-5.5) vs Nantes (Wednesday, 2045 CET)
  • Aalborg (-4.5) vs Zagreb (Thursday, 1845 CET)
  • Kielce (-5.5) vs Elverum (Thursday, 1845 CET)
  • Szeged (-4.5) vs Vardar (Thursday, 1845 CET)
    • English language commentary with Tom Ó Brannagáin
    • EHF Preview: Link
• EHF European League ehfTV
  • Berlin (-3.5) vs Nimes (Tuesday, 1845 CET)
  • Montpellier (Slight Favorite) vs Magdeburg (Tuesday, 2045)
• LIDL Starligue:  LNH TV
  • Toulouse (-1.5) vs Limoges (Tuesday, CET 2030) Video Link
  • Cesson (-1.5) vs Rennes (Thursday, 1930 CET) Video Link
  • Chambery (-4.5) vs Tremblay (Thursday, CET 2030) Video Link

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A real busy week for club handball fans with plenty of action to check out on ehfTV and other platforms. Highlights include the a Barca-Veszprem clash on Tuesday and the EHF CL Match of the Week between Nantes and Aalborg on Wednesday.

CET is 6 hours ahead of US ET. Handicap (point spread) odds courtesy of Bet MGM.

American Athletes in Action

• EHF European League ehfTV
  • Leon (-1.5) vs Chekhovskie (Tuesday, 2045 CET): Video Link
    • Drew Donlin plays circle runner and middle defense for Leon
    • Leon is in 2nd place in Group A and will host 3rd place Chekhovskie
• Liga ASOBAL (Spain)
  • Huesca vs Leon (-1.5) (Thursday, 1955 CET): Video Link
    • This is a key ASOBAL match for Leon as they’ve lost their first two matches in 2021 and Huesca is tied with them for 4th place in the league standings.

Other Matches this Week

• EHF Champions League:  ehfTV
  • Celje (-2.5) vs Zagreb  (Tuesday, 1845 CET)
  • Kielce (-3.5) vs Porto  (Tuesday, 1845 CET)
  • Barcelona (-2.5) vs Veszprem (Tuesday, 2045 CET)
  • Nantes (-1.5) vs Aalborg (Wednesday, 2045 CET)
    • English language commentary with Chris O’Reilly
    • EHF Preview: Link
  • Szeged (-3.5) vs Porto  (Thursday, 1845 CET)
  • Meskov Brest vs Kielce (-2.5) (Thursday, 1845 CET)
  • Celje vs Veszprem (-6.5)  (Thursday, 2045 CET)
  • Zagreb vs Barcelona (-10.5) (Thursday, 2045 CET)
• LIDL Starligue:  LNH TV
  • AIX (-5.5) vs Cesson (Thursday, 1800 CET) Video Link
• Liga ASOBAL:  LaLigaSportsTV 
  • Granollers (-4.5) vs Sagunto (Wednesday, 2025 CET) Video Link

The World Championships finished on Sunday, but there’s not much time to catch your breath as there is plenty of club action this week.  Odds courtesy of Bet MGM.

American Athletes in Action

• Liga Asobal
  • Cuenca (-5.5) vs Cisne (Tuesday, 2025 CET): Video Link
    • Alex Chan plays center back for Cisne and is their leading scorer
  • Leon vs Irun (Slight Favorite) (Wednesday, 1855 CET): Video Link
    • Drew Donlin plays circle runner and middle defense for Leon

Other Matches this Week

• EHF Champions League:  ehfTV
  • Meshkov Brest (Pickem) vs Flensburg  (Thursday, 1845 CET)
  • Kiel (-5.5) vs HC Motor (Thursday, 2045 CET)
  • Porto (-3.5) vs Vardar (Thursday, 2045 CET)
  • Veszprem (-1.5) vs Barcelona (Thursday, 2045 CET)
  • Nantes (-5.5) vs Celje (Thursday, 2045 CET)

• EHF Champions League:  ehfTV
  • Rhein-Neckar (-4.5) vs Kadetten Schaffhausen  (Tuesday, 1730 CET)
  • Kadetten Schaffhausen vs Rhein-Neckar (-3.5)  (Wednesday, 1845 CET)

• LIDL Starligue:  LNH TV
  • Dunkerque (-3.5) vs Tremblay (Thursday, 2000 CET) Video Link
  • Cesson (-1.5) vs Ivry (Thursday, 2030 CET) Video Link

• Liga ASOBAL:  LaLigaSportsTV 
  • Granollers (-2.5) vs Benidorm (Tuesday, 1855 CET) Video Link

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EHF Champions League Final Four

Seven months later than planned due to the coronavirus pandemic the EHF Champions League Final Four takes center stage this Monday and Tuesday. It will be a little surreal seeing the normally sold out Laxness Arena in Cologne empty, but it will still be handball well worth watching.

How to Watch: If there is no TV contract where you live the matches will be available live on ehfTV. In the U.S and Canada the only way you can watch will be on beIN Sports XTRA, which is a free streaming service: More Info
List of TV contracts by nation: Link 
Tom ‘Brannagáin will be providing English commentary for all 4 matches.

Odds: Barcelona, which is undefeated this season in all competitions, is a big favorite: Here are the odds for each team to win the tournament:

• Barcelona:  -155, .65 to 1
• Kiel: +420, 4.2 to 1
• Veszprem: + 455, 4.55 to 1
• Paris S-G: +800, 8 to 1

Odds courtesy of Unibet / Unibet PA

Monday, 28 December

Semifinal #1: 1800 CET Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona (-3.5)  EHF Preview EHF Recap On Demand Video
Semifinal #2: 2030 CET Veszprem (Slight Favorite) vs Kiel EHF Preview EHF Recap On Demand Video

Tuesday, 29 December

3rd Place: 1800 CET Paris Saint-Germain vs Veszprem (Slight Favorite)  EHF Preview On Demand Video
Final: 2030 CET Barcelona (-4.5) vs Kiel EHF Preview On Demand Video

American Athletes in Action

• Germany HBL 2:
  • TSV Bayer Dormagen vs Gummersbach (-2.5) (Wednesday, 1930 CET): Link (VPN required; More info; What I use)
  • Ian and Patrick Hueter play for Dormagen.  Dormagen is on a roll and will finish 202 with a huge challenge, taking on VFL Gummersbach which has lost only one game all season
  • HBL Standings: Link

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It’s getting closer to the winter break, but there’s still a smattering of matches this week.  Odds courtesy of Bet MGM.

American Athletes in Action

• Germany HBL 2:
  • TSV Bayer Dormagen vs VfL Lübeck-Schwartau (Wednesday, 1930 CET): Link (VPN required; More info; What I use)
  • TV Wilhelmshaven vs TSV Bayer Dormagen (Saturday, 1930 CET): Link (VPN required; More info; What I use)
  • Ian and Patrick Hueter play for Dormagen.  While many of the national leagues have shut down for Christmas, that’s not the case with Germany. In fact, Dormagen has yet another game scheduled for the 30th.

Other Matches this Week

• EHF European Competitions:  ehfTV
  • Metalurg vs Fivers (-1.5) (Tuesday, 1845 CET)
  • Celje (-2.5) vs Zagreb (Tuesday, 1845 CET)
• LIDL Starligue:  LNH TV
  • Istres vs Montpellier (-4.5) (Tuesday, 1800 CET) Video Link
  • Nantes vs Tremblay (Wednesday, 1645 CET) Video Link
• Liga ASOBAL:  LaLigaSportsTV 
  • Granollers (-5.5) vs Nava (Tuesday, 1900 CET) Video Link

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