SEHA Gazprom League’ participants all have their first appearances in the first leg of EHF Champions League eighth-finals behind them. MVM Veszprem were the only team to clinch victory, Vardar have managed to reach a draw and PPD Zagreb will along with Meshkov have to work hard in order to compensate the deficit in away fixtures in about a week.

MVM Veszprem have with an amazing finish managed to secure themselves +5 in the first leg (29:24) in an away fixture in Brovary, Ukraine against Motor Zaporozhye. Gašper Marguč and Renato Sulić have scored 5 goals each bringing Hungarians very close to CL’ quarter-finals.

Multiple Belarus champions Meshkov from Brest were not far from surprising favored Kielce at home losing in the end with 28:32. Pavel Atman was leading the score-list with 7, amazing pivot Rastko Stojković scored 5 keeping the dream of advancing to the next phase quite alive.

Vardar have a big chance to catch a quarter-finals train at home in Jane Sandaski sports hall in a week after a 30:30 draw in Plock, Poland against Wisla. Croatian middle backs Igor Karačić with 6 and Luka Cindrić with 5 were leading Macedonians to a what might prove to be a decisive draw to go through. 

PPD Zagreb were also a step away from the stunner at home against favored German side Rhein Neckar Löwen coming only 1 goal short in the end. Youngsters Pavlović and Šebetić were along with captain Horvat leading multiple Croatian champions with 5 goals each keeping the dream of reaching Last 8 alive waiting for the clash in Mannheim which is scheduled for next Sunday.