Atletico made it to the last 16

Atletico Madrid - RK Pivovarna Lasko Celje 26:24 (12:9)

As expected, Atletico Madrid have clinched their berth for the Last 16, but the Spaniards did not expect that they have to climb such a high wall to gain their fourth victory in their eighth match. By eight points, Madrid are four points ahead of the trio Celje, Constanta and Sävehof and have won the direct encounter against the Slovenians and the Romanians.

Like in their encounters against Kiel, Celje showed a highly strong performance, especially by their new star Borut Mackovsek, who scored nine goals for the Slovenians. After an equal start, the attacking performance of Celje decreased, while Madrid had found their pace to march away to 10:7 and 12:8. But even after the break, the guest did not give up, but remained on eye level. Even a five goal margin at 20:15 was not enough for the Spaniards to decide the game early, as Celje returned and reduced to only goal at 24:26. Finally Luka Zvizej, who failed by a penalty shot, and Gasper Marguc missed two major chances to reduce to one goal – the deal was sealed. Now Celje have their fate in their hands next week against Constanta. Best Madrid scorers were Joan Canellas, Roberto Parrondo and Kiril Lazarov with five goals each.