TALKING POINTS: The VELUX EHF Champions League 2019/20 has finally started, and the first round of the group phase indicates a thrilling season ahead

TOP 5 QUOTES: After the long awaited start of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2019/20 season last week, coaches and players reflect on the first games

MATCH OF THE WEEK REVIEW: PGE VIVE Kielce equalised in the last second against THW Kiel to claim a draw in a fiery first Match of the Week of the season

GROUP D REVIEW: Both teams played with speed, but GOG celebrated their comeback to the VELUX EHF Champions League with a nine-goal win in Sweden

GROUP C REVIEW: 10 goals from Romanian wing Valentin Ghionea helped the Portuguese club claim their first points of the campaign

GROUP B REVIEW: Veszprém opened their VELUX EHF Champions League 2019/20 campaign with a dominant victory against Motor Zaporozhye

GROUP A REVIEW: SG Flensburg-Handewitt's experience showed in the second half as they took a crucial away win against RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko, while Aalborg cruised to victory at Elverum

GROUP C REVIEW: 1995 champions signal their intentions for this season with a confident victory over Tatran Presov on Saturday

GROUP B REVIEW: FC Porto brought their A-game in the second half to earn a superb win against Brest, while Vardar edged out Montpellier in the battle of the previous two title holders

GROUP A REVIEW: MOL-Pick Szeged sensationally overcame Barça, last season's VELUX EHF FINAL 4 participants, in a thrilling opener to Group A, and Paris-Saint Germain held control throughout a high-scoring match in Zagreb to open their campaign.

GROUP D REVIEW: A stellar defensive performance helped Chekhovskie medvedi to a home win against Orlen Wisla Plock

GROUP C/D PREVIEW: Following a taster from each group in midweek, the rest of round 1’s matches provide plenty to look forward to with old champions back in the mix and a Scandinavian derby