TOP 3 QUOTES: Whether they were victorious or not, the players and coaches who feature in this week’s best quotes are justifiably proud of their teams’ performances in the first leg of the Last 16

NEWS: The American musician not only opens the pinnacle event on 11 May, but also takes centre stage during the opening party the night before

TALKING POINTS: The knockout stage of the VELUX EHF Champions League has begun and the first leg of the Last 16 treated us with a lot of close matches

LAST 16 REVIEW: Hungarians show their quality in the end as they take a two-goal lead into the second leg next week against the Portuguese side

LAST 16 REVIEW: Hungarian side needed two monster runs in each half to earn an important 22:20 win against Wisla Plock

LAST 16/MOTW REVIEW: Macedonians restrict Croatians to just six first-half goals in dominant performance

LAST 16 REVIEW: Visitors SG Flensburg-Handewitt beat HC Meshkov Brest but the home side showed courage in the closing minutes

LAST 16 REVIEW: Artem Kozakevych’s late penalty shot helped Motor to snatch a home draw in the first leg match against Kielce

TOM'S BLOG: A day before the Match of the Week between Zagreb and Vardar, ehfTV.com commentator Tom Ó Brannagáin explains why Zagreb are a building block for a lot of the top clubs in Europe

FEATURE: Centre back Carlos Ruesga will play against one of his former clubs when Sporting host Veszprém in the first leg of the VELUX EHF Champions League Last 16 on Sunday

LAST 16 PREVIEW: Wisla Plock dream of their first quarter-final berth in VELUX EHF Champions League history, but they will have to overcome MOL-Pick Szeged, who have been a staple of consistency this season

LAST 16 PREVIEW: Flensburg want to make it among the best eight for the 12th time, while Brest hope to reach the quarter-finals for the first time ever