FEATURE: There was no shortage of interesting posts on social media after last week’s 22 matches in Europe’s two top-flight competitions

INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK: Playing his first season in the VELUX EHF Champions League, Jannik Kohlbacher has already become a key player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen

MIDWEEK PREVIEW: Key clashes in the race for the Last 16 in Mannheim and Bucharest get Round 9 off to a flying start

NEWS: Two European heavyweights with underwhelming results have an opportunity to head into the winter break on a high

NEWS REPORT: The provisional travel plan for the Women’s EHF Champions League 2018/19 Main Round has been set following the completion of the group matches.

TALKING POINTS: In Round 6, Thüringer HC booked the last ticket to the main round of the Women's EHF Champions League in an impressive way, while Györ and Rostov kept their unbeaten records

TOP 5 QUOTES: The Hungarian side’s win tasting like candy and the waking-up of defending champions Montpellier are just two of the topics coaches and players talked about in Round 8

TALKING POINTS: Groups C/D in the VELUX EHF Champions League are in for an exciting finish after last weekend’s Round 8 results, while Groups A/B have just passed the halfway mark

GROUP D REVIEW: Elverum have kept their chances of progressing alive with a narrow win over Dinamo Bucuresti

GROUP B REVIEW: Nantes fell again to Zaporozhye while Skjern held Szeged to a draw and Celje beat Zagreb

GROUP D REVIEW: After losing to SG BBM Bietigheim in round 2, CSM Bucuresti gained revenge with a 32:24 victory at home to top the group

GROUP A REVIEW: With a 15-goal win against Odense HC, Metz Handball secured first place in Group A and take five points to the main round