TALKING POINTS: The VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase has gotten off on full steam and Round 2 included the return of the king and the absence of another. Here are the main topics

Women’s EHF Champions League countdown: FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria have not made many changes to the side which fell just short in the quarter-finals last season

GROUP B REVIEW: Without coach Alfred Gislason, THW record a decisive loss in Poland, while PSG and Aalborg take hard-earned wins.

GROUP C REVIEW: Ademar Leon record a deserved victory against Kadetten on Sunday afternoon, which helps the Spanish team’s chances of progressing to the next phase.

GROUP D REVIEW: Besiktas Istanbul achieved only their second VELUX EHF Champions League away victory with a storming performance over Metalurg, before Motor followed with a win against their hosts, Sporting.

Women’s EHF Champions League countdown: Buducnost are set for a tricky season in Europe’e elite club competition as a generational change takes place

GROUP A REVIEW: HC Vardar went top of Group A after two rounds in the VELUX EHF Champions League, while FC Barcelona Lassa and MOL-Pick Zeged secured their first wins of this year's tournament

GROUP B REVIEW: Veszprém leave Flensburg behind after trailing by four goals 13 minutes before the end of their Round 2 encounter.

GROUP C REVIEW: Skjern and Gorenje Velenje make it two from two, while Dinamo and Elverum’s chances of progressing decrease dramatically.

Women’s EHF Champions League countdown: 2016 champions CSM Bucuresti will fancy their chances of returning to Budapest for a third consecutive Women’s EHF FINAL4 after a number of impressive summer signings

GROUP D REVIEW: Montpellier claim their second win of the season and lead the group after the first match of the round, while Chekhovskie remain behind on zero points after two losses.

25 YEARS OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Stars of the past and the present chat about life in and around Europe’s top flight competition, comparing their experiences