Tough test awaits leaders in Spain, high-flying Metalurg visit Presov

The first VELUX EHF matchday brought plenty of drama in Group C – a draw in Russia and a last-minute win for HC Metalurg over Elverum Handball proved there are no easy opponents in this group. In Round 2, Montpellier HB have to confirm their status as leaders when they travel to Logrono, where Naturhouse La Rioja will be hard to beat, while TATRAN Presov hope for revenge against Metalurg after losing to the Macedonian side two weeks ago. Elverum were dissapointed after a narrow defeat in Skopje in Round 1, but are ready to fight back against Chekhovskie Medvedi. TATRAN Presov (SVK) vs HC Metalurg (MKD) Saturday, 15:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV The hosts are hungry for revenge in the VELUX EHF Champions League after losing their SEHA League fixture 21:27 to Metalurg in Skopje two weeks back. Should they equal their first half performance from Montpellier in Round 1 of the Champions League, with recovered Radovan Pekar back in the squad, they stand a chance. However, they must be able to stop Filip Taleski, who was scoring machine for Metalurg with a tally of 13 against Elverum. Presov are already familiar with …

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