Winner takes it all in Motor vs Besiktas clash

Nantes earned a play-off berth in their maiden VELUX EHF Champions League season with a plain sailing 33:28 win against Besiktas last week. They are still looking for two wins in their last two matches in order to avoid having to play fellow French side Montpellier.

The fight for the other next-phase berth is still open, with Motor Zaporozhye and Besiktas squaring off in Ukraine in a game that could be decisive.

A win for Motor would guarantee them a spot in the play-offs for the second year in a row, while Besiktas will have to win against both Motor and Dinamo in the last round to be sure of their maiden play-off berth.

Motor and Besiktas await another close battle as Turkish side won home match 23:22

Nantes look to avoid all-French play-off against Montpellier, which are likely to win Group C

Group D features the two leading goal scorers this season: Holsterbo’s Magnus Grubb Bramming (65 goals) and Bucuresti’s Sajad Esteki (54)

GROUP D:

Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU) – ABC/UMinho (POR) Thursday, 19:30 hrs local time, live on ehfTV

It would have been a dream scenario: Dinamo take a win on the Great Union Day, the national holiday of Romania, to propel them into the next phase.

But the ‘Red Dogs’ have been knocked out of the competition following their painful 35:27 defeat against Motor.

But the motivation is still there, with Dinamo expecting a full arena as fans get free entry on national holiday.

The Romanian side are aiming for a strong finish on home court, where lost only once this campaign, in a hard-fought game against Nantes.

ABC have lost their last four games by six goals on average as their attack dipped from 31.5 goals …

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