The top two teams in group A, CSM Bucuresti and Vipers Kristiansand, will seal their quarter-finals berths if they win this weekend, with crucial ties being decisive in the group’s standings. Group B will also witness the outcome of an important match between the two leading teams, Metz Handball and Györi Audi ETO KC as they keep an eye on Rapid Bucuresti's and Team Esbjerg's results ahead of the two last rounds of the group phase.