The EHF European League Men is back, as 18 teams starred in the first clashes of the group matches on Tuesday. Füchse Berlin got their title defence off to a shaky start, only securing a 24:22 home win over Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Handball in the closing minutes. Two other German contenders, Rhein-Neckar Löwen and TSV Hannover-Burgdorf, also had a winning start to their group matches campaign.

Elsewhere, RK Gorenje Velenje and Bjerringbro-Silkeborg had a perfect start at home with convincing wins. In their first group match appearance, Górnik Zabrze beat AEK Athens HC, but HC Lovcen-Cetinje returned to the European competitions with a defeat against Elverum Handball.