It was all about group B on Wednesday for the first night of round 5 in the Machineseeker EHF Champions League 2024/25 group phase. HBC Nantes stunned SC Magdeburg in Germany 32:28, beating the 2023 champions for the first time ever. Both finalists from last season claimed narrow wins: Barça nearly squandered a six-goal lead in the closing minutes of the MOTW in Croatia before beating HC Zagreb 31:29, and Aalborg Håndbold kept both points at home against OTP Bank - PICK Szeged (29:28) only after the visitors missed a last-second penalty.