The Norwegian club booked a ticket in the group stage for the fourth consecutive season after Sola HK secured a dominant win (70:55) in the double-header against LC Brühl Handball in Norway. In the other fixtures, the reigning EHF European Cup's champions - ATTICGO Bm Elche took a huge step forward towards the group phase as did JDA Bourgogne Dijon Handball, Thüringer HC, HSG Blomberg-Lippe and Paris 92, while intriguing return legs await in Poland, Czechia, Hungary and Spain.