The EHF European League Men 2025/26 resumed after its 11-week winter break on Tuesday with an enthralling opening night of the main round. In a high-profile German derby in group I, THW Kiel came from behind at half-time to beat two-time defending champions SG Flensburg-Handewitt 32:30 for the first victory over their domestic rivals in any competition since 2021. The result ended a 22-match unbeaten run for Flensburg in the EHF European League, and made Kiel and fellow German side MT Melsungen the only teams left in the competition without a defeat so far this season.