Only days before the “Road to Cologne” continues for teams remaining in the Machineseeker EHF Champions League 2025/26, with the play-offs beginning, another race to the city on the Rhine gets underway.

For the second time, after the competition’s debut in 2025, the EHF Youth Club Trophy Men will bring Europe’s top talents to the international club court. It begins with four qualification tournaments, in Bucharest, Porec, Szeged and Veszprém.