Only two matches separate the best eight clubs of the Machineseeker EHF Champions League 2025/26 from their dream destination Cologne and the TruckScout24 EHF FINAL4 2026.

Three quarter-final pairings also took place during the group phase, including the Match of the Week clash between OTP Bank - PICK Szeged and SC Magdeburg, who met in group B. Among the remaining contestants, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Szeged aim for their first-ever tickets to Cologne.