SUMMARY: Veszprém claim MOTW; PSG, Barça, Kielce, and GOG win
The Machineseeker EHF Champions League 2022/23 reached round 6 on Wednesday and Thursday, the last action in the competition before a three-week break. The highlight was the Match of the Week between Orlen Wisla Plock and Telekom Veszprém HC.
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Thanks for joining us for another week of Machineseeker EHF Champions League action. We have had some fantastic matches and some memorable incidents.
Remember to follow all the action when it returns on Wednesday 23 November. If you do we guarantee you'll be as happy as Emil Nielsen after saving this penalty.
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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
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22:47
Date for your diary - the Machineseeker EHF Champions League returns with round 7 on Wednesday 23 November.
Here are the three matches that will take place that evening, with the remains of the round taking place the next evening, Thursday 24 November.
Paris Saint-Germain vs GOG
Aalborg Håndbold vs HBC Nantes
Pick Szeged vs RK Celje Pivovarna Laško
22:29
Barça's comeback victory over Nantes means they are now four points ahead of the French team in Group B.
Kielce's victory over Szeged means that they move ahead of Nantes into second place with 10 points, two behind Barça.
22:25
Emil Wernsdorf Madsen was GOG's hero tonight. His last-minute goal gave the Danish outfit a narrow win over Magdeburg. It means they now sit level on seven points in Group A.
Veszprém remain top after their win over Plock, with PSG one point behind them after their defeat of Porto that leaves them bottom without a point.
22:23 FULL TIME
All over in round 6 of the Machineseeker EHF Champions League and here's how the final three matches finished…
Kielce 37:30 Szeged
GOG 33:32 Magdeburg
Barça 34:29 Nantes
22:10
Into the final 10 minutes...
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Something for every GOG fan to cheer...
21:44
His feet didn't even touch the ground...
21:40
Back underway and Barça are already back on level terms. Nantes digging in as they know a win will put them level on top of Group B.
21:32
While we are enjoying half-time, why not catch up with what happened in the earlier matches...
21:23 HALFTIME
We've reached the break in the last three matches. Here's how they stand...
Kielce 22:14 Szeged
GOG 13:16 Magdeburg
Barça 16:17 Nantes
20:36
It was a memorable MOTW today. It swung one way, then the other, and then back again. Here are the stats that matter...
20:26
Let's not forget that we are less than 20 minutes away from throw-off in our final three group matches.
Kielce vs Szeged , GOG vs Magdeburg , Barça vs Nantes
The teams have all arrived, have caught up with their opponents, and are putting the final touches to their preparations.
20:22
No surprises as to who is named Player of the Match for our Match of the Week - Veszprém's Rasmus Lauge Schmidt who finished with 11 goals from 15 shots as match leading scorer.
19:44
Back underway in our first two matches of the evening.
There's been a turnaround in Poland where Plock lead by two, but PSG have raised the intensity and have stretched their lead to six.
19:34
There's power and then there is this...
19:32
Is it any wonder PSG lead when their keeper pulls off saves like this...
19:25
It has been a big half from Veszprém's Rasmus Lauge Schmidt, who has scored from five of his six shots to give his team a one-goal lead at the break.
Gonzalo Perez Arce has a 100% ratio with his shooting, scoring four from four to keep Plock in contention.
19:20 HALFTIME
We've reached the break in the 18.45 starts, and it is Veszprém and PSG who lead
Plock 14:15 Veszprém - MOTW
PSG 17:15 Porto
19:11
Some huge plays already in our MOTW
18:52
Don't forget that at 20:45 we have three matches, most notably defending champions Barça aiming to make it six wins from six, against Nantes.
Then Magdeburg continue their pursuit of Veszprém and PSG in Group A with an away trip to GOG, while in Group B Kielce will try to close the gap to Barça and Nantes.
18:48
We are underground in Plock and Paris.
Omar Fathy has scored the first point for Veszprém, while Elohim Prandi has opened the scoring for PSG.
18:34 MATCH OF THE WEEK
It is 10 minutes till throw off in our match of the week when Plock take on Veszprém, so here are three facts to know what is at stake in the Orlen Arena.
- After five rounds, Veszprém are the leaders of group A with nine points, while Plock are fifth with five points
- both teams drew last week, as Veszprém lost their first point at home against Magdeburg, while Plock took their first point away in Zagreb
- this will be the first time Bosnian left back Mirsad Terzik has played against his former club Veszprém since leaving in 2021
18:22
We had three excellent matches last night, dramatic till the end, so have a read of the match reviews to catch up on all the drama.
It is always a pleasure to play in this extraordinary atmosphere. We really wanted to win here and we had the chance at plus three. That's why we are disappointed to only be able to take a point - even though we could be just as happy with this point after the last five minutes. It was a just, fair draw.
We have to be happy and satisfied with the score, especially because of our amazing fans. I have to be honest however and say we absolutely can't be happy with the way we played today. The first half was a disaster for us – we were way too slow and the defence was simply not working. The beginning of the second was the same but luckily after that, we managed to speed it up, and start playing better which finally brought us this win.
20:45
Time for our third and final match of the evening and we turn our attention to Kiel vs Aalborg
19:29
No lack of highlights in Elverum, especially from Aleks Vlah
19:27
When your mate goes for a high five, but you just want to hug it out...
19:25 - HALF TIME
We've reached the break in our first two matches of the evening, and it is the home teams who lead...
19:10
Look cheeky up in the dictionary and you'll see this...
19:05
Opening the scoring in style...
18:51
We are underground in Elverum and Zagreb.
Sindre Heldal has opened the scoring for the Norwegian outfit, while Timur Dibirov has given HC PPD Zagreb the first score.
Remember you can watch all the matches at EHFTV
18:40
The teams are out and being introduced to the crowds in Elverum and Zagreb. Both sets of fans respond with plenty of love for their team.
Elverum's fans are being treated to a highlights reel of their team's achievements down the years. Zagreb's supporters are making quite the din.
18.23
Under 30 minutes till throw off and the teams are well into their preparations in Norway where Elverum are chasing their first points in group B.
They face Celje, who may have beaten Kiel but who have lost their other four matches. No room for slips up, it's a must-win for both.
16:45
Welcome to the live blog! We are only two hours away from the start of round 6 in the Machineseeker EHF Champions League 2022/23 group phase.
Three matches coming your way tonight, five more on Thursday night:
