Overview
- Füchse Berlin, which beat Veszprém 35:33 in a seven‑meter shootout Wednesday, clinched a place at the Champions League Final Four on June 13–14 in Cologne.
- Mathias Gidsel converted the fifth and deciding penalty, the first competitive seven‑meter he has ever taken.
- His season total reached 144 Champions League goals, breaking Mikkel Hansen’s 2015–16 record of 141.
- In this competition, quarterfinals are two‑leg ties that go to a seven‑meter shootout if the aggregate is level after the second game.
- Berlin returns after last year’s final loss to SC Magdeburg with players and staff openly targeting the trophy this time.