Overview
- Kickoff is at 20:45 in Magdeburg with live coverage on Dyn, which begins at 20:35, and DAZN.
- SC Magdeburg enters unbeaten after nine preseason wins and three Bundesliga victories, including 39:32 at Füchse Berlin, as coach Bennet Wiegert urges humility.
- PSG arrives under new coach Stefan Madsen with former Magdeburg goalkeeper Jannick Green set to start.
- Emil Mellegard is out for the season with a cruciate ligament tear, with Mathieu Grebille moving into the starting lineup for PSG.
- Group B features Barcelona, Wisla Plock, Pick Szeged, GOG Gudme, HC Zagreb and Eurofarm Pelister, with the top two advancing directly to the quarterfinals and places three to six entering playoffs.