# 2014–15 EHF Champions League knockout stage

This article describes the knockout stage of the 2014–15 EHF Champions League.

## Qualified teams

The top four placed teams from each of the four groups advanced to the knockout stage.
| Group | First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place |
| A | THW Kiel | Paris Saint-Germain | Zagreb | CB Logroño |
| B | Barcelona | KIF Kolding København | Wisła Płock | Flensburg-Handewitt |
| C | MKB-MVM Veszprém | Vardar | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Montpellier |
| D | Vive Tauron Kielce | MOL-Pick Szeged | Dunkerque | Aalborg |

## Last 16

The draw was held on 24 February 2015 at 12:30 local time at Vienna.

### Seedings

The seedings were published on 23 February 2015.
A team from Pot 1 faced a team from Pot 4, a Pot 2 team played against a team from Pot 3. The first legs were played on 11–15 March and the second legs on 18–22 March 2015.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| THW Kiel Barcelona MKB-MVM Veszprém Vive Tauron Kielce | Paris Saint-Germain KIF Kolding København Vardar MOL-Pick Szeged | Zagreb Wisła Płock Rhein-Neckar Löwen Dunkerque | Logroño Flensburg-Handewitt Montpellier Aalborg |

#### Matches

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Logroño | 54–68 | MKB-MVM Veszprém | 23–31 | 31–37 |
| Montpellier | 58–60 | Vive Tauron Kielce | 25–29 | 33–31 |
| Aalborg | 33–60 | Barcelona | 11–31 | 22–29 |
| Flensburg-Handewitt | 49–63 | THW Kiel | 21–30 | 28–33 |
| Dunkerque | 43–46 | Paris Saint-Germain | 21–23 | 22–23 |
| Wisła Płock | 52–57 | Vardar | 32–26 | 20–31 |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 59–65 | MOL-Pick Szeged | 30–34 | 29–31 |
| Zagreb | 43–40 | KIF Kolding København | 22–17 | 21–23 |

##### First leg

| 13 March 2015 19:00 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 30–34 | MOL-Pick Szeged | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,370 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| 13 March 2015 19:00 | Gensheimer 8 | (17–16) | Parrondo 9 | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,370 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| 13 March 2015 19:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 6× | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,370 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| 14 March 2015 16:15 | Logroño | 23–31 | MKB-MVM Veszprém | Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 14 March 2015 16:15 | Fernández 6 | (10–15) | Ilić, Sulić 9 | Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 14 March 2015 16:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 6× | Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 14 March 2015 17:00 | Dunkerque | 21–23 | Paris Saint-Germain | Stade des Flandres, Dunkerque Attendance: 2,460 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 14 March 2015 17:00 | Nagy 6 | (13–12) | Hansen 11 | Stade des Flandres, Dunkerque Attendance: 2,460 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 14 March 2015 17:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 10× 2× | Stade des Flandres, Dunkerque Attendance: 2,460 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 14 March 2015 18:00 | Zagreb | 22–17 | KIF Kolding København | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 14 March 2015 18:00 | Stepančić 7 | (15–8) | Landin 6 | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 14 March 2015 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 14 March 2015 20:45 | Wisła Płock | 32–26 | Vardar | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,467 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 14 March 2015 20:45 | Nikčević 6 | (14–12) | Dujshebaev 10 | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,467 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 14 March 2015 20:45 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 5× | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,467 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| 15 March 2015 16:50 | Aalborg | 11–31 | Barcelona | Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 4,660 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 15 March 2015 16:50 | Sagosen 3 | (5–16) | Lazarov 8 | Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 4,660 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 15 March 2015 16:50 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 4,660 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 15 March 2015 17:00 | Montpellier | 25–29 | Vive Tauron Kielce | Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| 15 March 2015 17:00 | Kavtičnik 8 | (13–16) | Bielecki 6 | Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| 15 March 2015 17:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| 15 March 2015 19:30 | Flensburg-Handewitt | 21–30 | THW Kiel | Campushalle, Flensburg Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| 15 March 2015 19:30 | Eggert 5 | (9–16) | Ekberg, Vujin 7 | Campushalle, Flensburg Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| 15 March 2015 19:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× 1× | Campushalle, Flensburg Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |

##### Second leg

| 21 March 2015 15:30 | Vive Tauron Kielce | 31–33 | Montpellier | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
| 21 March 2015 15:30 | Buntić 7 | (14–15) | Simonet 11 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
| 21 March 2015 15:30 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
Vive Tauron Kielce won 60–58 on aggregate.
| 21 March 2015 16:30 | MKB-MVM Veszprém | 37–31 | Logroño | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 21 March 2015 16:30 | Ilić 10 | (18–15) | Rodríguez 10 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 21 March 2015 16:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
MKB-MVM Veszprém won 68–54 on aggregate.
| 21 March 2015 20:15 | Vardar | 31–20 | Wisła Płock | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5, 500 Referees: Stolarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 21 March 2015 20:15 | Dujshebaev 9 | (14–10) | three players 3 | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5, 500 Referees: Stolarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 21 March 2015 20:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 4× | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5, 500 Referees: Stolarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
Vardar won 57–52 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2015 16:50 | KIF Kolding København | 23–21 | Zagreb | Brøndby Hall, Brøndby Attendance: 5,000 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 22 March 2015 16:50 | Dolk, Spellerberg 6 | (11–9) | Horvat, Obranović 5 | Brøndby Hall, Brøndby Attendance: 5,000 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 22 March 2015 16:50 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 8× | Brøndby Hall, Brøndby Attendance: 5,000 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
Zagreb won 43–40 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2015 17:15 | MOL-Pick Szeged | 31–29 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Újszegedi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 22 March 2015 17:15 | Balogh, Bombač 8 | (16–13) | Gensheimer 12 | Újszegedi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| 22 March 2015 17:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Újszegedi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
Pick Szeged won 65–59 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2015 17:30 | Paris Saint-Germain | 23–22 | Dunkerque | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 22 March 2015 17:30 | Hansen 8 | (15–15) | Butto 8 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 22 March 2015 17:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 6× | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
Paris Saint-Germain won 46–43 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2015 18:50 | Barcelona | 29–22 | Aalborg | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 3,014 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 22 March 2015 18:50 | Sigurðsson 6 | (14–9) | Berggren 5 | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 3,014 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 22 March 2015 18:50 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 8× | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 3,014 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
Barcelona won 60–33 on aggregate.
| 22 March 2015 19:30 | THW Kiel | 33–28 | Flensburg-Handewitt | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| 22 March 2015 19:30 | Vujin 6 | (16–10) | Jakobsson 6 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| 22 March 2015 19:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 7× | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
THW Kiel won 63–49 on aggregate.

## Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 24 March 2015 at 11:30 local time at Vienna.

### Seedings

The seedings were published on 23 March 2015.
The first legs were played on 8–12 April and the second legs on 15–19 April 2015.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| THW Kiel Barcelona MKB-MVM Veszprém Vive Tauron Kielce | Paris Saint-Germain Zagreb MOL-Pick Szeged Vardar |

#### Matches

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zagreb | 44–68 | Barcelona | 23–25 | 21–43 |
| Vardar | 51–55 | Vive Tauron Kielce | 20–22 | 31–33 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 52–58 | MKB-MVM Veszprém | 24–24 | 28–34 |
| MOL-Pick Szeged | 54–60 | THW Kiel | 31–29 | 23–32 |

##### First leg

| 9 April 2015 20:10 | Zagreb | 23–25 | Barcelona | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 15,200 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 9 April 2015 20:10 | Stepančić 9 | (10–14) | Karabatić 6 | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 15,200 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 9 April 2015 20:10 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 15,200 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| 11 April 2015 19:00 | Vardar | 20–22 | Vive Tauron Kielce | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Stark, Ștefan (ROU) |
| 11 April 2015 19:00 | Gorbok 5 | (11–11) | Štrlek 5 | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Stark, Ștefan (ROU) |
| 11 April 2015 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Stark, Ștefan (ROU) |
| 12 April 2015 17:30 | Paris Saint-Germain | 24–24 | MKB-MVM Veszprém | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 2,780 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 12 April 2015 17:30 | Hansen 8 | (10–12) | Ilić 8 | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 2,780 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 12 April 2015 17:30 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 5× | Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris Attendance: 2,780 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 12 April 2015 19:15 | MOL-Pick Szeged | 31–29 | THW Kiel | Újszegedi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 12 April 2015 19:15 | Bombač 6 | (17–15) | Weinhold 5 | Újszegedi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 12 April 2015 19:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Újszegedi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |

##### Second leg

| 18 April 2015 18:30 | Barcelona | 43–21 | Zagreb | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 5,614 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 18 April 2015 18:30 | Lazarov 9 | (23–10) | Obranović 4 | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 5,614 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 18 April 2015 18:30 | 1× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 5,614 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
Barcelona won 68–44 on aggregate.
| 19 April 2015 15:30 | Vive Tauron Kielce | 33–31 | Vardar | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 19 April 2015 15:30 | Bielecki 8 | (16–14) | Dujshebaev 9 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 19 April 2015 15:30 | 3× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
Vive Tauron Kielce won 55–51 on aggregate.
| 19 April 2015 17:30 | MKB-MVM Veszprém | 34–28 | Paris Saint-Germain | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 19 April 2015 17:30 | Ilić 7 | (16–12) | Hansen 15 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 19 April 2015 17:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
MKB-MVM Veszprém won 58–52 on aggregate.
| 19 April 2015 19:30 | THW Kiel | 31–23 | MOL-Pick Szeged | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 19 April 2015 19:30 | Jícha 8 | (18–10) | Källman 5 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 19 April 2015 19:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
THW Kiel won 60–54 on aggregate.

## Final four

The draw was held on 21 April 2015.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 30 May | 30 May |
| Barcelona | 33 |
| Barcelona | 33 | 31 May | 31 May |
| Vive Tauron Kielce | 28 | 31 May | 31 May |
| Vive Tauron Kielce | 28 | Barcelona | 28 |
| 30 May | 30 May | | Barcelona | 28 |
| 30 May | 30 May | MKB-MVM Veszprém | 23 |
| THW Kiel | 27 | MKB-MVM Veszprém | 23 |
| MKB-MVM Veszprém | 31 | | |
| MKB-MVM Veszprém | 31 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 31 May | 31 May |
| | | Vive Tauron Kielce | 28 |
| | | THW Kiel | 26 |

#### Semifinals

| 30 May 2015 15:15 | Barcelona | 33–28 | Vive Tauron Kielce | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 30 May 2015 15:15 | Karabatić 8 | (16–14) | Bielecki 7 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 30 May 2015 15:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 4× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 30 May 2015 18:00 | THW Kiel | 27–31 | MKB-MVM Veszprém | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 30 May 2015 18:00 | Pálmarsson 9 | (13–13) | Ilić 8 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 30 May 2015 18:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 6× 1× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |

#### Third-place game

| 31 May 2015 15:15 | Vive Tauron Kielce | 28–26 | THW Kiel | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| 31 May 2015 15:15 | Bielecki 5 | (12–12) | Vujin 9 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| 31 May 2015 15:15 | 3× 2× 1× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |

#### Final

| 31 May 2015 18:00 | Barcelona | 28–23 | MKB-MVM Veszprém | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| 31 May 2015 18:00 | Karabatić, Sigurðsson 6 | (14–10) | Nagy 8 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| 31 May 2015 18:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |