# 2021–22 EHF Champions League knockout stage

The 2021–22 EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 30 March with the playoffs and ended on 19 June 2022 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2021–22 EHF Champions League. A total of twelve teams will compete in the knockout phase.

## Format

In the playoffs, the eight teams ranked third to sixth in Groups A and B played against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The four winning teams advanced to the quarterfinals, where they are joined by the top-two teams of Groups A and B for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualified for the final four tournament at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.

## Qualified teams

The top six teams from Groups A and B qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Qualified for quarterfinals | Qualified for quarterfinals | Qualified for playoffs | Qualified for playoffs | Qualified for playoffs | Qualified for playoffs |
| Group | First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place |
| A | Aalborg Håndbold | THW Kiel | Pick Szeged | Montpellier Handball | RK Vardar | Elverum Håndball |
| B | Łomża Vive Kielce | Barça | Paris Saint-Germain | Telekom Veszprém | FC Porto | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |

## Playoffs
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 60–57 | Pick Szeged | 25–21 | 35–36 |
| Elverum Håndball | 60–67 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30–30 | 30–37 |
| FC Porto | 56–64 | Montpellier Handball | 29–29 | 27–35 |
| RK Vardar | 53–61 | Telekom Veszprém | 22–30 | 31–31 |

#### Matches

| 30 March 2022 20:45 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 25–21 | Pick Szeged | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 1,522 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| 30 March 2022 20:45 | Wanne 5 | (14–10) | Garciandia 5 | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 1,522 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| 30 March 2022 20:45 | 1× 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 1,522 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| 7 April 2022 18:45 | Pick Szeged | 36–35 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,300 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| 7 April 2022 18:45 | Frimmel 6 | (17–18) | Wanne 9 | Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,300 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| 7 April 2022 18:45 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× 1× | Pick Aréna, Szeged Attendance: 7,300 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
SG Flensburg-Handewitt won 60–57 on aggregate.
| 30 March 2022 18:45 | Elverum Håndball | 30–30 | Paris Saint-Germain | Terningen Arena, Elverum Attendance: 2,230 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
| 30 March 2022 18:45 | Solstad 9 | (13–15) | Syprzak 12 | Terningen Arena, Elverum Attendance: 2,230 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
| 30 March 2022 18:45 | 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Terningen Arena, Elverum Attendance: 2,230 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
| 7 April 2022 20:45 | Paris Saint-Germain | 37–30 | Elverum Håndball | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 7 April 2022 20:45 | Krištopāns, Syprzak 7 | (20–14) | Moen Nilsen 10 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 7 April 2022 20:45 | 2× | Report | 5× | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
Paris Saint-Germain won 67–60 on aggregate.
| 31 March 2022 20:45 | FC Porto | 29–29 | Montpellier Handball | Dragão Arena, Porto Attendance: 1,518 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 31 March 2022 20:45 | Areia 6 | (13–14) | Simonet, Wallinius 5 | Dragão Arena, Porto Attendance: 1,518 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 31 March 2022 20:45 | 1× 6× | Report | 1× 2× | Dragão Arena, Porto Attendance: 1,518 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU) |
| 6 April 2022 20:45 | Montpellier Handball | 35–27 | FC Porto | Sud de France Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 6 April 2022 20:45 | Descat 7 | (19–11) | Salina 6 | Sud de France Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 6 April 2022 20:45 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× | Sud de France Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
Montpellier Handball won 64–56 on aggregate.
| 31 March 2022 18:45 | RK Vardar | 22–30 | Telekom Veszprém | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 31 March 2022 18:45 | Dibirov, Taleski 6 | (11–15) | Nilsson 8 | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 31 March 2022 18:45 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | Jane Sandanski Arena, Skopje Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
| 6 April 2022 18:45 | Telekom Veszprém | 31–31 | RK Vardar | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 6 April 2022 18:45 | Omar 7 | (18–13) | Morales 6 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 6 April 2022 18:45 | 5× | Report | 4× | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
Telekom Veszprém won 61–53 on aggregate.

## Quarterfinals
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Telekom Veszprém | 71–66 | Aalborg Håndbold | 36–29 | 35–37 |
| Montpellier Handball | 50–61 | Łomża Vive Kielce | 28–31 | 22–30 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 62–63 | THW Kiel | 30–30 | 32–33 |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 53–60 | Barça | 29–33 | 24–27 |

#### Matches

| 12 May 2022 18:45 | Telekom Veszprém | 36–29 | Aalborg Håndbold | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,256 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 12 May 2022 18:45 | Marguč 7 | (17–16) | Juul 6 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,256 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 12 May 2022 18:45 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 6× | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,256 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 18 May 2022 18:45 | Aalborg Håndbold | 37–35 | Telekom Veszprém | Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 5,020 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 18 May 2022 18:45 | Bjørnsen, Juul 9 | (20–21) | Lauge, Mahé 6 | Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 5,020 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 18 May 2022 18:45 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 5× | Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 5,020 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
Telekom Veszprém won 71–66 on aggregate.
| 12 May 2022 20:45 | Montpellier Handball | 28–31 | Łomża Vive Kielce | Sud de France Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
| 12 May 2022 20:45 | Descat 5 | (12–16) | A. Dujshebaev 7 | Sud de France Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
| 12 May 2022 20:45 | 1× 5× | Report | 5× 1× | Sud de France Arena, Montpellier Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) |
| 18 May 2022 20:45 | Łomża Vive Kielce | 30–22 | Montpellier Handball | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 18 May 2022 20:45 | Karalek 7 | (15–8) | Bos 7 | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 18 May 2022 20:45 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Hala Legionów, Kielce Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
Łomża Vive Kielce won 61–50 on aggregate.
| 11 May 2022 20:45 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30–30 | THW Kiel | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 11 May 2022 20:45 | Remili 8 | (14–16) | Sagosen 6 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 11 May 2022 20:45 | 3× | Report | 6× | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 19 May 2022 20:45 | THW Kiel | 33–32 | Paris Saint-Germain | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 19 May 2022 20:45 | M. Landin 7 | (17–19) | Remili 8 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 19 May 2022 20:45 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 7× | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
THW Kiel won 63–62 on aggregate.
| 11 May 2022 18:45 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 29–33 | Barça | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,066 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 11 May 2022 18:45 | Jakobsen 9 | (13–18) | Benali 8 | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,066 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 11 May 2022 18:45 | 4× | Report | 4× | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,066 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 May 2022 18:45 | Barça | 27–24 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 4,184 Referees: Mrvica, Jurinović (CRO) |
| 19 May 2022 18:45 | Mem 6 | (10–10) | Wanne 6 | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 4,184 Referees: Mrvica, Jurinović (CRO) |
| 19 May 2022 18:45 | 1× | Report | 4× | Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 4,184 Referees: Mrvica, Jurinović (CRO) |
Barcelona won 60–53 on aggregate.

## Final four

The final four will held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 18 and 19 June 2022. The draw took place on 24 May 2022.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 18 June | 18 June |
| THW Kiel | 30 |
| THW Kiel | 30 | 19 June | 19 June |
| Barça | 34 | 19 June | 19 June |
| Barça | 34 | Barça (Pen.) | 32 (5) |
| 18 June | 18 June | | Barça (Pen.) | 32 (5) |
| 18 June | 18 June | Łomża Vive Kielce | 32 (3) |
| Telekom Veszprém | 35 | Łomża Vive Kielce | 32 (3) |
| Łomża Vive Kielce | 37 | | |
| Łomża Vive Kielce | 37 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 19 June | 19 June |
| | | THW Kiel (Pen.) | 34 (3) |
| | | Telekom Veszprém | 34 (1) |

### Semifinals

| 18 June 2022 15:15 | Telekom Veszprém | 35–37 | Łomża Vive Kielce | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 18 June 2022 15:15 | Lauge 8 | (18–16) | Moryto 8 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 18 June 2022 15:15 | 1× 7× 1× | Report | 5× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 18 June 2022 18:00 | THW Kiel | 30–34 | Barça | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 18 June 2022 18:00 | Wiencek 7 | (18–19) | Gómez 12 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| 18 June 2022 18:00 | 2× 5× | Report | 1× 6× 1× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |

### Third place game

| 19 June 2022 15:15 | THW Kiel | 37–35 | Telekom Veszprém | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 19 June 2022 15:15 | Bilyk 7 | (14–18) | Omar 8 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 19 June 2022 15:15 | 1× 2× | Report | 4× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |||

### Final

| 19 June 2022 18:00 | Barça | 37–35 (ET) | Łomża Vive Kielce | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 19 June 2022 18:00 | Gómez 10 | (14–13) | Moryto 6 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 19 June 2022 18:00 | 3× | Report | 4× | Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Lanxess Arena, Cologne Attendance: 19,250 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |||
Barça :
| 1 | GK | Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas | 12/44 |
| 40 | GK | Leonel Maciel | 0/0 |
| 10 | RB | Dika Mem | 5/10 |
| 13 | LW | Aitor Ariño | 3/4 |
| 18 | RW | Blaž Janc | 1/1 |
| 19 | LB | Timothey N'Guessan | 5/10 |
| 20 | RW | Aleix Gómez | 9/12 |
| 22 | LB | Thiagus dos Santos | 1/1 |
| 25 | CB | Luka Cindrić | 0/1 |
| 32 | LW | Ángel Fernández Pérez | 3/3 |
| 35 | CB | Domen Makuc | 1/1 |
| 37 | LB | Haniel Langaro | 1/2 |
| 41 | P | Youssef Benali | 0/0 |
| 66 | RB | Melvyn Richardson | 2/4 |
| 72 | P | Ludovic Fabregas | 1/2 |
| 90 | RL | Ali Zein | 0/0 |
| Coach : Antonio Carlos Ortega |||||
| | Statistics (without penalties shootout) | |
| 32/51 | Goals scored | 32/51 |
| 62,7 % | % Success | 62,7 % |
| 5/5 | 7m shots | 4/5 |
| 0 | Yellow card | 0 |
| 6 min | Suspensions | 8 min |
| 0 | Red card | 0 |
| 12/44 | Saves | 12/44 |
| 27,2 % | % Saves | 27,2 % |
Kielce :
| 33 | GK | Andreas Wolff | 12/43 |
| 1 | GK | Mateusz Kornecki | 0/1 |
| 2 • | RB | Branko Vujović | 4/4 |
| 4 • | LW | Miguel Sánchez-Migallón | 0/0 |
| 5 | CB | Michał Olejniczak | 0/0 |
| 9 • | LB | Szymon Sićko | 3/7 |
| 10 | RW | Alex Dujshebaev | 4/9 |
| 11 | P | Nicolas Tournat | 2/2 |
| 18 • | CB | Igor Karačić | 1/1 |
| 22 | LB | Uladzislau Kulesh | 4/6 |
| 23 • | RW | Arkadiusz Moryto | 4/7 |
| 24 | LB | Daniel Dujshebaev | 4/8 |
| 34 | RB | Paweł Paczkowski | 0/0 |
| 48 | RB | Tomasz Gębala | 0/0 |
| 50 | P | Artsem Karalek | 4/5 |
| 99 • | LW | Dylan Nahi | 2/2 |
| Coach : Talant Dujshebaev |||||