Johanna Reichert named Champions League MVP after scoring 14 goals

In the EHF Champions League, Johanna Reichert delivered a standout performance for Bistrita, earning MVP honors following a victory over Györ. Reichert scored 14 of her team's 17 goals, including seven consecutive strikes in the final ten minutes of the match to secure the win.

In other handball action, the Pandza sisters led Podravka to their first Champions League win of the season in an away match against HSG Blomberg-Lippe, overcoming a halftime deficit to win 33:31. Meanwhile, RK Krim OTP Group Mercator fell 25:28 to Brest Bretagne Handball despite a competitive effort from the Austrian players on the roster.