Summary: Metz extend unbeaten run with clear MOTW win

• Metz beat Krim 34:25 in the EHF Champions League Women 2024/25 round 7 Match of the Week
• also on Sunday, Vipers beat Ludwigsburg, before Odense vs Brest and CSM vs FTC wrap up the round
• recap Saturday's games, which saw Podravka Vegeta defeat Storhamar, CS Gloria beat Rapid Bucuresti, Györ win at home versus Rapid Bucuresti and Esberg win away versus Buducnost
• see the group standings here and follow all the competition news here
• Courtney Gahan reported; photos courtesy of kolektiff images

Sunday 10 November

15:57

That brings us to the end of the live blog coverage of the MOTW for round 7 of the EHF Champions League Women 2024/25! The remaining two matches of the round are about to throw off as I sign off — Odense vs Brest and CSM Bucuresti vs FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria. 

If FTC can defeat CSM in Bucharest, they will keep close to Metz on the group A table, as they entered this round one point behind the French outfit. But if CSM are the victors, Metz will end round 7 with a clearer group lead established. 

Catch the last games of round 7 on EHFTV, and join us next week as the action continues! I leave you with the highlights of the MOTW. 

15:30

Finishing the game with eight goals from eight shots, Metz wing Chloé Valentini picks up the Player of the Match award. 

Next behind her on the score board is her teammate Sarah Bouktit, with six goals, while Betchaidelle Ngombele led for Krim with five. 

In goal, Metz's Cléopatre Darleux finishes with 11 saves. 

13:51

A quick look at where the teams sit ahead of this MOTW: Metz come into the match unbeaten, with five wins and one draw behind them. They are the group A leaders on 11 points. Krim have lost twice and taken four wins to sit third on the table with eight points. 

Ahead of the round, Krim right back Ana Gros, who played for Metz in the past, was the competition's third top scorer with 39 goals, while Metz line player Sarah Bouktit counts 36. 

13:49

Warm-up is over and the teams are now preparing to enter the court for the MOTW! Join us now for Krim vs Metz on EHFTV. You can also follow the live score and statistics here. 

13:34

The MOTW is a special one for Krim's French back Tamara Horacek, who started her career at Metz Handball and spent six seasons there. Horacek was part of the Metz side that reached the EHF FINAL4 2022.

In our MOTW feature for round 7, Horacek looks at the season so far and the match ahead, as well as reflecting on some personal history — her mother Vesna won the Champions League in 2001 with the Slovenian side, and current fans of the club recall Horacek running around on the court as a child. 

"If people still have memories of my mother and me after all of this time, we must have left some kind of good impression," says Horacek. 

Read the feature below!

13:25

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13:15

Good afternoon and welcome to our live blog coverage of the EHF Champions League Women 2024/25 round 7 Match of the Week, Krim Mercator Ljubljana versus Metz Handball. 

We have 45 minutes until the starting whistle — just enough time for some reading to get you ready for what's to come. Below, check out our preview of the round for key facts on all games and recap what happened in the four games on Saturday with the review.