Round 9 will see Metz welcome Györi Audi ETO KC in a top-of-table clash in group A (Saturday 10 January, 16:00 CET). Metz will be seeking to turn the tables from their round 6 encounter in Hungary, where the defending champions won 31:27. That game is Metz's only defeat so far this season.
Esbjerg host Gloria Bistrita in the MOTW for round 10 (Sunday 18 January, 16:00 CET). After eight rounds of the group phase, Bistrita currently sit third in group A with Esbjerg fourth. In round 5, the Romanian club won 38:35 at home.
January's MOTWs conclude in round 11 as Brest Bretagne play Odense Håndbold (Saturday 24 January, 18:00 CET). At the end of round 8, Brest were leading group B with seven wins and one defeat, while Odense were second with six wins, one draw and one loss.
Brest won 41:30 when the two sides met in Denmark in October, but Odense are unbeaten away this season, winning three matches and drawing with HC Podravka.
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