In the 13th round match of B Group in the handball League of Champions, PPD Zagreb lost to Pick Szeged in Hungary with 21-26 and will need to defeat in the Zagreb Arena on March 9 the Slovenian Celje PL by at least three goals

Handball players of PPD Zagreb clinched on Saturday an important point in the fight for the sixth position in B Group of the Champions League, the last one that leads into playoffs. Zagreb played away in the 11th round in Belarus against Merškov Brest, with the final score 21-21 (9-11)

The Croatian champion lost to Meshkov 22-25 at home and is at the bottom of the table with no points earned in four rounds

The Croatian champions lost to Celje 28:30

The Croatian handball champions will face Celje Pivovarna Laško in the first round of the EHF Champions League Group B

Zagreb lost the first match at home with an eight goal difference, so anything but a farewell to the competition would be a huge surprise.

A spectacular introduction to the match in Zagreb's impressive arena paved the way for an equally breathtaking contest, in which the difference in class became apparent only in the last quarter of the match.

Zagreb hopes to surprise PSG in their third encounter this season.

The Croatian champions are through to the quarter-finals of EHF Champions League after they won against Rhein-Neckar Löwen

It was a busy sport week in Croatia, football was the hottest topic, as The Eternal derby was played twice during the week