LeagueFC Barcelona will face THW Kiel in the semifinals of the Champions League.

The Lanxess Arena in Cologne will host, in the EHF Champions League semifinals, one of the classics of old continent handball with the duel between Barça and THW Kiel. Azulgranas and Zebras will measure their strengths, on Saturday, June 8 at 6:00 p.m., to seek to expand their record in the top European club competition. Barça wants to conquer its twelfth Champions while THW Kiel competes to achieve its fifth continental center. Carlos Ortega's pupils will meet again, in the Champions semi-finals, with two old acquaintances of the Azulgrana fans: coach Filip Jicha and Eduardo Gurbindo.

The balance of classics in Cologne is favorable to THW Kiel. Barça won in the semifinals in the 2021/2022 season (30-34) and fell in the two finals played against the German team (33-28 in the 2019/2020 campaign and 34-36 in the 2009/2010 course).