Defending champions Kiel are on the brink of the Champions League semi-finals after a 36-30 victory over US Ivry.

The Bundesliga outfit only led the French side 19-18 at half-time but surged away in the second period and can now only be denied a spot in the last four on goal difference - a point against Ademar Leon next Thursday would be enough to seal their passage.

Fellow Germans VfL Gummersbach went top of Group 2 in the Champions League with a 30-25 victory over Montpellier.

Momir Ilic scored six and Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson four as the five-time champions moved level on points with 2006 winners Ciudad Real who have a game in hand.

Only the winners qualify for the semi-finals with the final group games next weekend.

Group 1

February 8 - Chehovskie Medvedi 30-28 Ademar Leon

February 10 - US Ivry 25-39 Kiel

February 16 - Ademar Leon 30-22 US Ivry

February 17 - Kiel 28-25 Chehovskie Medvedi

February 24 - Ademar Leon 28-24 Kiel

February 24 - US Ivry 29-34 Chehovskie Medvedi

February 28 - Chehovskie Medvedi 26-32 Kiel

March 2 - US Ivry 36-33 Ademar Leon

March 6 - Kiel 36-30 US Ivry

March 8 - Ademar Leon v Chehovskie Medvedi

March 13 - Kiel v Ademar Leon

March 13 - Chehovskie Medvedi v US Ivry

Group 2

February 9 - Gorenje Velenje 22-31 Ciudad Real

February 9 - Montpellier 41-37 VfL Gummersbach

February 16 - VfL Gummersbach 33-30 RJ Gorenje Velenje

February 17 - Ciudad Real 27-24 Montpellier

February 20 - VfL Gummersbach 27-28 Ciudad Real

February 23 - Gorenje Velenje 33-28 Montpellier

March 1 - Montpellier 28-26 Ciudad Real

March 2 - Gorenje Velenje 21-29 VfL Gummersbach

March 5 - VfL Gummersbach 30-25 Montpellier

March 15 - Montpellier v Gorenje Velenje

March 16 - Ciudad Real v VfL Gummersbach

Group 3

February 10 - Osiguranje-Zagreb 29-23 Portland San Antonio

February 10 - Flensburg-Handewitt 33-33 Hamburg

February 14 - Hamburg 32-28 Osiguranje-Zagreb

February 16 - Portland San Antonio 30-22 Flensburg-Handewitt

February 20 - Hamburg 32-29 Portland San Antonio

February 24 - Osiguranje-Zagreb 29-25 Flensburg-Handewitt

March 2 - Osiguranje-Zagreb 27-26 Hamburg

March 2 - Flensburg-Handewitt 30-30 Portland San Antonio

March 8 - Hamburg v Flensburg-Handewitt

March 9 - Portland San Antonio v Osiguranje-Zagreb

March 16 - Flensburg-Handewitt v Osiguranje-Zagreb

Group 4

February 10 - GOG Svendborg 35-33 Barcelona

February 10 - Celje Pivovarna Lasko 35-30 Pick Szeged

February 16 - Barcelona 39-28 Celje Pivovarna Lasko

February 17 - Pick Szeged 34-33 GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme

February 23 - Pick Szeged 28-33 Barcelona

February 24 - GOG Svendborg 34-33 Celje Pivovarna Lasko

March 1 - Celje Pivovarna Lasko 27-32 Barcelona

March 2 - GOG Svendborg 28-25 Pick Szeged

March 8 - Pick Szeged v Celje Pivovarna Lasko

March 15 - Barcelona v Pick Szeged

March 16 - Celje Pivovarna Lasko v GOG Svendborg TGI Gudme

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