Munich (dpa / lby) – The EHC Red Bull Munich meets the top Swiss club EV Zug in the round of 16 of the Champions League. This was the result of the draw on Thursday in Zurich. The round of 16 will be on 15./16. and 22./23. held in November.
The Munich team came second in Group C. The Swiss champions from Zug even won all of their B season games and finished first ahead of the Wolfsburg Grizzlies. Wolfsburg have to deal with Lulea HF, the Straubing Tigers meet Frölunda HC from Gothenburg in another German-Swedish duel.
In 2019, the Munich team had reached the final. Last season, the German runners-up lost in the semifinals against the Finnish record champions Tappara Tampere. This season, the team of national goalkeeper Mathias Niederberger has given the title in the Champions League as a goal. The final will take place on February 18th.
