The live internet schedule for the first seven weeks of the men’s EHF Champions League group stage was released this morning.  It is one of the pleasures of following handball that Europe’s premier handball tournament can be watched by anybody with an internet connection and the added bonus is that one match per week gets given special status and gets commentary in English provided by the lovably bonkers Tom O’Brainnagan.  In addition a sizeable number of games are streamed without commentary both via ehftv.com and Bet365’s live streaming service.

The matches to get the commentary are listed below.  Unsurprisingly the matches between Kiel and Madrid will both be shown.

30 September, 5pm UK
Atletico Madrid v THW Kiel

6 October, 4.15pm UK
Pick Szeged v Kadetten Schaffhausen

14 October, 6pm UK
Montpellier v HSV Hamburg

21 October, 6pm UK
Chambery v Kielce

18 November, 5pm UK
Metalurg v Kielce

25 November, 4.15pm UK
SG Flensburg-Handewitt v HSV Hamburg

2 December, 4.15pm UK
THW Kiel v Atletico Madrid

In addition, though perhaps not as exciting is British Eurosport’s schedule.  They don’t have anything planned for match days 1 and 3 and for match day 2 will be showing one match on delay at midnight on 7 October (repeated at 10am on the 8th) and for match day 4 there will be a one hour highlights package at 8am on October 22nd.  All times UK.

If you want to know more about the EHF Champions League group stage itself see here.