In their fifth EHF Champions League final, for the first time THW Kiel managed to defeat a Spanish team and took the EHF Champions League trophy for the second time after 2007. In a highly tensioned and emotional final THW beat FC Barcelona 36:34 (17:20), ehfcl.com informs Match winners were outstanding Kiel goalkeeper Thierry Omeyer (15 saves) and EHF Champions League top scorer Filip Jicha, who hit the back of the net eleven times, including the last goal. The Kiel sniper finished this season with 119 goals in total. Barcelona was on level, the match was decided only nine seconds before the final whistle. THW never had won a EHF Champions League final against a Spanish team before, as they had lost against Barcelona (2000) and Ciudad Real (2008, 2009).