Pet dana pre Final4 turnira EHF Lige šampiona u Kelnu, Kil je prikazao silu u derbiju protiv Rajn Nekar Levena 32:23 (15:11). Uz devet golova Ekberga i sedam Rajnkinda, „Zebre“ su prikazale da su u formi i nagovestile dobre partije u borbi za titulu klupskog prvaka Evrope.
Na teren se vratio i hrvatski internacionalac Domagoj Duvnjak posle pauze uzrokovane izolacijom zbog COVID-19.
THW KIEL – RHEIN-NECKAR LÖWEN: 32:23 (15:11)
THW Kiel: N. Landin (5 odb), Quenstedt (6 odb); Ehrig (n.e.), Duvnjak, Sagosen (5), Reinkind (7), Sunnefeldt, Weinhold, Wiencek (1), Ekberg (9/3), Ciudad, Wäger, Zarabec (1), Schmidt (n.e.), Voigt (7), Pekeler (2);
Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Palicka (1.-60., 10 odb), Katsigiannis (); Schmid (3), Gensheimer (7/4), Kirkelökke (2), Lagarde, Patrail (1), Tollbring, Ahouansou (1), Abutovic, Groetzki (4), Petersson (2), Gislason, Nielsen, Nilsson (3), Kohlbacher;
TABELA:
| 1. | Flensburg-H. | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 398:333 | 23 | |
| 2. | Kiel | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 396:318 | 22 | |
| 3. | Rhein-Neckar | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 407:365 | 21 | |
| 4. | Fuchse Berlin | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 351:313 | 19 | |
| 5. | SC Magdeburg | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 389:343 | 17 | |
| 6. | Leipzig | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 370:355 | 17 | |
| 7. | Goppingen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 378:375 | 15 | |
| 8. | Stuttgart | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 396:399 | 15 | |
| 9. | HSG Wetzlar | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 421:401 | 15 | |
| 10. | Lemgo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 401:410 | 15 | |
| 11. | Bergischer | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 393:377 | 14 | |
| 12. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 390:384 | 14 | |
| 13. | MT Melsungen | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 282:270 | 13 | |
| 14. | Erlangen | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 399:401 | 13 | |
| 15. | Minden | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 306:328 | 10 | |
| 16. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 388:446 | 8 | |
| 17. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 392:446 | 7 | |
| 18. | Ludwigshafen | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 336:411 | 6 | |
| 19. | Essen | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 321:366 | 5 | |
| 20. | Coburg 2000 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 345:418 | 3 |
