Vardar will touch down in Skopje at 18:50 this evening, and will proceed from the airport to the Macedonia Square, where they will be welcomed by expected tens of thousands of fans.

An entry through the Macedonia Gate – an honor reserved for champions – is planned for the team who won its second EHF Champions League yesterday evening, winning over the Hungarian Veszprem team.

Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov said that the city is funding a charter plane for the team and the welcoming ceremony. Silegov, whose SDSM party was openly trying to undermine Vardar’s owner Sergey Samsonenko’s business in Macedonia, urged the people of Skopje to show up “without divisions” and celebrate the victory together.