Pro Recco became the second team in history to claim three Champions League titles in a row, 52 years after Mladost Zagreb had achieved that feat. The Italians downed host Novi Beograd with an overwhelming performance in the final, maintaining a three-four goals gap throughout almost the entire game. Barceloneta claimed the bronze, though they …
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Final: Novi Beograd (SRB) v Pro Recco (ITA) 11-14 Recco opened its title-defence campaign in a cool and collected way, netted their first two man-ups – the first was a clean job, by Francesco di Fulvio, the second was a bit adventurous, but after a saved shot, Alessandro Velotto sent the ball home from the …
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Bronze medal game: Zodiac CNA Barceloneta (ESP) v NC Vouliagmeni (GRE) 8-8, pen: 5-4 After two rather convincing wins, Barceloneta were the overwhelming favourite against the Greeks but the game took a totally different path – and it ended a shootout, the second one for the Spaniards after the semis, however, this time they emerged …
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Final – Novi Beograd (SRB) v Pro Recco (ITA) • This is going to be the third time in history when the same two sides clash in the final in back-to-back years. Note that Jug and Recco reached the ultimate match three times in a row. 1994 and 1995: Ujpest (HUN) and Catalunya (ESP) 2005, …
In the new playing schedule, the third day of the Final Eight was devoted to the classification games while teams playing for the medals enjoyed a rest day in Belgrade. Olympiacos clinched the 5th place with a fine win over Ferencvaros, while Jug bounced back to down Brescia for the 7th place. For the 5-6th …
For the 5-6th place: Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) v FTC-Telekom Budapest (HUN) 9-4 Though Filip Filipovic hit a big one after just 16 seconds, the Greeks next five attempts went anywhere but on target and FTC first managed to equalise from a man-up, then Denes Varga surprised Marko Bijac from a sharp angle after a counter-like …
For places 7-8th: Jug Adriatic Osiguranje Dubrovnik (CRO) v AN Brescia (ITA) 14-10 Both teams had to work on mentality before the last game of the season – Jug arrived at the game after a humiliating defeat against Olympiacos, while the Italians had to swallow the bitter pill of losing both their previous matches by …
Just like a year ago, Novi Beograd will be Recco’s challenger in the final. The Serbs came back from three goals down against Barceloneta and won in the penalty shootout, while Recco started dominating in the third period against Vouliagmeni, and their brutal 0-7 run ended the Greeks’ wonder quest. Semi-finals: CNA Barceloneta (ESP) v …
Repeating the showdown: Novi Beograd meets Pro Recco in the final. Read More »
Semi-final: NC Vouliagmeni (GRE) v Pro Recco (ITA) 8-12 The Greeks’ fairy tale just continued in the semi-final, at least in the first half. After eliminating Brescia in the quarters, to cause the biggest upset in the history of the Champions League finals, in three minutes they stormed to a 2-0 lead. They killed a …
For placed 5-8th: AN Brescia (ITA) v FTC-Telekom Budapest (HUN) 8-9 The two sides had regular meetings in Belgrade, but unlike their previous two encounters – a semi-final in 2021 and the bronze medal match in 2022 – this lacked the fantastic tensions and the thrilling moments these two produced in those epic battles (both …
