Group D: Zodiac CNA Barceloneta (ESP) v Spandau 04 Berlin GER) 16-6 The slightly reshaped Spanish champion switched to a rumbling mood right at the beginning and stormed to a 4-0 lead, Spandau could open its account only after six and a half minutes. They added another one for 4-2 early in the second, only …
Group D: CN Marseille (FRA) v Vouliagmeni GRE) 15-13 Thomas Vernoux was on fire right from the beginning, for sure – he scored the first four goals for Marseille, all in the opening period. He started off with a man-up, followed by three fine action goals. However, there was another player geared up similarly, Efstathios …
Group C: Jadran Split (CRO) v Crvena Zvezda (SRB) 16-13 The first half followed a strict pattern – the Serbs took the lead, and the Croats equalised. It happened seven times, only the eighth goal of Zvezda remained without an answer as it came 6 seconds before the middle break. As usual, from a man-up – …
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Group C: FTC-Telekom (HUN) v Jadran Herceg Novi (MNE) 9-7 FTC fielded a kind of ‘all-in’ team: seven world champions and each of their five foreign aces. Since in the Hungarian league only three can enter for a game, this was also a first-ever occasion and that left its mark on the first half – …
Group A: Novi Beograd (SRB) v Steaua Bucharest (ROU) 19-7 Returning to the big stage after four years, Steaua might have dreamt of a bit easier start than a visit to the home of Novi Beograd, runner-up in the last two editions. Indeed, the young Romanian team was no match for the Serbian super squad …
Group A: Astralpool Sabadell (ESP) v AN Brescia (ITA) 5-5, pen: 4-5 One could barely see such defending in the Champions League – well, from Brescia it was just another day in the office (at least at the beginning of the season, they usually came up with such performances), but now Sabadell also was up …
Group B: Pro Recco (ITA) v WPC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) 15-6 The schedule offered Recco an easy start in the competition and the title-holders used that opportunity to entertain their fans, especially in the first half as they reached double digits in two quarters. Dinamo put up a good fight at the beginning but conceded …
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Group B: Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) v Jug Adriatic Osiguranje (CRO) 12-12, pen: 4-3 What a game to start the Group Stage off with! The big clash of the round offered everything water polo and the Champions League are loved for. Jug took a flying start, gained a 0-2 lead, and kept the hosts scoreless for …
Olympiacos came back from 4-9 to win in the shootout Read More »
Featuring the crème de la crème of the world’s water polo players, the Group Stage of the Water Polo Champions League Men kicks off on Tuesday. The highlighted match of the opening round is the clash of Olympiacos Piraeus and Jug Adriatic Osiguranje – these two played the 2001 and 2016 finals. The newly shaped …
Croatia’s Jug Dubrovnik and Italy’s AN Brescia secured their respective spots in the Champions League – both teams have been regular Final Eight participants, so their qualification is no surprise and indeed they were dominant in all their matches in the weekend. Crvena Zvezda (SRB), AN Brescia (ITA), Vouliagmeni NC (GRE) and Jug Adriatic Osiguranje …
