Whoa: Brescia hit seven action goals and keep FTC on 4!
AN Brescia (ITA) v FTC-Telekom Budapest (HUN) 8-4 A year ago, they met in the opening round here in the same pool and produced a thrilling contest ending in an...
NBG fly high thanks to a 5-0 run and a 6-goal finish
Novi Beograd (SBR) v Genesys-OSC Budapest (HUN) 17-9 It was clear that OSC could stand a chance in the home of last season’s runners-up if they could come up with...
Brescia, NBG march on, veteran Jokovic lifts Jug
After beating Jug by five in Dubrovnik, Brescia added another significant win against Ferencvaros. Novi Beograd delivered another huge blow, this time to OSC, while Jug Dubrovnik staged a fantastic...
After great twists and turns, no winner in Sabadell
Astralpool Sabadell (ESP) v Spandau 04 Berlin (GER) 9-9 The ’real’ Spandau returned to the pool, not the team we had seen two weeks ago when players came to play...
After 8-8, Jug sink Marseille with a 6-1 storm
Jug Adriatic Osiguranje Dubrovnik (CRO) v CN Marseille (FRA) 14-9 Andrija Prlainovic’s fine shot from the perimeter kicked off the party, Marko Zuvela equalised right away from an extra, but...
Radnicki was almost hit again by the second-half curse
Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB) v Waspo 98 Hannover (GER) 13-12 Andrija Basic’s action shot in the 20th second kicked off the shooting parade, then the hosts hit back with three in...
Four goals in the third lift Barceloneta
Vouliagmeni (GRE) v Zodiac Barceloneta 7-11 The first period was devoted to some great defending, it took five and a half minutes to break the deadlock when Nikolaos Papasifakis converted...
Olympiacos make no mistake in Tbilisi
Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) v Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) 9-21 The Greeks learned from their own mistakes committed here last season – they were defeated which was still stunning though by then...
Hallock hits three from the centre as Recco bounce back
Jadran Split (CRO) v Pro Recco (ITA) 9-13 Recco tried to make it clear right at the beginning that they were determined to bounce back from the opening day defeat...
Recco bounce back, Olympiacos and Barceloneta roll on
Recco bounced back from the opening day defeat and came up with a commanding performance in Split. Olympiacos hit 21 in Tbilisi while Barceloneta downed Vouliagmeni in the second half....
Big time at the Adriatic
Within 24 hours, two big matches are to be played alongside the Adriatic coast in the second round of the Champions League. First, title-holder Recco visit Split on Tuesday, then...
Brescia’s phalanx destroys Jug
Jug Adriatic Osiguranje Dubrovnik (CRO) v AN Brescia (ITA) 8-13 The famous Gruz pool offered extremely rare occasions for the visiting teams to celebrate victories. Though Jug’s line-up may not...
No goals for 15 min? No probs as OSC hit 5 in the fourth to earn a point
CN Marseille (FRA) v Genesys OSC-Budapest (HUN) 10-10 Last season Marseille handed two heavy defeats to OSC, the two sides were not on the same level in Budapest and in...
Covid-hit Spandau fought bravely, but were no match to NBG
Spandau 04 Berlin (GER) v Novi Beograd (SRB) 5-16 Based on the line-ups, the individual qualities of the respective players, Spandau has never been the favourite to win this match...
Vogel mesmerizes Sabadell with 13 saves
Astralpool Sabadell (ESP) v FTC-Telekom Budapest (HUN) 7-10 In 27 seconds, Dusan Banicevic opened Sabadell’s account, which had been ‘in use’ for the last time back in 2018 when the...
Brescia show no mercy in Dubrovnik
After a flawless campaign in the qualifications, Brescia rolled on and gave a bad beating to Jug in Dubrovnik, a feat rarely achieved in water polo. Medallists from last season,...
5-1, followed by 0-5 – a thrilling tie in Kragujevac
Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB) v Vouliagmeni (GRE) 9-9 After nine years Vouliagmeni returned to Champions League action, though for the first time since the new format had been launched in 2013/14....
Jadran’s 0-4 run in the fourth brings three points
Waspo 98 Hannover (GER) v Jadran Split (CRO) 8-10 Hannover’s strong home performances helped the team to reach the Final Eight for the second year in the last season (and...
Barceloneta arrived after eight minutes, then sailed away with the win
Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) v Zodiac CNA Barceloneta (ESP) 8-14 The two sides had met in the prelims in the previous two years and all four games were absolutely one-sided contests....
What a start: Olympiacos take down the title-holder
Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) v Pro Recco (ITA) 9-7 Olympiacos’ biggest acquisition in the summer, Marton Vamos made an immediate impact at the beginning of the game of the week. The...
