Club competition draws set up blockbuster derbies
The respective draws for the group stages of the Champions League Women and Euro Cup Men have set up tremendous battles across all six matchdays in both competitions, with several national derbies on the horizon. With the ranking system in place for the second year, the Champions League Women Group Stage promises to be as […]
Euro Cup Men: Posillipo sink Vouliagmeni to complete main group stage line-up
With just one qualification place still up for grabs, all eyes turned to Naples on Sunday to see whether hosts Posillipo or Vouliagmeni would claim the final ticket to the main group stage of the men’s Euro Cup. A dominant third quarter proved decisive for the Italians, as the Greeks were unable to mount a […]
Euro Cup Men: Ten tickets to main event sealed after dramatic third day of qualification action
Ten of the 11 tickets to the main Group Stage of the men’s Euro Cup were secured with a day to spare, as Saturday’s qualification action produced plenty of drama across the five venues. VPK Primorac Kotor, Pays d’Aix Natation, Rari Nantes Savona, VK Partizan, GS Apollon Smyrnis, VK Sabac Elixir, Jug Adriatic Osiguranje, CN […]
Euro Cup Men: Apollon secure back-to-back victories as qualification round heats up
GS Apollon Smyrnis made it two wins from two in the Euro Cup qualifiers as they came from behind to down VK Partizan, while there was also high drama in Naples as hosts Posillipo edged a ferocious battle with Dinamo Bucuresti. Elsewhere, there were wins for Primorac Kotor, Pays D’Aix Natation, Rari Nantes Savona, VK […]
Euro Cup Men: Teams set for qualification fight to reach main event
The spotlight is ready to shine on the Euro Cup, as the eagerly awaited men’s Qualification Round gets underway across the continent on Thursday night. Twenty-one teams, split into five groups, will battle for a coveted ticket to the main Group Stage. The top two finishers in Groups A, C, D and E will progress, […]
Euro Cup Women: Catalunya outclass BVSC in Budapest to set up all-Spanish final with CNAB
Despite earning away draws in the first legs, BVSC Manna ABC and Pallanuoto Trieste failed to capitalise on home advantage in Saturday’s return fixtures, as EPlus CN Catalunya totally outclassed the Hungarians in Budapest, while Zodiac CNAB ended the Italians’ hopes of reaching a third successive Euro Cup final. With both Spanish teams set to […]
Euro Cup Women: BVSC, Trieste, CNAB and Catalunya all set for decisive semifinal clashes
The semifinals of the Euro Cup Women could not be more finely poised after both first legs ended all square. Spanish representatives EPlus CN Catalunya and Zodiac CNAB failed to make home advantage count last month as BVSC Manna ABC and Pallanuoto Trieste each earned draws ahead of this weekend’s decisive second legs. Now, the […]
Euro Cup Men: Marseille roar back against Radnicki to set up final showdown with Jadran
CN Marseille were more than up for the fight as they denied last season’s runners-up SPD Radnicki a place in a second successive Euro Cup final, producing a sensational comeback in the south of France. Roared on by a packed and passionate home crowd, Marseille tore into the Serbians from the opening swim-off and gradually […]
Euro Cup Men: Marseille and BVSC aiming to overturn first-leg deficits to reach final
After battling back from 3-1 down, VK Jadran Split secured a late three-goal lead in their semifinal first-leg clash with BVSC Manna ABC, but the Hungarians stayed within touching distance, scoring twice in the last minute to reduce the deficit to just one heading into Saturday’s crunch return fixture in Budapest. The other last-four clash […]
Euro Cup Men: Advantage Radnicki and Jadran as semifinals get underway
VK Jadran Split fought back from 3-1 down early in the second quarter to take control of their semifinal first leg against BVSC Manna ABC, but the Hungarians stayed within touching distance, with two late goals cutting the deficit to just one ahead of the return fixture in Budapest. The other last-four clash proved an […]
