The biggest excitements are foreseen in Group A where three teams are running
for the remaining two spots. 2016 champion Jug (CRO) has an easy task even if
they have to play in Belgrade but the Croats should win against the bottom-ranked
Serbians.
At the same time Brescia (ITA), already trailing by two points to Jug and
Dynamo (RUS), faces a tough away game in Barcelona. The Spaniards lost to the
Italians on Day 2, since then they have been enjoying an unbeaten run, won their
last seven matches and with some luck they can even have a shot on the top spot
in the last round. However, Olympiacos can deny them to eye the first place, with
a win in Moscow the Greeks would surely stay atop. Here Dynamo is also in
desperate need for the points, since the Russians visit Jug in the last round and
Brescia will have a home match against Hannover, so a positive result for Dynamo
against Olympiacos is a must this Saturday.
Here is the three teams’ schedule for this and the last rounds:
Dynamo: Olympiacos (h), Jug (a)
Jug: Partizan (a), Dynamo (h)
Brescia: Barceloneta (a), Hannover (h)
In Group B, the three big guys are already through, Recco’s (ITA) encounter with
Eger (HUN) is going to be a great water polo spectacle as both sides are on the
winning track. Eger managed to stun title-holder Szolnok (HUN) two more times in
the Hungarian league showing that the team is on the rise in the whole spring.
Here Jadran (MNE) has a slim chance to catch Spandau (GER): the Montenegrins
play a must-win match with bottom-ranked Alphen (NED) then will wait for the
outcome of the Sunday encounter featuring Sabadell (ESP) and Spandau (GER). If
Spandau wins – they are the favourites –, it’s all decided. If not, a life-or- death
game looms for them against Jadran on Day 14.
Champions League, Day 13
Group A
12.00 Atletic Barceloneta (ESP) v AN Brescia (ITA)
18.30 Partizan Belgrade (SRB) v Jug Croatia Osiguranje Dubrovnik (CRO)
19.15 Dynamo Moscow (RUS) v Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE)
Monday
19.30 Waspo 98 Hannover (GER) v A Hid-OSC Budapest (HUN)
Standings: 1. Olympiacos 31, 2. Barceloneta 27, 3. Dynamo 22, 4. Jug 22, 5. Brescia 20, 6.Hannover 9, 7. OSC 7, 8. Partizan 0
Group B
18.15 Steaua Bucharest (ROU) v Szolnoki Dozsa-Kozgep (HUN)
19.00 Jadran Carine Herceg Novi (MNE) v AZC Alphen (NED)
20.30 Pro Recco (ITA) v ZF-Eger (HUN)
Sunday
12.00 Astralpool Sabadell (ESP) v Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 (GER)
Standings: 1. Recco 33, 2. Eger 28, 4. Szolnok 24, 3. Spandau 21, 5. Jadran 16, 6. Steaua 12, 7.Sabadell 9, 8. Alphen 0
