Once again, the field will be halved in the Champions League qualifications, and for a couple of teams it’s going to be really painful as there are more than eight sides in the current round which can rightfully dream of making the main round.
Especially Group E and Group F can bring really heated battles as it’s hard to pick outstanding favourites in either of these tournaments. In Group F, teams playing last season’s Euro Cup final, Brescia (ITA) and Kazan (RUS) will take on two former winners of the Champions League, Crvena Zvezda (SRB) and OSC Budapest (HUN), promising a series of mouthwatering clashes.
Champions League, Qualification Round II
Group E (to be played in Eger)
ZF EGER (HUN)
CN MARSEILLE (FRA)
SM VERONA (ITA)
VK Mornar SPLIT (CRO)
Group F (to be played in Brescia)
AN BRESCIA (ITA)
Crvena Zvezda BELGRADE (SRB)
OSC BUDAPEST (HUN)
Sintez KAZAN (RUS)
Group G (to be played in Herceg Novi)
NC VOULIAGMENI (GRE)
ASC DUISBURG (GER)
PVK Jadran HERCEG NOVI (MNE)
Waspo HANNOVER 1898 (GER)
Group H (to be played in Rijeka)
Primorje RIJEKA (CRO)
CN SABADELL (ESP)
CSM Digi ORADEA (ROU)
Steaua BUCHAREST (ROU)
First two seeded sides will qualify for Qualification Round III where the first seeded teams will be drawn with the second seeded ones and the four winners will reach the Main Round.
