Tomorrow in Berlin, Jadran Carine puts an end to its appearance in the Champions League.
With a bit of luck, the duel against Spandau (19.30:8 p.m.) could have been decisive in the fight for a place in the final tournament, but the defeat against Sabadell in Igalo cost Novljana dearly, which turned out to be the fate of the travelers to FXNUMX.
That's why Jadran had to at least prove in the end that they are not a weaker team than Spandau, and that the convincing victory against the German giants at home in the first round of Group B (11:5) was no accident.
"We had a good season in the Champions League, but we will do everything to finish it the right way. It will not be easy to achieve a good result in Berlin, because Spandau confirmed during the season that they are a really great team," said Jadran coach Vladimir Gojković.
With this match, Jadran ends the season in which it once again exceeded expectations on the European stage, and fulfilled its goals at home - defending the trophy in the Cup, and then the title, which it celebrated last weekend.
When everything is put together in the club from Škver, they really have many reasons to declare this season phenomenal, but also to regret that it was not crowned among the eight best teams on the Old Continent.
"It was a fantastic experience for the young Jadran team, which saw what it means to play in the Champions League. I also have to congratulate Spandau for going to the final tournament, and we will try to repeat the game from our first duel when we did a great job," he pointed out. is captain Marko Petković.
Before the end, six of the eight participants of the final tournament are known - four from Jadran's group (Pro Reko, Eger, Solnok and Spandau), and Olympiakos and Barceloneta from group A.
Jug, Breša and Dinamo from Moscow are competing for the remaining two tickets. The Croatian giant welcomes Dinamo and if they don't lose they will go through, while a Russian triumph would mean that they go to the finals.
Brescia, on the other hand, plays at home against Hannover and needs a win to secure a place in the tournament in Genoa.
Pairs of the 14nd round - group A: Olympiakos - Barceloneta (16.30 p.m.), OSC - Partizan (18 p.m.), Brescia - Hannover (20 p.m.), Jug - Dinamo Moscow (20.30:XNUMX p.m.);
Group B: Eger - Steaua (18.30), Solnok - Sabadelj (18.30), Spandau - Jadran Carine (19.30), Alfen - Pro Reko (20.30).
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