EUROCUP | EPlus Catalunya and Tenerife Echeyde, seeking qualification (24-27Oct)
Two Spanish representatives in the preliminary phase (24-27 October) of the LEN Eurocup for women's water polo. EPlus CN Catalunya and CN Tenerife Echeyde travel to Berlin and Trieste, respectively, in search of a ticket to advance to the next round of the second continental club competition. The top two teams of each group qualify.
Starting with EPlus CN Catalunya, the team from the Gràcia neighborhood is in Group B with the Greek Ethnikos, the German Spandau 04, the Israeli Hapoel, and the Dutch ZV de Zaan. The Barcelona team finished fourth in their group in the preliminary phase of the Champions League. Interestingly, they already faced Spandau, whom they beat narrowly 12-11. In the league, under coach Javi Belmonte, they faced tough opponents in the first two games that resulted in defeats (10-7 against Terrassa and 11-18 against Assolim Mataró).
On the other hand, CN Tenerife Echeyde finished third in the preliminary phase of the Champions League, with two wins (against Ethnikos and Hapoel). In fact, they qualified for this first round of the Eurocup as a top seed in their first historic participation in the top continental competition.
The Canary Islands team has been grouped in Group C, to be played in Trieste, with the hosts, Lille from France, and Rapallo from Italy, three challenging opponents. In the league, the team also started with two losses, against Terrassa (16-7) and CN Sant Feliu (13-12).
RFEN Communication. Photo: Image from the Media Day organized by CN Tenerife Echeyde at Acidalio Lorenzo.
