The Men’s Champions League returns this week with eight matches across four groups, as the race for places in the Quarter-Final Stage begins to take shape.
Every group features a meeting between its top two teams, while those occupying third and fourth place face increasingly important fixtures in their attempts to remain in contention.
Radnicki and Pro Recco Headline the Week
The standout fixture takes place in Kragujevac on Tuesday, where Serbian champions Radnicki welcome Italian giants Pro Recco in a meeting between two teams with perfect records.
Radnicki lead Group B on goal difference after convincing victories over Oradea and Brescia, including an impressive 18-8 win against the Italian side in the previous round.
Pro Recco have also collected six points, although their performances have been less dominant.
History favours the visitors, who have won their last six meetings with Radnicki. The Serbian club’s most recent victory came in October 2013, when they defeated Recco 12-10 in Champions League qualifying.
Sabadell Face Olympiacos in Group A Showdown
Sabadell travel to Piraeus as the only team in Group A with six points, having defeated Jadran Herceg Novi and Hannover.
Olympiacos sit one point behind after requiring a penalty shootout to overcome Jadran in Round 2.
Elsewhere, Hannover and Jadran meet in Germany, with both clubs searching for their first victory.
Barceloneta and Mladost Meet in Spain
Reigning European champions Barceloneta host Mladost on Friday in another major encounter between the leading two teams in their group.
The Spanish champions have collected six points, while Mladost have four following their victory over Novi Beograd.
Meanwhile, Novi Beograd welcome Jadran Split on Wednesday, desperate to end a difficult run of results. The Serbian side remain without a point in Europe after two rounds.
Ferencvaros Travel to Marseille
Defending champions Ferencvaros visit Marseille on Wednesday in a meeting between two unbeaten Group D teams.
Both have collected six points, although Ferencvaros have been considerably more convincing, recording comfortable victories over Steaua Bucharest and Panathinaikos.
Elsewhere, Panathinaikos host Steaua as both sides look to secure their first points of the competition.