33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships - Barcelona 2018

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Kings of Europe 🏆🏆🏆🏆

🤽‍♂️🏆 And the winners are...

🥇 Serbia 🇷🇸
🥈 Spain 🇪🇸
🥉 Croatia 🇭🇷

Individual Awards ⬇️

⭐️ MVP ➡️ Filip Filipović 🇷🇸
🏐 Top Scorer ➡️ Ioannis Fountoulis 🇬🇷
🥅 Best Goalkeeper ➡️ Daniel López Pinedo 🇪🇸

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⏱ FINAL SCORE
🇷🇸 12 - 🇪🇸 10
(0-1, 3-3, 3-2, 1-1)
Penalties: 5-3

⭐️ Serbia 🇷🇸 claim their 4th consecutive European Championships after defeating Spain 🇪🇸 in the penalties!

📊 Full Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs

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⏱ FULL-TIME
🇭🇷 10 - 🇮🇹 8
(4-0, 3-5, 2-1, 1-2)

⭐️ Čestitamo!! Croatia 🇭🇷 brings home the bronze 🥉

📊 Full Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs
‼️ Up next 🔜 22:15 🇷🇸 🆚 🇪🇸

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⏱ FULL-TIME
🇲🇪 6 - 🇬🇷 8
(1-2, 3-3, 1-1, 1-2)

⭐️ Greece 🇬🇷 finishes 5th at the European Championships!

📊 Full Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs
‼️ Up next 🔜 20:30 🇭🇷 🆚 🇮🇹

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⏱ FULL-TIME
🇭🇺 8 - 🇷🇺 9
(1-2, 2-3, 1-3, 4-1)

⭐️ Russia 🇷🇺 takes the 7th place at the European championships Barcelona 2018!

📊 Full Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs
‼️ Up next 🔜 18:15 🇲🇪 🆚 🇬🇷

📰 Men’s final: Figures

Men’s final: figures | 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships Barcelona 2018 Although Serbia’s superiority over Spain seems undeniable for most water polo enthusiasts, statistics tell a different story, at least those from the past two weeks at the Picornell. Both teams have played a similar tournament, with almost identical figures.

📰 Men’s Final: Players to Watch

Men’s final: players to watch | 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships Barcelona 2018 Choosing only two players to follow from Spain and Serbia in the final match of the men’s competition has proved to be a tough challenge, especially when both squads are packed with some of the finest stars in the world of water polo.

📰 Men’s Final: The Precedents

Men’s final: the precedents | 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships Barcelona 2018 Serbia and Spain have basically no precedents in finals of major international water polo competitions. In fact, there is only one match somewhat similar to this one, which was the final of the European Championships of 1991 in Athens, when Spain faced Yugoslavia, the nation which was made up of sev...

🎨 Daniel López Pinedo, Day 13 MVP 🏆🇪🇸

Incredible work by the incredible AXE colours! We are looking forward to seeing who will complete our walk of fame ⭐️

We are ready ⚡️

⏰ Day 15 Schedule:

16:45 🇭🇺🆚🇷🇺 - 7-8 Pl.
18:15 🇲🇪🆚🇬🇷 - 5-6 Pl.
20:30 🇭🇷🆚🇮🇹 - 🥉
22:15 🇷🇸🆚🇪🇸 - 🥇

📺 Live Stream: https://bit.ly/2KRT4W9
📊 Live Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs
‼️ Live Blog: https://bit.ly/2NfKqxk

Orange is the new gold! 🤽‍♀️🏆

And the winners are...

🥇 The Netherlands 🇳🇱
🥈 Greece 🇬🇷
🥉 Spain 🇪🇸

Individual Awards ⬇️

⭐️ MVP ➡️ Sabrina van der Sloot 🇳🇱
🏐 Top Scorer ➡️ Bea Ortiz 🇪🇸
🥅 Best Goalkeeper ➡️ Laura Aarts 🇳🇱

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⏱ FULL-TIME
🇳🇱 6 - 🇬🇷 4
(2-1, 2-2, 1-0, 1-1)

⭐️ THE NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱 ARE THE NEW EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS 🏆

📊 Full Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs

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⏱ FULL-TIME
🇭🇺 6 - 🇪🇸 12
(1-5, 2-1, 0-4, 3-2)

⭐️ ¡¡Medalla!! Spain 🇪🇸 claims the bronze at the European Championships! ¡Enhorabuena campeonas!

📊 Full Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs
‼️ Up next 🔜 22:15 🇳🇱 🆚 🇬🇷

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⏱ FULL-TIME
🇮🇹 8 - 🇷🇺 14
(3-3, 3-5, 1-5, 1-1)

⭐️ Russia 🇷🇺 claims the fifth place at the European Championships!

📊 Full Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs
‼️ Up next 🔜 20:30 🇭🇺 🆚 🇪🇸

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⏱ FULL-TIME
🇩🇪 5 - 🇫🇷 13
(1-3, 1-1, 2-4, 1-5)

⭐️ France 🇫🇷 takes the 7th spot at the women's competition! Félicitations!

📊 Full Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs
‼️ Up next 🔜 18:15 🇮🇹 🆚 🇷🇺

📰 Women’s finals: players to watch

Women’s finals: players to watch | 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships Barcelona 2018 Netherlands’ goalkeeper, Laura Aarts, and the captain of Greece, goal scoring machine Alexandra Asimaki, are the leading stars of the teams competing in the final of the women’s tournament in Barcelona 2018. Both players have been selected as MVPs for one of the matchdays of the competition as t...

📰 Women’s final: Referees

Women’s final: referees | 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships Barcelona 2018 The last match of the women’s competition will be overseen by the referees Nenad Peris from Croatia and Gabriella Varkony from Hungary. These are two respected referees in the world of water polo as they have gained substantial experience in their previous participations at major international eve...

📰 Women’s finals: the precedents 🇳🇱🇬🇷

Women’s finals: the precedents | 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships Barcelona 2018 Tonight’s matchup between Greece and the Netherlands has no precedents in a final of the European Championships, but it will be a great contest in terms of the highest level in European water polo. The women’s team from the Netherlands will partake in their ninth final of the continental competi...

🎨 Maud Megens, Day 12 MVP 🏆🇳🇱

Once again, thank you to the talented AXE colours for this outstanding work of art! Are you excited about today's 🇳🇱 🆚 🇬🇷 final?

Ready for the women's final? Who will take the European crown? 👑🤽‍♀️

⏰ Day 14 Schedule:

16:45 🇩🇪🆚🇫🇷 - 7-8 Pl.
18:15 🇮🇹🆚🇷🇺 - 5-6 Pl.
20:30 🇭🇺🆚🇪🇸 - 🥉
22:15 🇳🇱🆚🇬🇷 - 🥇

📺 Live Stream: https://bit.ly/2KRT4W9
📊 Live Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs
‼️ Live Blog: https://bit.ly/2NfKqxk

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⏱ FULL-TIME
🇪🇸 8 - 🇮🇹 7
(1-1, 3-2, 1-3, 3-1)

⭐️ ¡¡¡A la final!!! Spain 🇪🇸 qualifies for the final of the European Water Polo Championships Barcelona 2018 and will fight for the gold against Serbia!

📊 Full Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs

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⏱ FULL-TIME
🇷🇸 9 - 🇭🇷 7
(5-3, 1-1, 1-1, 2-2)

⭐️ Serbia 🇷🇸 becomes the first finalist of !

📊 Full Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs
‼️ Up next 🔜 22:00 🇪🇸 🆚 🇮🇹

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⏱ FULL-TIME
🇬🇷 12 - 🇷🇺 11

⭐️ Greece 🇬🇷 joins the fight for the 5th place!

📊 Full Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs
‼️ Up next 🔜 20:30 🇷🇸 🆚 🇭🇷

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⏱ FULL-TIME
🇭🇺 6 - 🇲🇪 7
(1-2, 1-2, 2-2, 2-1)

⭐️ Montenegro 🇲🇪 will fight for the fifth place against 🇬🇷 or 🇷🇺!

📊 Full Results: https://bit.ly/2KQafHs
‼️ Up next 🔜 18:15 🇬🇷 🆚 🇷🇺