The team coached by Albert Español finished second in their group, thus ensuring their participation in the continental competition. The group stage draw will take place on Monday morning.
The preliminary round began with a narrow defeat (15-16) against Brescia, which meant the Sabadell-based club had to win their remaining matches. CN Sabadell responded with two decisive victories: first against Budva (20-12) and later against the host team, A-Polo (22-12), with a notable performance from Averka, who scored seven goals.
With these results, the team secured second place in the group, behind Brescia, demonstrating solid performances. This qualification allows the Sabadell team to overcome a preliminary round that had initially become complicated.
Monday's draw will determine CN Sabadell's opponents in a competition where they will once again face the top European water polo clubs.
This achievement comes shortly after their narrow loss in the Copa Catalunya final against CN Atlètic-Barceloneta, played a week ago. Monday's draw will define CN Sabadell's adversaries as they return to the top European competition.
In other club news, the women's team lost the Copa Catalunya final against CN Mataró by 11-9, finishing as runners-up in Catalonia.
