Euro Cup Men: Marseille and BVSC aiming to overturn first-leg deficits to reach final

Radnicki’s defence – including Nikola Dedovic – struggled to keep Marseille’s Thomas Vernoux quiet in the first leg, as he hammered in four goals. Photo: SPD Radnicki

After battling back from 3-1 down, VK Jadran Split secured a late three-goal lead in their semifinal first-leg clash with BVSC Manna ABC, but the Hungarians stayed within touching distance, scoring twice in the last minute to reduce the deficit to just one heading into Saturday’s crunch return fixture in Budapest. The other last-four clash is also finely poised...