2016 CEV DenizBank Champions League
On the eve of the return games, Trentino, Civitanova and Modena all top their group with a three-point advantage on their main followers.
In a key game for the qualification into the Playoffs 12, Trento will be in France to take on Tours, team they dominated in the last round but which is the main threat for the victory of the group. If Lanza and co can make the double over the French, they’ll make a giant step towards the second phase.
Civitanova will be home against Liberec, which they had easily beaten on the road. They have to win it in order to keep the Pols of Belchatow at safe distance.
Same motivation for Modena. After three wins in as many games and without even losing a point, they will try to make the double over Novi Sad in Serbia. In the first meeting, they needed just over an hour to seal the deal. A win would keep the Italians top ahead of the big game against the Polish side of Gdansk.
All the games are on live streaming on www.laola1.tv
Fixtures:
CEV Champions League – Round 4 (first return games)
Wednesday 16 December at 8pm
POOL F
Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad (SRB) – DHL Modena (ITA) Live on Sky Sport 3
(Mokry-Melnyk)
Wednesday 16 December at 8.30pm
POOL C
Tours VB (FRA) – Trentino Diatec (ITA) Diretta Fox Sports HD
(Gradinski-Hudik)
POOL E
Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) – Dukla Liberec (CZE) Differed on Thursday 17 December at 10pm on Fox Sports HD
(Rodriguez-Georgouleas)
Standings of the Italians:
POOL C
Trentino Diatec (ITA) 9, Tours VB (FRA) 6, Noliko Maaseik (BEL) 3, PAOK Thessaloniki (GRE) 0
POOL E
Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) 9, PGE Skra Belchatow (POL) 6, Knack Roeselare (BEL) 3, Dukla Liberec (CZE) 0
POOL F
DHL Modena (ITA) 9, Lotos Trefl Gdansk (POL) 6, Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad (SRB) 3, ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) 0
2016 CEV Cup
Under newly appointed coach Boban Kovac, back in Perugia after a year out with the Iranian national team, Perugia will take on the Slovakian side of Presov, easily beaten in the first leg away from home. Kovac is back but his presence on the bench is not certain tomorrow because of some difficulties in the administrative paperwork. Perugia will only need two sets to go through, and if they do, they will take on the winner of Swd Powervolleys Düren (GER) and Jihostroj Ceske Budejovice (CZE), the latter lost the first leg away at the tie-break.
Fixtures
8th of finals return leg
Wednesday 16 December at 8.30pm
Sir Safety-Sicoma Perugia (ITA) – Mirad PU Presov (SVK)
(Kuzmanovic-Gerogiadis)
2016 CEV Challenge Cup
Verona has been dominant so far in the Challenge Cup. They first got rid of the Portuguese of Fonte Bastardo Azores before cruising past Landstede Zwolle in the Netherland in the 16th of finals first legs. If the Italians go through, they will take on the winner of Gentofte Volley (Denmark) and Galatasaray Istanbul. The Turkish team easily won the first leg on the road.
Fixtures
16th of finals return leg
Wednesday 16 December at 8.30pm
Calzedonia Verona (ITA) – Landstede Zwolle (NED)
(Fuentes Barrasa-Budzeika)
