The Champions League Final Four will start with Odintsovo versus Iraklis on Saturday at 4. There will be two ex-stars of the Italian league: Brazilian Giba in Cuneo from 2003 to 2007 and on the other team Flavio Gulinelli, coach at Vibo Valentia until last February. The Russians and Greek reached the semis by beating respectively Belchatow ad Friedrichshafen.
The Italian fans will be looking forward to the second semi final, scheduled on Saturday at 7, between Trentino and Macerata. Many buses have been arranged to bring the respective fans to Prague. There will be 1500 Trento fans and 400 from Macerata. This will be the fourth encounter between the two teams this season. Macerata won twice, in the Super Cup in September and in the return league game, while Trento had the better in the first match-up of the regular season.
Trentino had a better run en route to the Final Four, remaining unbeaten from start to finish, while Macerata was defeated twice: against Roeselare in the group phase and against Kazan in the quarter final return leg, but the team was already qualified.
Stoytchev’s team will take part in their first Final Four while Corsano and co are at their 3rd participation in the Champions League. They won it on 2002.
On Sunday at 2.30, there will be the game for third place, while the final will take place at 5.30. The two Italians will try to bring the trophy back home as Treviso was the last Italian winner in 2006.
CEV INDESIT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – FINAL FOUR
Saturday 4 April at 4pm
Iskra Odintsovo (RUS) – Iraklis Salonicco (GRE) LIVE ON SPORTITALIA 24
Saturday 4 April
Trentino Volley – Lube Banca Marche Macerata LIVE ON SPORTITALIA 24
Sunday 5 April at 2.30pm
Game for third place LIVE ON SPORTITALIA 24
Sunday 5 April at 5.30
Final LIVE ON SPORTITALIA
Past winners
1960 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1960/61 | Rapid Bucarest (ROM) |
1961/62 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1962/63 | Rapid Bucarest (ROM) |
1963/64 | SC Leipzig (GDR) |
1964/65 | Rapid Bucarest (ROM) |
1965/66 | Dinamo Bucarest (ROM) |
1966/67 | Dinamo Bucarest (ROM) |
1967/68 | Spartak Brno (CEC) |
1968/69 | CSKA Sofia (BUL) |
1969/70 | Burevestnik Alma Ata (URSS) |
1970/71 | Burevestnik Alma Ata (URSS) |
1971/72 | Zetor Zbroyovka Brno (CEC) |
1972/73 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1973/74 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1974/75 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1975/76 | Dukla Liberec (CEC) |
1976/77 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1977/78 | Plomien Milowice (POL) |
1978/79 | Stella Rossa Bratislava (CEC) |
1979/80 | Klippan CUS Torino (ITA) |
1980/81 | Dinamo Bucarest (ROM) |
1981/82 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1982/83 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1983/84 | Santal Parma (ITA) |
1984/85 | Santal Parma (ITA) |
1985/86 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1986/87 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1987/88 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1988/89 | CSKA Mosca (URSS) |
1989/90 | Philips Modena (ITA) |
1990/91 | CSKA Mosca (C.S.I.) |
1991/92 | Il Messaggero Ravenna (ITA) |
1992/93 | Il Messaggero Ravenna (ITA) |
1993/94 | Edilcuoghi Ravenna (ITA) |
1994/95 | Sisley Treviso (ITA) |
1995/96 | Las Daytona Modena (ITA) |
1996/97 | Las Daytona Modena (ITA) |
1997/98 | Casa Modena Unibon (ITA) |
1998/99 | Sisley Treviso (ITA) |
1999/00 | Sisley Treviso (ITA) |
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