European cups
2013 CEV Champions League
The three Italian teams have gone through the Champions League main phase unscathed and are ready to compete into the knock-out stage of the playoffs 12. Two wins are required to go directly through. In case of a win each (on any score), a golden set to 15 will be played. Beaten on Saturday in Modena, Trento will be in Russia to take on Dinamo Moscow. Much shorter trip for Cuneo which will be in Slovenia to challenge Ljubljana. As for Macerata, which took three points last weekend in Piacenza, it will try to get a sixth victory in a row in the Champions League in the heated Polish atmosphere in Reszow.
PlayOffs 12
Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) – Zenit Kazan (RUS)
Dinamo Moscow (RUS) – Trentino Diatec (ITA)
Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL) – Noliko Maaseik (BEL)
Arkas Izmir (TUR) – PGE Skra Belchatow (POL)
Asseco Resovia Rzeszow (POL) – Lube Banca Marche MACERATA (ITA)
ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) – Bre Banca Lannutti CUNEO (ITA)
CEV Champions League
PlayOffs 12 first leg
Tuesday January 15 at 3pm Italian time.
Dinamo Moscow (RUS) – Trentino Diatec (ITA) Live on Sportitalia 2
(Szmydynski-Zulfugarov)
Tuesday January 15 at 6pm
ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) – Bre Banca Lannutti CUNEO (ITA) Live on Sportitalia 2
(Mokry-Dikmentepe)
Tuesday January 15 at 8.30pm
Asseco Resovia Rzeszow (POL) – Lube Banca Marche MACERATA (ITA) Live on Sportitalia 2
(Collados-Melnyk)
2013 CEV Cup
Latina is facing the tricky Challenge round, in which there will be the 7th second and the best third classified of the Champions League main phase. Winners over San Giustino in the league last weekend, the Italians will start away from home against the German side of Unterhaching, which was in the Champions League group of Macerata.
Challenge Round
Generali Unterhaching (GER) – Andreoli Latina (ITA)
Jihostroj Ceske Budejovice (CZE) – Maliye Milli Piyango Ankara (TUR)
Halkbank Ankara (TUR) – Knack Roeselare (BEL)
Tours VB (FRA) – Lokomotiv kharkiv (RUS)
CEV Cup
Challenge Round
Wednesday January 16 at 8pm
Generali Unterhaching (GER) – Andreoli Latina (ITA)
(Frigne-Lagierski)
2013 Challenge Cup
Piacenza has kept a clean sheet so far in the Challenge Cup (four 3-0 wins) and has reached the 8th of finals, in which it will meet the Bulgarian team of CVC Gabrov away. The latter has also had a perfect run in this competition with four wins in as many games.
8th of final
Dukla Liberec (CZE) – Vojvodina Ns Seme Novi Sad (SRB)
Hurrikaani-Loimaa (FIN) – Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)
Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) – Stroitel Minsk (BLR)
CVC Gabrovo (BUL) – Copra Elior Piacenza (ITA)
Kakanj Kakanj (BIH) – Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB)
Moerser SC (GER) – Delecta Bydgoszcz (POL)
Ural Ufa (RUS) – Kommunalnik Grodno (BLR)
En Gas&Oil Lugano (SVI) – Galatasaray Istanbul (TUR)
Challenge Cup
8th of final
Wednesday January 16 at 5pm Italian time
CVC Gabrovo (BUL) – Copra Elior Piacenza (ITA)
(Bagde-Hulka)
