European Cups
In the Champions League, Trentino and Cuneo, which were already qualified in the previous round, are waiting for the draw, to be made on Friday afternoon in Luxemburg. The venue of the Final Four will be revealed at the same time and therefore the team that will be directly qualified for the semi-finals. Trento is amongst the candidates as it offered Bolzano’s PalaOnda as home court.
Treviso went out of the Champions League with a smile. Thanks to its 3-1 victory over Fenerbahce, it qualified for the Cev Cup Challenge round.
Bitter road game in Turkey for Modena. Winners in the first leg against Ankara, it was knocked out due to a 15-12 Golden set loss.
Macerata marches on in the Challenge Cup. It swept Tev Aviv in Israel. The Italians will meet Surgut, Russia, in the quarter-finals in the first few days of February.
Results
CEV Champions League
Round 6
POOL A
Zenit Kazan (RUS) – AS Cannes (FRA) 2-3 (25-20, 23-25, 24-26, 25-19, 13-15)
CSKA Sofia (BUL) – Generali Unterhaching (GER) 3-2 (23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 15-10)
Standings: Zenit Kazan 13, Generali Unterhaching 11, CSKA Sofia7, AS Cannes 5
POOL B
Noliko Maaseik (BEL) – Radnicki Kragujevac (SRB) 3-0 (19-25, 20-25, 18-25)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (ITA) – CAI Teruel (ESP) 3-1 (28-30, 28-26, 19-25, 22-25)
Standings: Noliko Maaseik 15, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 14, CAI Teruel 7, Radnicki Kragujevac 0
POOL C
ACH Volley Bled (SLO) – Jastrzebski Wegiel (POL) 0-3 (21-25, 21-25, 23-25)
Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) – Budvanska Rivijera Budva (MNE) 2-3 (26-24, 17-25, 25-17, 28-30, 6-15)
Standings: Jastrzebski Wegiel 11, ACH Volley Bled 11, Budvanska Rivijera Budva 9, Olympiacos Piraeus 5
POOL D
VfB Friedrichshafen (GER) – Trentino BetClic (ITA) 3-2 (23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-19, 15-10)
Pge Skra Belchatow (POL)- Remat Zalau (ROU) 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-22)
Standings: Pge Skra Belchatow 15, Trentino BetClic 12, VfB Friedrichshafen 9, Remat Zalau 0
POOL E
Sisley Treviso (ITA) – Fenerbahce Istanbul (TUR) 3-1 (26-28, 25-23, 25-22, 26-24)
Tours VB (FRA) – Lokomotiv Belgorod (RUS) 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-19)
Standings: Lokomotiv Belgorod 13, Tours VB 12, Sisley Treviso 7, Fenerbahce Istanbul 4
POOL F
Dinamo Moscow (RUS) – Panathinaikos Athens (GRE) 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-23)
Hypo Tirol Innsbruck (AUT) – Knack Randstad Roeselare (BEL) 0-3 (26-28, 20-25, 21-25)
Standings: Dinamo Moscow 14, Knack Randstad Roeselare 10, Hypo Tirol Innsbruck 7, Panathinaikos Athens 5
CEV Cup
Quarter final return leg
Ziraat Bankasi Ankara (TUR) – Casa Modena (ITA) 3-0 (25-22 25-18 25-14) Golden Set: 15-12
GM Capital Challenge Cup
8th of final return leg
Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) – Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) 0-3 (18-25, 24-26, 15-25)
Champions and Cev Cup draw Friday in Luxemburg
2011 CEV Champions League: Playoffs 12
Here are the 13 qualified teams:
Zenit Kazan (Russia)
Generali Unterhahching (Germany)
Noliko Maseeik (Belgium)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (Italy)
ACH Volley Bled (Slovenia)
Jastrzebski Wiegel (Poland)
Budvanska Rivijera Budva (Montenegro)
PGE Skra Belchatow (Poland)
Trentino BetClic (Italy)
Lokomotiv Belgorod (Russia)
Tours VB (France)
Dinamo Mosca (Russia)
Knack Randstad Roeselare (Belgium).
Not only the Final Four venue of the Champions League will be known but also the city to host the Cev Cup, which will take place on March 26 and 27.
CEV Cup: Challenge Round
The four best third classified teams of the champions League, behind the absolute best third, go through to the Cev Cup Challenge round with the four teams that won the Cev Cup quarter finals.
Best third of the Champions League:
Sisley Treviso (ITA)
Vfb Friedrichshafen (GER)
Cska Sofia (BUL)
Cai Teruel (SPA)
Four teams qualified from the CEV Cup quarter-finals:
Ziraat Bankasi Ankara (TUR)
Arago de Sete (FRA)
Asseco Resovia Rzeszow (POL)
Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL)
A1 Italian Cup Final Eight
Italian Cup quarter-finals
Wednesday 19 january at 8.30pm
Itas Diatec Trentino – Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza
Casa Modena – Sisley Treviso
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia Live on Rai Sport 1
Live streaming on http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raisport/multimedia/diretta.html
