2012 Champions League
2012 could not have started any better for the Italian teams involved in the Champions League. Trentino, Cuneo and Macerata all qualified for the Playoffs 12 with a game in hand.
Three victories without any set conceded: Trentino dominated Partizan Belgrade with Stoytchev who could even rest Juantorena and Bari and made Kaziyski sit the whole third set. The Spaniards of Teruel are next on Wednesday.
Beaten in the first leg at home, Cuneo took revenge on Budejovice in the Czech Republic. As for Macerata, it silenced Fenerbahce Istanbul, who had won the first leg at the tie-break. A trip to Russia and Novosibirsk without pressure is next.
2012 CEV Champions League
Round 5 – Results and standings
POOL A
Arkas Izmir (TUR) – Noliko Maaseik (BEL) 3-1 (25-27, 29-27, 25-23, 25-20)
Iraklis Thessaloniki (GRE) – Cska Sofia (BUL) 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 16-25, 25-21)
Standings: Arkas Izmir 12, Noliko Maaseik 9, Iraklis Thessaloniki 8, Cska Sofia 1
POOL B
Euphony Asse-Lennik (BEL) – VfB Friedrichshafen (GER) 1-3 (30-32, 23-25, 25-20, 21-25)
Zenit Kazan (RUS) – Remat Zalau (ROU) 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-20)
Standings: Zenit Kazan 14, VfB Friedrichshafen 12, Euphony Asse-Lennik 3, Remat Zalau 1
POOL C
Trentino PlanetWin365 (ITA) – Partizan Termoelektro Beograd (SRB) 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-20) Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL) – Cai Teruel (ESP) 3-0 (25-14, 26-24, 25-15)
Standings: Trentino PlanetWin365 13, Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle 11, Cai Teruel 4, Partizan Termoelektro Beograd 2
POOL D
Jihostroj Ceske Budejovice (CZE) – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (ITA) 0-3 (18-25, 22-25, 21-25)
Generali Unterhaching (GER) – Stade Poitevin Poitiers (FRA) 2-3 (16-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-14, 11-15)
Standings: Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 12, Stade Poitevin Poitiers 8, Generali Unterhaching 6, Jihostroj Ceske Budejovice 4
POOL E
Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) – Fenerbahce Grundig Istanbul (TUR) 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 28-26)
Hypo Tirol Innsbruck (AUT) – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (RUS) 2-3 (15-25, 25-22, 25-21, 19-25, 13-15)
Standings: Lube Banca Marche Macerata 13, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 11, Fenerbahce Instanbul 5, Hypo Tirol Innsbruck 1
POOL F
Tours VB (FRA) – Pge Skra Belchatow (POL) 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 26-24)
Budvanska Rivijera Budva (MNE) – Ach Volley Ljubljana (SLO) 0-3 (26-28, 17-25, 21-25)
Standings: Tours VB 12, Pge Skra Belchatow 11, Ach Volley Ljubljana 6, Budvanska Rivijera Budva 1
Fixtures
2012 CEV Champions League – Round 6
POOL C
Wednesday January 18 at 8.15pm
Cai Teruel (ESP) – Trentino PlanetWin365 (ITA)
POOL D
Wednesday January 18 at 8.30pm
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (ITA) – Generali Unterhaching (GER)
POOL E
Wednesday January 18 at 1pm Italian time (7pm local time)
Lokomotiv Novosibrisk (RUS) – Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA)
2012 CEV Cup
Mission accomplished for Monza, which swept Berlin in the quarter-final first leg in its PalaIper Arena. The German side is a good level team but could do very little against the Italians. If Monza wins the second leg, it will go through to the Challenge Round, in which there will be some teams coming from the Champions League.
CEV Cup
Quarter final first leg
Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza (ITA) – Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) 3-0 (25-20, 25-12, 33-31)
Fixtures
CEV Cup
Quarter final return leg
Thursday january 19 at 7.30pm
Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) – Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza (ITA)
