2012 Champions League – Playoffs 12
The three Italian teams made it to the Playoffs 12, in which a Golden Set to 15 will be played in case of 1 win each. The Playoffs 6 and the Final Four in Lodz, Poland, will follow.
One Italian will be knocked out of the playoffs 12 for sure as Macerata has been drawn against Cuneo. The winner of this tie will match up against the winner of Maaseik versus Trentino.
2012 Champions League
Playoffs 12
Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL) – Arkas Izmir (TUR)
Generali Unterhaching (GER) – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (RUS)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (ITA)
Noliko Maaseik (BEL) – Trentino PlanetWin365 (ITA)
VfB Friedrichshafen (GER) – Tours VB (FRA)
Stade Poitevin Poitiers (FRA) – Zenit Kazan (RUS)
Schedule
Playoffs 12 first leg
Tuesday January 31 at 8.30pm
Noliko Maaseik (BEL) – Trentino PlanetWin365 (ITA) Live on Sportitalia 2
(Rychlik-Van Der Velden)
Wednesday February 1 at 8.30pm
Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (ITA) Live on Sportitalia 1
(Yener-Labasta)
2012 CEV Cup – Challenge Round
Undefeated in the competition so far, Monza qualified for the Challenge round, in which there will be the four best third of the Champions League last group phase. Monza is flying to Romania to meet Remat Zalau. In case of a win each a Golden Set to 15 will be played.
2012 CEV Cup
The draw
Knack Roeselare (BEL) – ACH Volley Ljubiana (SLO)
Fenerbahace Grundig Istanbul (TUR) – Assecco Resovia Rzeszow (POL)
Dinamo Moscow (RUS) – Iraklis Thessaloniki (GRE)
Remat Zalau (ROU) – Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza (ITA)
Schedule
Challenge Round first leg
Tuesday January 31 at 6pm (Italian time)
Remat Zalau (ROU) – Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza (ITA)
(Nisancioglu-Selin)
