European Cups
2014 DenizBank Champions League
The first return games of the Champions League will be played this week. Macerata is in Siberia to challenge the European Champions of Novosibirsk as they try to stay top of the group (Macerata had won 3-2 the first leg). Trento will play host to the Turkish side of Izmir. It’s top versus bottom as Trento leads the group with nine points while Izmir only has one. Finally on Thursday, Piacenza will be in Bulgaria to meet Dupnitsa, bottom of Pool A and beaten by the Italians 3-0 in the first leg. Currently second, Zlatanov and co will try to win and hope for Tours to be beaten by Ljubljana.
Tables of the Italians
POOL A
Standings: Tours VB 8, Copra Elior Piacenza 7, Ach Volley Ljubljana 3, Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa 0
POOL D
Standings: Trentino Diatec 9, Berlin Recycling Volley 6, Energy Investments Lugano 2, Arkas Izmir 1
POOL E
Standings: Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata 8, Zenit Kazan 6, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 4, Posojilnica Aich/Dob 0
2014 DenizBank Champions League
Round 4 (first return games)
Tuesday December 3 at 1pm (Italian time)
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (RUS) – Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA)
(Rajkovic-Aliyev)
Wednesday December 4 at 8.30pm
Trentino Diatec (ITA) – Arkas Izmir (TUR)
(Markov-Loderus)
Thursday December 5 at 7pm (Italian time)
Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa (BUL) – Copra Elior Piacenza (ITA)
(Micevski-Hudik)
2014 CEV Cup
Roberto Piazza’s team is off to Germany to meet TV Ingersoll Bühl in the 8th of finals first leg. The Germans had the better of Landstede Zwolle (Holland) in the previous round. Cuneo is galvanized by the European victories over Nantes and the league win over Ravenna last weekend.
2014 CEV Cup
8th of finals first leg
Wednesday December 4 at 8pm
TV Ingersoll Bühl (GER) – Bre Lannutti Cuneo (ITA)
(Marques Ferreira-Myredal)
