Special European Cup
Ankara the venue
Piacenza vs Macerata in playoffs 12
2014 DenizBank Champions League
The Champions League Main Phase ended on Wednesday. The three Italian teams taking part qualified, Piacenza and Trento as first while Macerata finished second after going close to the breakthrough against Kazan.
This morning at 11.30pm, the CEV revealed the name of the Final Four venue to take place on March 23-24: Ankara, Turkey. This means Halkbank Ankara is directly through to the semi-finals. The playoffs 12 draw was also carried out: there will be an all-Italian affair between Macerata and Piacenza. The winner will meet the winner of Berlin versus Kazan. Trento will take on the Belgian side of Noliko Maaseik.
PlayOffs 12
BERLIN Recycling Volleys (GER) – Zenit KAZAN (RUS)
Cucine Lube Banca Marche MACERATA (ITA) – Copra Elior PIACENZA (ITA)
TOURS VB (FRA) – JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel (POL)
Asseco Resovia RZESZOW (POL) – Knack ROESELARE (BEL)
Noliko MAASEIK (BEL) – TRENTINO Diatec (ITA)
Budvanska Rivijera BUDVA (MNE) – Belogorie BELGOROD (RUS)
Fixtures
PlayOffs 12 first leg
Between 14 and 16 of January
PlayOffs 12 return leg
Between 21 and 23 of January
Results:
2014 DenizBank Champions League – 3a giornata di ritorno
POOL A
Tours VB – Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa (BUL) 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-22)
Ach Volley Ljubljana (SLO) – Copra Elior Piacenza 1-3 (25-22, 21-25, 15-25, 22-25)
Standings: Copra Elior Piacenza 16, Tours VB 13, Ach Volley Ljubljana 4, Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa 3
POOL B
Noliko Maaseik (BEL) – Belogorie Belgorod (RUS) 0-3 (22-25, 21-25, 18-25)
Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) – VK Ostrava (CZE) 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 26-24)
Standings: Belogorie Belgorod 18, Noliko Maaseik 9, Olympiacos Piraeus 9, VK Ostrava 0
POOL C
Jihostroj Ceske Budejovice (CZE) – Budvanska Rivijera Budva (MNE) 1-3 (20–25, 25 22, 16–25, 18–25)
Asseco Resovia Rzeszow (POL) – Paris Volley (FRA) 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-23)
Standings: Asseco Resovia Rzeszow 13, Budvanska Rivijera Budva 12, Paris Volley 11, Jihostroj Ceske Budejovice 0
POOL D
Arkas Izmir (TUR) – Energy Investments Lugano (SUI) 2-3 (25-16, 25-20, 23-25, 17-25, 13-25) Berlin Recycling Volley (GER) – Trentino Diatec (ITA) 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-19)
Standings: Trentino Diatec 15, Berlin Recycling Volley 15, Energy Investments Lugano 4, Arkas Izmir 2
POOL E
Zenit Kazan (RUS) – Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata (ITA) 3-2 (21-25, 24-26, 25-22, 25-23, 15-8)
Posojilnica Aich/Dob (AUT) – Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (RUS) 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13)
Standings: Zenit Kazan 14, Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata 12, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 8, Posojilnica Aich/Dob 2
POOL F
Jastrzebski Wegiel (POL) – Halkbank Ankara (TUR) 3-2 (25-27, 25-18, 37-39, 25-21, 17-15)
Tomis Constanta (ROU) – Hypo Tirol Innsbruck (AUT) 3-1 (25-12, 25-15, 26-28, 25-20)
Standings: Jastrzebski Wegiel 14, Halkbank Ankara 13, Tomis Constanta 9, Hypo Tirol Innsbruck 0
POOL G
Galatasaray Istanbul (TUR) – Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle (POL) 3-2 (21-25, 25-23, 20-25, 26-24, 15-10)
VfB Friedrichshafen (GER) – Knack Roeselare (BEL) 2-3 (25-21, 25-22, 31-33, 16-25, 11-15)
Standings: Knack Roeselare 17, VfB Friedrichshafen 9, Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle 8, Galatasaray Istanbul 2
2014 Challenge Cup
Big sigh of releief for Latina who qualified at the golden set against Anwerp after losing the return leg on the same score they had won the first, 3-0.
16th of finals return leg
Precura Antwerpen (BEL) – Andreoli Latina (ITA) 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-16 – Golden Set 10-15)
2014 Challenge Cup
8th of finals first leg
Between 14 and 16 of January
Pärnu VK (EST) – Andreoli Latina (ITA)
