Champions League: Halkbank back to the top of Pool C. Galati down Prague at tie break in Pool E

Third week of 2023/24 CEV Champions League is over with last two games played today.
In Pool C, Turkish powerhouse Halkbank Ankara remain to the top after a 3-0 (25:17, 25:23, 25:15) home win over Portugal’s Sport Lisboa e Benfica, and they did it with 14 winning blocks in just three sets (5 from a prefect Mert Matic, who scored 11 points, 100% and 6/6 in attack), and 16 points from top scorer Nimir Abdel-Aziz.
In Pool E, Romania’s C.S. Arcada Galati needed 136 minutes to celebrate their first win by beating VK Lvi Praha from Czech Republic at tie break (25:15, 23:25, 19:25, 25:21, 15:11).

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🏆| 2023/24 CEV CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | Games of the Week

Pool A

Tuesday December 12, 2023
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) – Ziraat Bank Ankara (TUR) 1-3 (18:25, 25:20, 20:25, 22:25)
📍Melina Markouri Rentis
Wednesday December 13, 2023
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Knack Roeselare (BEL) – Grupa Azoty Kęrzierzyn-Kozle (POL) 2-3 (20:25, 25:21, 25:23, 22:25, 10:15)
📍Tomabel Hall Roeselare

STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Ziraat Bank Ankara (TUR) 8
2. Grupa Azoty Kęrzierzyn-Kozle (POL) 6
3. Knack Roeselare (BEL) 4
4. Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) 0

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Pool B

Wednesday December 13, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów (POL) – Trentino Itas (ITA) 0-3 (21:25, 24:26, 20:25)
📍RCWS Podpromie Rzeszów
• 18.00 (Local Time) | ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) – Tours VB (FRA) 1-3 (25:22, 23:25, 23:25, 18:25)
📍Sportna Dvorana Tivoli Ljubljana

STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Trentino Itas (ITA) 9
2. Tours VB (FRA) 6
3. Asseco Resovia Rzeszów (POL) 3
4. ACH Volley Ljubljana (SLO) 0

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Pool C

Wednesday December 13, 2023
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza (ITA) – Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) 3-1 (25:23, 25:22, 22:25, 25:19)
📍Palabanca Piacenza

👉🏼Thursday December 14, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Halkbank Ankara (TUR) – Sport Lisboa e Benfica (POR) 3-0 (25:17, 25:23, 25:15)
📍TVF Ziraat Bankkart Volleyball Hall Ankara/A

STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Halkbank Ankara (TUR) 8
2. Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza (ITA) 6
3. Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) 4
4. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (POR) 0

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Pool D

Wednesday December 13, 2023
• 19.00 (Local Time) | SVG Lüneburg (GER) – Jastrzebski Węgiel (POL) 1-3 (25:23, 21:25, 15:25, 13:25)
📍LKH Arena Lüneburg
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Guaguas Las Palmas (ESP) – Jihostroj České Budejovice (CZE) 3-1 (25:17, 24:26, 25:16, 25:21)
📍Centro Insular de Deportes
Las Palmas

STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Jastrzebski Węgiel (POL) 9
2. SVG Lüneburg (GER) 6
3. Guaguas Las Palmas (ESP) 3
4. Jihostroj České Budejovice (CZE) 0

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Pool E

Tuesday December 12, 2023
• 20.30 (Local Time) | Greenyard Maaseik (BEL) – Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) 0-3 (22:25, 25:27, 24:26)
📍Steengoed Arena Maaseik

👉🏼Thursday December 14, 2023
• 18.00 (Local Time) | C.S. Arcada Galati (ROU) – VK Lvi Praha (CZE) 3-2 (25:15, 23:25, 19:25, 25:21, 15:11)
📍Sports Hall Galati

STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) 9
2. VK Lvi Praha (CZE) 4
3. Greenyard Maaseik (BEL) 3
4. C.S. Arcada Galati (ROU) 2

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