Champions League: Italian sides win first leg of Quarterfinals!
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Quarterfinals of 2023/24 CEV Champions League started today with first three games of first leg, in which all three Italian sides celebrated victories.
Away win for Italian powerhouse Cucine Lube Civitanova, who won in Turkey, on the field of Halkbank Ankara with the score of 1-3 (21:25, 21:25, 27:25, 22:25), despite a stellar performance of bomber Nimir Abdel Aziz, who left the court with 27 points including 2 winning blocks and 4 aces (21/42 in attack through 50%, blocked 4 times and 2 errors).
In a very balanced game, looking at numbers, the winners had 4 players in double digit: 17 points each for Marlon Yant (5 only in decisive four set) and Aleksandar Nikolov, 15 for Adis Lagumdzija and 10 for Barthlemy Chinenyeze.
Among tue hosts, in addition to Nimir, double digit also for Earvin Ngapeth who scored 12 points including 1 block and 1 ace, but with only 43% in attack (10/23, blocked once and 3 errors).
All easy for Itas Trentino, who showed their dominance by sweeping Berlin Recycling Volleys 0-3 (18:25, 17:25, 17:25). The Italian side’s skillful play, highlighted by Daniele Laviaâs 21 points (including 4 aces, 1 block and 67% in attack) and Alessandro Michielettoâs 19 points (with 1 ace, 2 blocks and 70% in attack), left the German team with no response, setting the stage for their advance to the semi-finals. No players among the hosts reached a double digit.
The evening concluded with a thrilling five-set match between Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza and Plusliga’s leaders JastrzÄbski WÄgiel, ending in a 3-2 (19:25, 30:28, 25:16, 22:25, 15:11) very nervous victory for the hosts, led in score by a great Ricardo Lucarelli, top scorer and MVP of the match with 24 points, including 2 aces, 1 block and 57%
in attack, contributing significantly to the teamâs comeback after losing the first set. Double digit also for Yoandy Leal and Robertlandy Simon who added 17 and 10 points, respectively, while Jean Patry was the most prolific player on the other side of the net.
Tomorrow Spain’s Guaguas Las Palmas will face Turkey’s Ziraat Bankkart Ankara in the game that will close First Leg of quarterfinals.
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đ| 2023/24 CEV CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | Quarterfinals
FIRST LEG
đđźWednesday February 21, 2024
⢠18.00 (Local Time) | Halkbank Ankara (TUR) – Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) 1-3 (21:25, 21:25, 27:25, 22:25)
đTVF Ziraat Bankkart Volleyball Hall Ankara / A
⢠19.30 (Local Time) | Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) – Trentino Itas (ITA) 0-3 (18:25, 17:25, 17:25)
đMax-Schmeling-Halle Berlin
⢠20.30 (Local Time) | Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza (ITA) – JastrzÄbski WÄgiel (POL) 3-2 (19:25, 30:28, 25:16, 22:25, 15:11)
đPalaBanca Piacenza
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Thursday February 22, 2024
⢠18.30 (Local Time) | Guaguas Las Palmas (ESP) – Ziraat Bankkart Ankara (TUR) 1-3 (25:17, 23:25, 21:25, 23:25)
đCentro Insular de Deportes Las Palmas
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SECOND LEG
Wednesday February 28, 2024
⢠18.00 (Local Time) | JastrzÄbski WÄgiel (POL) – Gas Sales Daiko Piacenza (ITA) 3-0 (25:22, 26:24, 25:21)
đHala Widowiskowo – Sportowa Jastrzebie Zdroj
⢠19.00 (Local Time) | Ziraat Bankkart Ankara (TUR) – Guaguas Las Palmas (ESP) 0-3 (17:25, 21:25, 18:25) GOLDEN SET: 15-7
đTVF Ziraat Bankkart Volleyball Hall Ankara / A
⢠20.30 (Local Time) | Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) – Halkbank Ankara (TUR) 3-1 (25:23, 20:25, 25:15, 25:23)
đEurosuole Forum Civitanova Marche
Thursday February 29, 2024
⢠20.30 (Local Time) | Trentino Itas (ITA) – Berlin Recycling Volleys (GER) 3-0 (25:19, 25:20, 25:22)
đilT quotidiano Arena Trento
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