Volero and Olympiacos advance to Round 4 of the Champions League
Recap
Volero LE CANNET (FRA) vs Janta Volej KISELA VODA (MKD) 3-0 (25-6, 25-13, 25-13)
Having won in Skopje in the second qualification match, Le Cannet secured its place in the CEV ZEREN Group Champions League Volley Women group stage.
Le Cannet earned a 3–0 home victory on Thursday in the second leg of the third qualifying round, thus confirming its advancement to the group phase, which begins on 27 November.
It was a formality, and Le Cannet did not delay. The team from Alpes-Maritimes won the first two sets (25–6, 25–13) in just 38 minutes against a very young and weak opponent. The third set also brought no difficulties (25–13).
Top scorers for Le Cannet: Aida Dautova – 16 points, Elizabet Inneh – 14 points. The team delivered 12 aces in just three sets.
Le Cannet is now placed in a very challenging Group A, alongside VakifBank Istanbul, Savino del Bene Scandicci (Italy) — both 2025 Final Four teams — and CS Măgura Blaj (Romania).
Their first match will be an away game in Turkey against VakifBank on 27 November.
Vasas Óbuda BUDAPEST (HUN) vs Olympiacos PIRAEUS (GRE) 3–2 (18-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-22, 15-8)
After 25 years, Greek women’s volleyball will once again be represented at the highest level.
In the second leg of the third qualifying round of the CEV Champions League, against Vasas in Budapest, the Greek champions won the two sets they needed within 55 minutes — 25–18, 25–22 (after losing the first match 3–2), thus securing a historic first-ever qualification for the group stage.
The next three sets were won by the Hungarian team, but this did not affect the final outcome.
Statistics:
Vasas — 5 aces, 60 attacks, 12 blocks, 28 opponent errors
Olympiacos — 4 aces, 64 attacks, 10 blocks, 19 opponent errors.