All CLVolleyW Quarterfinallists revealed
Recap
Cards on the table! All CEV Champions League - Volley Women quarterfinalists become known at the end of the last matchday in Round 4 of the 2022 edition of Europe’s elite competition.
As many as 10 CLVolleyW matches took place on Tuesday, with 20 teams locking horns with one main goal on their agendas - proceeding ahead in the top and most prestigious club Volleyball competition. While some of the teams had already booked their spots (such as title holders A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano), many of the others remaining spots were at stake in the halls across Europe.
Together with the Panthers of Conegliano, Developers Rzeszów, Lokomotiv Kaliningrad Region,VakifBank Istanbul, Vero Volley Monza, Dinamo Moscow, Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul, Dinamo-Ak Bars KAZAN became the top teams to proceed ahead in the tournament.
The Drawing of Lots for the Quarterfinals will take place this upcoming Friday, February 18 at 13:00 CET, and it will be streamed Live on CEV Facebook and CEV YouTube.
Pool A
With five wins before leg 6, Developers Rzeszów had already booked their ticket to the next phase of CLVolleyW, so their 0-3 loss to Lokomotiv Kaliningrad Region (who have four wins and two losses) did not affect their chances for their further qualification. On the other hand, the win was crucial for Lokomotiv, as it helped them to advance in the competition as one of the three second best placed teams.
Pool B
2021 CLVolleyW runners-up, the Turkish powerhouse of VakifBank Istanbul, delivered an excellent campaign in the pool stage of the 2022 edition. Impeccable in Round 4, and scoring another 3-0 win (against ASPTT MULHOUSE VB this Tuesday), Zehra Güneş and her teammates seized six victories out of six matches, and fly to the quarterfinals.
Vero Volley Monza did their job well on Tuesday, and with a straight sets win against LP Salo, also book their ticket to the quarter-finals (being one of the three second best placed teams).
Michelle Bartsch Hackley"We have been working really hard in past two weeks. We pushed really hard in the gym and in our fitness sessions. It's nice to perform this goodl”.
Player of VakifBank Istanbul
Pool C
A fierce fight for the first place in the group until the very end of Round 4 made the situation in the pool quite interesting. With the Italian giants of Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA meeting Dinamo Moscow this Tuesday, fans were looking forward to seeing who will be the team that proceeds ahead. After a 3-0 win, it is the Russian squad that arrives at the most exciting stage of the competition. Novara, on the other hand, couldn't make it as a second best placed team.
Elitsa Vasileva"We are very happy for this result. We worked hard to prepare the game at our best, and we did something amazing. Our Champions League is not over yet: now we will focus on the next rounds".
Player of Dinamo Moscow
Pool D
Without a single loss before Leg 6, Fenerbahçe Opet Istanbul had their place at the Quarter-finals meeting. However, the Turkish team did not stop themselves and finished with no losses in the group, after outclassing in three sets the team of Beziers Volley.
In the other matchup of the day in Pool D, Irina Koroleva with 15 points to her name, led Dinamo-Ak Bars Kazan to a 3-0 win over the Bulgarian Maritza Plovdiv. Thanks to this victory, the Russian also proceed ahead as one of the second best placed teams.
Beliz Başkır“First of all, congratulations to the team. I think we played a very good game. We did a very good job as a team, together with those who came into the game from the bench. We work at an intense pace. Our training and match schedule is very busy.”
Player of Fenerbahçe Opet
Irina Koroleva"This is an amazing hall, with a lot of fans, many of them little girls. They are the future of our sport and this is very nice. Our previous match with Fenerbahçe did not go as we wanted, but we are happy to advance in the competition. Our goal is to show our best performance and achieve the best results possible."
Middle blocker of Dinamo-Ak Bars Kazan and MVP of the match
Pool E
The reigning champions of A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano had done their job right before the end of the pool stage, and with five wins out of five matches had already booked their ticket to the next phase. Winning to the Polish Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE, the Italian powerhouse progress to the next phase with clean sheet - 6 wins and 18 points. On their way to the next phase, the Italians didn't drop a single set.
