- SL Benfica-Zenit will be the fourth game against Russian teams and the second one in CEV Champions League Volley
- Zenit will play for the first time in the SL Benfica arena
- Raphael Oliveira, Ivo Casas, Zelão and Tiago Violas are the SL Benfica players with more games against teams from Russia
- Benfica won the last three games of the Portuguese Championship (Esmoriz (1-3), Sporting (3-2), and SC Espinho (3-0)
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeJuraj MOKRYSVKSecond RefereeMilan RAJKOVICCRO
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How To Attend
Avenida General Norton de Matos, LISBOA, 1500-313 Capacity: 2000
Sport LISBOA e Benfica 
Address
Av.Eusebio da SIlva Ferreira LisbonContacts
Previous Games
| 17/02/2022 | vs. |
3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 16/02/2022 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 08/02/2022 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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7Competitions Played
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0Titles
- Competition
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12Matches Played
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7Matches Won
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58%Win %
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24Sets Won
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960Points Won
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49%Attack %
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60%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1984
- Birth Place: Sâo Paulo/SP
- Height: 196 cm
- Birth Date: 1982
- Birth Place: Seia
- Height: 190 cm
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Wörgl
- Height: 204 cm
- Birth Date: 1998
- Birth Place: Niteroi/RJ
- Height: 194 cm
- Birth Date: 1998
- Birth Place: Vera/MT
- Height: 195 cm
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Rio de Janeiro/RJ
- Height: 209 cm
- Birth Date: 1982
- Birth Place: Pedro Leopoldo/MG
- Height: 199 cm
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Maceda - Ovar
- Height: 193 cm
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Campinas/SP
- Height: 195 cm
Previous Games
| 17/02/2022 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 16/02/2022 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 08/02/2022 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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2Competitions Played
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0Titles
- Competition
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7Matches Played
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3Matches Won
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43%Win %
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13Sets Won
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504Points Won
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55%Attack %
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56%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1983
- Birth Place: GERMANY (Magdeburg)
- Height: 197 cm
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Chelyabinsk
- Height: 196 cm
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Kobrin
- Height: 207 cm
- Birth Date: 1987
- Birth Place: Kiev
- Height: 205 cm
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Slovenj Gradec
- Height: 200 cm
Staff
Recent Results
BERLIN Recycling Volleys
Sport LISBOA e Benfica
Sport LISBOA e Benfica
BERLIN Recycling Volleys
(19 - 25, 16 - 25, 25 - 15, 19 - 25)
Zenit SAINT PETERSBURG
Sport LISBOA e Benfica
(25 - 19, 25 - 16, 25 - 23)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
Raphael Thiago OLIVEIRA
Outside spiker
Sport LISBOA e Benfica
Igor KOBZAR
Setter
Zenit SAINT PETERSBURG
Sport LISBOA e Benfica vs
Zenit SAINT PETERSBURG team huddle
Sport LISBOA e Benfica time out
Egor Kliuka of Zenit SAINT PETERSBURG emotion
MVP of the game - Victor Poletaev of Zenit SAINT PETERSBURG
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Zenit SAINT PETERSBURG continue on the right track
With normalcy being back in the Zenit Saint Petersburg (Jenia Grebennikov back to his usual role of libero) and counting Egor Kliuka, Victor Poletaev and Ivan Iakovlev, Zenit Saint Petersburg did not face any problems in their Tuesday battle in Pool D against the underdogs from Sport LISBOA e Benfica, outclassing them in three sets for 78 minutes.
While the hosts tried their best to keep up with the Russian giants’ rhythm on attack (36 to 40 winning spikes), the players of head coach Marcel Matz did not manage to find a proper answer to Zenit’s better performance on the block (nine to two) and at the serving line (five aces to two).
Fedor Voronkov finished as top scorer with 14 points to his name.
Victor Poletaev“Benfica is a great team, it has a great history. It's not easy to play against them, but we made a great game with just a few mistakes.”
Zenit player and MVP
Tuomas Sammelvuo"We were very focused and concentrated. In the beginning of the game, Benfica were very emotional, they did a lot of mistakes there. Benfica is not only a Volleyball team, they have a great history, so for us, it was great to be here, and it gave us an extra motivation for this game."
Zenit head coach
Ivo Casas"It was clear that the physical aspect made the difference today. They did very few mistakes - something that it’s not normal, even at this level. They caused us a lot of problems".
SL Benfica player
Marcel Matz"Our performance was not bad today, but they played better. They are very strong defensively and have a good team, with good players and great skills."
SL Benfica head coach
The match in numbers
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of Sport LISBOA e Benfica compared to Zenit SAINT PETERSBURG.
Sport LISBOA e Benfica number of service aces compared to Zenit SAINT PETERSBURG
Errors leading to points of Sport LISBOA e Benfica, next to those from Zenit SAINT PETERSBURG
Top Scorer
- 14 - Fedor VORONKOV (RUS)
- 13 - Victor POLETAEV (RUS)
- 11 - Egor KLIUKA (RUS)
Top Attacker
- 11 - Victor POLETAEV (RUS)
- 10 - Egor KLIUKA (RUS)
- 10 - Fedor VORONKOV (RUS)
Top Blocker
- 2 - Dmitrii PASHITSKII (RUS)
- 2 - Fedor VORONKOV (RUS)
- 2 - Ivan IAKOVLEV (RUS)
Top Server
- 2 - Fedor VORONKOV (RUS)
- 1 - Lucas França dos SANTOS (BRA)
- 1 - Peter WOHLFAHRTSTÄTTER (AUT)
Top Receiver
- 12 - Egor KLIUKA (RUS)
- 8 - Jénia GREBENNIKOV (FRA)
- 8 - Ivo CASAS (POR)