“We will face our biggest rival in the group. We don’t come from an easy moment but we never find any kind of excuse. We are ready to fight for the first place against a great team. We are preparing very hard for this knowing that they are really strong in every parts of the game. They will be very difficult to beat in their home”

“They are a great team. We have to play our best. Right now we are in a bit an emergency situation. But we have been doing very well and able to help each other a lot. I am excited to see what we can do. It will be a very good match with all the fans in Italy. It is always really fun to play in Italy”

"These are the matches that everybody want to play. The matches against the two best teams in the world. VakifBank demonstrated to be at the top level in every season. By our side we want to play a cocky game but more aware of our potentials, counting on some players that are back. To win and reach one of our goals in this season, we need to play our best volleyball starting from the serve. We need to limitate the attacks of Haak, Gabi, Bartsch counting on our patience."

"We know that VakifBank is one of the best team in the world, but we want to show our qualities to trying win this important match. In my opinion serve and attack could be our weapons to put them in troubles. VakifBank receives and blocks very well, that's why we need to push in attack as much as we can. At this moment we feel good as a team. We are feeling positive vibes and this is a really good thing that I like".