Head-to-Head
· The only previous meeting between Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL and ŁKS Commercecon ŁÓDŹ was the 3-1 home win for the Polish side on 11 January.
· Arina Fedorovtseva scored 23 points for Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL in that match, while five players reached double figures in scoring for ŁKS Commercecon ŁÓDŹ: Valentina Diouf (17), Lana Scuka (15), Kamila Witkowska (12), Klaudia Alagierska (12) and Zuzanna Gorecka (11).
· Both teams scored more than 10 kill blocks in that fixture: 12 for Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL and 11 for ŁKS Commercecon ŁÓDŹ. Klaudia Alagierska (5) and Meryem Boz (4) scored most points from blocks.
· Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL had won 12 successive Champions League matches against Polish teams (of which 11 in straight sets) until their 1-3 defeat against ŁKS Commercecon ŁÓDŹ this season.
· This was the first win for ŁKS Commercecon ŁÓDŹ against a Turkish side in the Champions League, after two straight-sets losses versus VakifBank ISTANBUL in the 2020/21 group stage.
Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL
· Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL are already certain of progressing to the next round, but they can still finish first, second, or third in this group.
· Last season, Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL made it to the semi-finals of the Champions League, in which they were eliminated after a golden set against fellow Istanbul-based side VakifBank ISTANBUL. Both teams had won their home match: 3-1 by VakifBank ISTANBUL and 3-0 by Fenerbahçe Opet ISTANBUL.
· Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL have a W3-L2 record in this season's group stage. The team won all of their six group stage matches in 2021/22.
· Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL only lost more than two matches in a group stage in 2007/08 (5) and 2017/18 (4).
· Arina Fedorovtseva is her team's top scorer in this season's Champions League on 70 points. She is one of four players in this season to average more than six points per set (6,36). Last season, she finished fourth in the scorer ranking on 160 points (5,71 per set).
· Eda Erdem Dündar (8) is the team's leading scorer in blocks this season. She scored 10 points from blocks in 2021/22, one behind Mina Popovic who has since moved to Galatasaray HDI Sigorta ISTANBUL.
ŁKS Commercecon ŁÓDŹ
· This is ŁKS Commercecon ŁÓDŹ's fourth Champions League campaign and it will be the first season in which they will progress from the group stage.
· ŁKS Commercecon ŁÓDŹ can still finish first, second, or third in this pool D. They will qualify as the best third-placed team at the minimum.
· ŁKS Commercecon ŁÓDŹ lost 2-3 against Allianz MTV STUTTGART in their previous match. The last time they lost back-to-back Champions League matches was in February 2020 versus Allianz MTV STUTTGART (3-1) and Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA (3-0).
· Valentina Diouf (88) is ŁKS Commercecon ŁÓDŹ's top scorer in this Champions League campaign (4,89 points per set), including 30 points against Allianz MTV STUTTGART in their 3-2 loss on 1 February. In their previous Champions League campaign 2020/21, Katarina Lazovic (103) and Katarzyna Zaroslinska-Krol (102) were the team's top scorers.
· Lana Scuka (21,67%) is among the leading receivers in this season's Champions League.
Eda Erdem Dündar"Our country has experienced one of the saddest disasters in recent history. Like everyone else in Türkiye, we, as a team, carry grief in our hearts. Tomorrow, beyond winning or losing, we will go out on the court as a way of holding on to life. Afterwards, we will return to our country and continue to work to heal the wounds of our people. My heartfelt thanks to everyone who shared our pain during this process."
Captain Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL
Meryem BozToday we will go to the last match of our group in the CEV Champions League with our minds stuck in our country. The earthquake disaster we experienced last week and the pain of my beautiful country are still inside us. Today, I would like to thank our nation, who acted together in these difficult days through you, and to everyone who supported us physically or with the messages they sent, for the purpose of aid and rescue, rather than evaluating the before or after the match.
Player Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL
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Officials
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Venue Information
Volleyball fans have ‘nicknamed’ the iconic Max-Schmeling-Halle ‘Germany’s Volleyball temple’. Actually, it is much more than just that – since this venue has played host to an impressive number of major international competitions as well, such as the 2002 FIVB Women’s World Championship, 2003 EuroVolley Men, 2013 EuroVolley Women, as well as the historic CEV Champions League Volley 2019 Super Finals back in May – to name only a few highlights. The Hall also plays as hosts to the Berlin Recycling Volleys, Germany's most decorated volleyball club with 10 Bundesliga titles and a CEV cup title in 2015/2016. The arena is located at Am Falkpl. 1, 10437 Berlin, Germany and holds up to 12,000 spectators. Capacity: 8533
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