Berlin (dpa) – Without too many illusions, the Berlin Volleys will play in the quarter-final second leg of the Volleyball Champions League at Itas Trentino on Thursday (8.30 p.m.). The burden of the 3-0 home defeat against the Italian champions in the first encounter is too heavy to seriously believe in reaching the semi-finals. “We want to sell ourselves as expensively as possible,” said managing director Kaweh Niroomand, expressing only modest wishes for the appearance in South Tyrol.
Team captain Ruben Schott also acknowledges the realities. “Trentino is the clear favorite. They showed us our limits in the first leg,” said the 29-year-old outside attacker. The German Cup final against Volleys Herrsching in Mannheim on Sunday is already lingering in the minds of the Berlin players. “Of course our focus is already on this game,” admitted Schott.
But the BR Volleys in Trent do not want to surrender without resistance. “We didn’t write off the game by any means,” emphasized Schott. Niroomand also said: “The beauty of sport is that nobody knows the result beforehand.” Ultimately, for him, the learning effects for his own team are in the foreground. “You always take something away from games against such top-class opponents,” he said.
The BR Volleys have slight injury concerns. Attacker Timothee Carle (horse kiss) and middle blocker Timo Tammemaa (thigh strain) traveled to Italy, but will probably be rested for the cup final on Sunday.
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2024-02-28 08:42:43
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