Already today, January 11, ZAKSA Kendzierzyn-Kozle will play a rematch with ČES Karlovy Vary in the group stage of the Champions League. For the champion of Poland, this is a meeting on the topic “to be or not to be”, which Alexander Slivka, who hosts the team, knows very well. The 27-year-old football player assured that the team will fight for a full pot.
Polish volleyball teams continue to fight for a place in the playoffs of the Champions League. Q. At 17:00 ZAKSA Kendzierzyn-Kozle will play against ČES Karlovy Vary, an hour later Jastrzebski Wengel will play against Vojvodina, and at 18:30 Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie will play against Halkbank. All teams will play away. While the situation with Jastrzembyan and Zawierce is quite clear, ZAKSA needs to win to think about taking the first place.
Volleyball Champions League. Oleksandr Slivka promises to fight to the last
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle is second in Group D, three points behind leader Itas Trentino. There are two games left in the group stage, including one head-to-head against the leader, but a victory over ČEZ Karlovy Vary could prove decisive for a potential group win. The owner of the Polish champion Alexander Slivka knows this very well.
- We have a difficult meeting ahead of us, the hall in the Czech Republic will be an advantage for the hosts. Our goal is to win this game, I think we will win this game. The team from the Czech Republic did well in this Champions League, they also perform well in the Czech championship, they won a lot of matches. In the first game against them we had big problems to win. In the end, we managed to win by three points, in the second leg we will have a tough game, but I hope that it will be victorious, - said the 27-year-old football player.
ZAKSA coach assessed the class of opponents
The coach of the Polish champions, Tuomas Sammelvuo, spoke about the upcoming meeting in a similar tone with Alexander Slivka. Finn noted that the class of today’s opponents should not be underestimated.
“We understand that every point in the Champions League is important. In the first match, Karlovy Vary could lead in the fifth set. This team is well prepared for the match with us. We want to surprise our opponents with our serves, we want to play well in the block and in defense. We are going to use our counterattacks,” the coach said.
Source: Wprost
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