For the second season in a row, Zenit Kazan opposite Maksim Mikhailov earned the CEV Champions League MVP award. Considering a big competition, which he had in his teammate Wilfredo León, Mikhailov can proudly say at the end of 2018 Final Four at Basket Hall in Kazan, that he became the best player of this season’s most elite European club tournament. Recall that Mikhailov was also named Most Valuable Player of the 2017 CEV European Championship. It all makes him the king of MVP titles.
But, the Cuban León was not skipped when it comes to individual awards for the 2018 Champions League…
Dream Team of the 2018 Champions League:
Best Outside Spikers – Wilfredo León (Zenit) and Osmany Juantorena (Lube)
Best Middle Blockers – Marko Podraščanin (Perugia) and Dragan Stanković (Lube)
Best Opposite – Tsvetan Sokolov (Lube)
Best Setter – Aleksandr Butko (Zenit)
Best Libero – Jenia Grebennikov (Lube)
MVP – Maksim Mikhailov (Zenit)
Final
Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) vs. Zenit Kazan (RUS) 2-3 (27-29, 25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 15-17)
The match for the bronze medal
Zaksa Kędzierzyn-Koźle (POL) vs. Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia (ITA) 2-3 (25-17, 27-29, 25-19, 23-25, 7-15)
Semifinals
Zaksa Kędzierzyn-Koźle (POL) vs. Cucine Lube Civitanova (ITA) 1-3 (21-25, 25-22, 15-25, 18-25)
Sir Colussi Sicoma Perugia (ITA) vs. Zenit Kazan (RUS) 0-3 (22-25, 20-25, 20-25)
To see complete results, stats, and standings, visit our CEV Volleyball Champions League 2017/2018 / Male / Seniors page.
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