Berlin, Germany
Taking on Generali UNTERHACHING this weekend, there is no time to rest for the national champion as the team is also gearing up for the kick off in Europe’s most prestigious club competition against Jihostroj CESKE BUDEJOVICE from the Czech Republic coming up next October 25.
Electrified by a sparkling opening ceremony including a laser and pyrotechnic show, 6’531 spectators got to see an outright victory of BERLIN Recycling Volleys over the national cup winner VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN.
“As expected for an opening match, both teams were not yet competing at the highest level, but we were – nonetheless – the better team”, head coach Mark Lebedew said. “Playing two national top teams at the beginning of season and competing in the CEV Volleyball Champions League demands from us the capacity to demonstrate our potential right from the start”, the Australian mentor added.
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