This is a unique opportunity to assess where the teams stand before the start of the season via a series of friendly matches.
The tournament started with Russia’s Dinamo MOSCOW edging the 2011 club world champions of Rabita BAKU (AZE) at the end of a real battle (3:2; 30-28, 25-21, 21-25, 23-25, and 15-11).
Eczacibasi – that is expected to play Dinamo on Friday and Rabita on Saturday – opened with a 3:0 win (25-23, 25-14, and 25-16) to comfortably cruise past their opponents from Ankara.
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