Ready to start a great run this year CEV Champions League it’s Olympiacos! The “red and white” are hosted tonight (21:00, Cosmote Sport 7) in Italy from the high quality, Monzalooking for a victory that will bring them with good morning at the top of the second group, in which we remind you that they coexist with Fenerbahce and Giessen.
The team from Piraeus had to go through three qualifying rounds in order to enter the groups of the Champions League. Initially, he eliminated her with two wins Strumica (3-0 sets)while the qualification on her followed Las Palmas. In the… final of entering the groups, Olympiacos did its duty and got the ticket for the final phase by eliminating Brasov.
About the match with Monza, the team’s coach spoke on the official website of Olympiakos, Andrea Gardinias well as Raphael Koumentakis.
Andrea Gardini: “First of all, it is a great honor to be in the group stage of the CEV Champions League. It’s a great opportunity for the team. We are playing against a great team, one of the best last season in the Italian league. It won’t be easy for us. The team has changed since last year, they have a lot of changes in their roster, but they are very good at passing, they have one of the best passers in the world. It will be difficult. However, we came to press with our own game and to claim the best we can.”
Raphael Koumentakis: “We have our first game in the CEV Champions League ahead of us. I think we are in good shape. We have some minor problems, but I think we will present ourselves as best as possible. We came here with the intention of putting on a good performance and why not get the win.”
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