21:09
Here we go! Moritz Reichert, Georg Grozer, Tobias Krick, Lukas Kampa, Anton Brehme and Ruben Schott start for the DVV.
21:04
Slowly but surely, the tension in Ancona is finally rising! The teams have already entered the stage and the national anthems are currently being played. This third German group game against Belgium will start in a few minutes!
20:54
As the match between Estonia and Switzerland lasted longer than expected and the hall became vacant late, the match between Germany and Belgium will start about ten minutes later than planned.
20:52
The fact that the Belgians still have zero points after two games should not deceive anyone in the German team. After all, Emanuele Zanini’s team has already completed the two toughest games and can still play against Estonia and Switzerland, against whom the German team scored points. The Belgians had no chance against Italy, but against Serbia they could at least win a set and also close the other rounds. So the DVV team should be warned.
20:44
Star attacker Georg Grozer is part of the game again today. The 38-year-old was rested in the second game against Switzerland, like some other top performers, and was not used. His representative Erik Röhrs was the German top scorer with ten points and urged full concentration after the second win. “Switzerland was important to stay in the flow. Belgium will be a different house number,” said Röhrs about the German neighbor, who is ranked 23rd in the FIVB world rankings.
20:35
Two games, two smooth 3-0 victories: Things have been going well for the German men at this European Championship so far. But Michał Winiarski and his team have been warned. After all, the DVV women also started perfectly at the same time and didn’t win a single game afterwards. Before the difficult duels with world champions Italy and Serbia, the German men absolutely want to catch up against Belgium and thus create a good starting position for the round of 16 and also get further important points for the world rankings, which is decisive for the Olympic qualification in the end.
20:31
Hello and welcome to the third group game of the German volleyball players at the EM 2023! At 9 p.m., the DVV selection will play Belgium in Ancona.