The German champion BR volleys is facing elimination in the Champions League against the big favorites Itas Trentino. The Berliners clearly lost 3-0 (18:25, 17:25, 17:25) to the world-class team from Italy in the quarter-final first leg in the Max-Schmeling-Halle on Wednesday evening. In the second leg in Trent next Thursday, the Volleys would now need a 3-0 or 3-1 and would then have to win a deciding set.
BR Volleys fight against an unfair system
The BR Volleys will play in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against the Italian top team Itas Trentino. Most recently, the Berliners didn’t make it past the quarter-finals – and the big money only awaits from the semi-finals onwards. A structural problem.more
Volleys have been eliminated in the quarterfinals three years in a row
The guests dominated the first set from the start in front of 6,847 fans and kept the volleys at bay. The Berliners initially played the second round evenly before the Italian world champions Alessandro Michieletto, Ricardo Sbertoli and Daniele Lavia prevailed with their class. In the third set, too, the Italian champions gave the home team no chance at the end.
In the In the last three years, the Berliners failed in the round of the last eight to Italian teams, twice to Trentino.
Broadcast: rbb24, February 21, 2024, 10 p.m
