09-JAN-2012
EUROPEAN HIGHLIGHTS
CENTERED IN AZORES

The European competition is back and with chances for the Portuguese teams.

In women's gender, the national champions CD Ribeirense receive on the day after tomorrow (20:00) at the Pavilhão da EB Secundária Cardeal Costa Nunes, the Czech team of Kralovo Pole Brno in the first leg of the Challenge Cup. The referees are Sinisa Isajlovic (Austria) and Dariusz Jasinski (Poland).

In men's gender, the national champions, AJ Fonte Bastard receive on Wednesday (20:30), at the Complexo Desportivo Vitorino Nemésio the team Tytan AZS Czestochowa (Poland), in the first leg of the Challenge Cup. The referees are Ovidiu Iliescu (Romania) and Lars Rydland (Denmark).

The German Team of VfB Friedrichshafen of João José will face tomorrow in Belgium, the Euphony Asse-Lennik, in the penultimate round of the Champions League.

The French team of Stade Poitevin Pro Volley-Ball of André Lopes, Carlos Teixeira and Nuno Pinheiro, have a more complicated task, since they will visit (Wednesday) the Generali Hachinger, current leader of the German Championship.

More information: http://cdribeirense.blogs.sapo.pt / http://ajfontebastardo.blogspot.com / www.poitiers-volley.com / www.vfb-volleyball.de / www.cev.lu