Jastrzębski Węgiel dreams of this trophy. The grand finale for supremacy in Europe
The day all of volleyball Europe has been waiting for. It includes the finalists of the Champions League, the volleyball players of Jastrzębski Węgiel and Joanna Wołosz, who plays for A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano.
Two of the three cups from the European CEV stable for the 2023/24 season are already in the showcases of Polish teams. The Challenge Cup was won by the Projekt Warszawa volleyball players, and the CEV Cup went to Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. There is one more trophy up for grabs, the most prestigious one, namely the Champions League.
Benjamin Toniutti and Marcelo Mendez on the Champions League final
Jastrzębski Węgiel is certainly at the right moment to reach for the valuable trophy. If the Jastrzębie team won, it would be their first historic success in the Champions League.
– What needs to be done? Play good volleyball, play well as a team, fight together, help each other on the pitch, because there will definitely be difficult moments because Trentino is a top team. It is important to enjoy this moment because it is a special moment. Superfinals like this are not played very often and that is why we have to do our best and give our all during this Superfinal – admitted the quarterback of the Polish champions and finalists of the previous edition of the Champions League.
The coach of the Polish champions has a similar opinion. Let us remind you that JW won the final competition in PlusLiga against Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie 2:1 in the play-off for gold.
– We have a huge opportunity ahead of us. We will face a great team. Trento is a really great team, with strong players, including top representatives of Italy and other national teams. We have to play well, just like we did in the PlusLiga play-offs. You need to maintain your service and attack skills. And we'll see where it takes us – added Marcelo Mendez, the Argentine coach of Jastrzębski Węgiel.
Jastrzębski Węgiel – Itas Trentino, where and when to watch?
In the last three seasons, the Champions League has been dominated by volleyball players from Kędzierzyn-Koźle. ZAKSA or later Grupa Azoty ZAKSA won the Champions League three times, sitting comfortably on the throne. The Kędzierzyn team defeated Itas Trentino twice, and the last triumph was the Polish-Polish battle in Turin, where ZAKSA defeated Jastrzębski Węgiel 3:2.
The match between Jastrzębski Węgiel and Itas Trentino will start at 4:00 p.m. Polish time. The broadcast will be available both on Polsat Sport 1 (studio starts at 1:00 p.m.) and from 3:45 p.m. on Polsat Open. Additionally, the online broadcast will be available via, among others: Polsat Box Go platform.
The match between A. Carraro Imoco Conegliano and Allianz Vero Volley Milano is scheduled to start at 6:45 p.m. The leader of the team from Conegliano and the experienced Polish representative Joanna Wołosz should not be missing in the Champions League final.
