Decospan VT MENEN
· After four losses in as many Champions League games, Decospan Menen is eager to give the home crowd a first point as a New Year’s gift. Even if Trentino should not align its usual starting seven, the first game that last year’s runner-up still has many very talented players, which will make tonight’s match very interesting for both players and fans.
· Almost a hundred fans, friends and relatives of Wout D’heer booked a ticket to see the Belgian middle blocker playing in his home country.
· Decospan VT MENEN started 2023 on a good note by winning 1-3 against AXIS GUIBERTIN. The German teams is now fifth in the Belgian League.
· After losing its first four games in national competition, Decospan VT MENEN improved its level of play in the last two months, with a 14 points on 18 record in the last six games.
· For the second time in their history, Decospan VT MENEN qualified for the Belgian Cup final on 26 February. The other finalist is Knack ROESELARE.
Trentino ITAS
· Trentino ITAS comes to Belgium for the eighth time (where it has always won in the past) to confirm its leadership in Pool D after the fifth day. In the previous four rounds the Vice-European and World Champion line-up has always won, leaving the opponents just two sets (one in Karlovarsko and one in Kedzierzyn-Kozle). The results obtained so far in the 2023 CEV Champions League have guaranteed qualification for the Playoffs, but Angelo Lorenzetti's team wants to keep the first place in the group to directly access the quarter-finals.
· The match will be played in Roeselare, where Trentino Volley has already played twice in the past: 17 February 2010 (3-1 first leg of the Champions Playoffs 12) and 11 March 2015 (3-2) in the return leg of the Challenge Round of the CEV Cup
· The first match, played on 10 November in Trento, was clearly won by Trentino Itas 3-0 with scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-12 and the Nelli-Lavia pair playing a leading role: 40 points between them.
· Trentino Volley’s tradition against Belgian teams is very positive: 15 victories out of 15 matches played, taking into account also the eight wins over Maaseik, four over Roeselare and two over Asse-Lennik.
· Trentino ITAS will present themselves in Belgium without their captain Matey Kaziyski, who remained in Trento to rest and carry out differentiated work in view of the next important SuperLega and Champions League matches.
Jelle Sinnesael“This Champions League season is a huge learning opportunity for us. We may not have won a single set yet, but we continue to go for it with growing confidence. Our biggest chance to win our first Champions League game ever is the last match against Karlovarsko, Still, if tonight will be a good one for us, and if there is some underestimation of our team by Trentino, we can hopefully take our first points two weeks before the end of our Champions League campaign.”
Captain of Decospan MENEN
Angelo Lorenzetti"We want to continue our winning streak in the Champions League in order to remain alone at the top of Group D and therefore to arrive in the best possible condition of the standings at the last challenge, the away match with Kedzierzyn-Kozle. We know that we will face a team that has nothing to lose and that will want to do well in front of the Belgian public like Menen. I therefore ask my players to pay maximum attention and concentration.”
Head Coach of Trentino ITAS
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Decospan VT MENEN v TRENTINO Itas
Jelle Sinnesae"We faced a very strong team today that is playing very consistently, with hardly no errors. However, I'm not disappointed. We knew from the very beginning it would be difficult to take even a single set against teams like Trentino or Kedzierzyn. Even with little chances to win, many people came to support us, which is really nice."
Captain Decospan VT MENEN
Wout D'heer"It was very nice to play here in my home country, especially in the starting six in front of my friends and family. Menen improved since the first time we faced them, but everybody knows both teams are on a different level. However, we still needed to stay sharp, especially to take the second set., which we did."
Middle blocker TRENTINO Itas
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