Until now, the players from Rzeszów, led by the former coach of the Polish volleyball team and the world champion from 2014, have often experienced disappointment. They haven’t won any games since the club’s inception, they’ve lost key league games, but it’s completely different this season. Developres is the leader of the league table, has a chance to win, and previously won the first trophy in history: the Polish Super Cup. Now he has achieved another success.
Promotion to the quarter-finals! Developres phenomenal performance in Europe
Antiga’s team advanced to the quarter-finals, defeating in three sets to 19, 22 and ahead of the 24th runner-up of the German Bundesliga, Dresdner SC. Polish clubs in European cups rarely have such a clear advantage over their rivals. And the team from Rzeszów did it.
Developres also did another unusual thing, considering the conditions of Polish women’s volleyball in Europe. He was promoted to the next phase of the games, already the queue before the end of the competition in groups. He has thirteen points and remains unbeaten after five Champions League games. He was promoted by his fifth victory (they are the first to determine the order in the table of the Champions League and CEV Champions League groups – ed.). Other teams before the last matchday may have a maximum of three. This is a really great result.
Group A table of the Champions League:
- Developres BELLA DOLINA Rzeszów – 5 victories – 13 points – 15: 5 sets
- Lokomotiv Kaliningrad – 2 wins and 2 defeats – 7 points – 9: 6 sets
- Dresdner SC – 2 wins and 3 defeats – 6 points – 8:12 sets
- SC Prometej Dnipro – 4 defeats – 0 points – 3:12 sets
A great series of Rzeszów women. Another match in the Champions League is just about seeding
After the match, the players from Developres fell into each other’s arms and danced on the pitch. At that time, Stephane Antiga hugged his assistant, Bartłomiej Dąbrowski. – He cares for the development of the entire staff, involving us in card games in which you have to think and build a strategy all the time, as well as observe the opponent’s movement. When we play in two, we play a game of checkers, which are great to develop the mind and build a strategy and predict the actions of the opponent -. Now he is celebrating with him the extension of the unusual series – for Developres, Wednesday’s victory is the thirteenth win in a row, counting all games.
The last match in group A of the Champions League with Lokomotiv Kaliningrad, in which the attacking Polish national team plays, the players from Rzeszów will only play, competing for seeding in the quarter-finals. The match is scheduled for February 15 at 18:00 in Kaliningrad.
Source: Sport
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