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Romanian volley club Arcada
Galaţi has qualified to the CEV Cup round of 16. Although losing on Wednesday 3-2
to Chaumont of France away from home, in the return leg, the Romanian champions
have advanced to the next phase considering they won in the first leg 3-0.
Arcada will next take on United Volleys Frankfurt of Germany, who ousted Dinamo
Bucharest in two legs, both won 3-2. Also in men’s volleyball, let us note
Steaua Bucharest has secured qualification to the Challenge Cup round of 16,
after defeating Lorentzweiler of Luxemburg 3-0 on Wednesday in Bucharest in the
second leg of the round of 32. Steaua had won in the first leg as well, 3-0.

Florin Orban, 09.12.2021, 10:10

Romanian volley club Arcada
Galaţi has qualified to the CEV Cup round of 16. Although losing on Wednesday 3-2
to Chaumont of France away from home, in the return leg, the Romanian champions
have advanced to the next phase considering they won in the first leg 3-0.
Arcada will next take on United Volleys Frankfurt of Germany, who ousted Dinamo
Bucharest in two legs, both won 3-2. Also in men’s volleyball, let us note
Steaua Bucharest has secured qualification to the Challenge Cup round of 16,
after defeating Lorentzweiler of Luxemburg 3-0 on Wednesday in Bucharest in the
second leg of the round of 32. Steaua had won in the first leg as well, 3-0.

In women’s volleyball, Alba Blaj
on Wednesday defeated PAOK Thessaloniki of Greece away from home, score 3-1, in
the first leg. The Romanian vice-champions won at the end of a two-hour game.
The return leg is scheduled for December 14, in Târgu Mureş,

In the Challenge Cup, CSM Lugoj
took an important step towards qualifying to the quarterfinals. On Wednesday,
they defeated Niederoesterreich Sokol Post of Austria away from home, score 3-0.
The return leg will be played on December 15 in Lugoj. Also close to securing
qualification to the next phase are the volleyballers from CS Medgidia. The
Romanian club defeated Hapoel Kfar Saba of Israel in the first leg, 3-0. The
return leg will be played in Medgidia on December 15.

In news from basketball, the
Romanian club CSM CSU Oradea grabbed its first win in the second phase of the
FIBA Europe Cup group phase, after defeating Benfica Lisbon of Portugal on home
turf, 68-56. In the next fixture, Oradea will travel to Portugal on December 15
to play Sporting Lisbon. (VP)