Police, Fatum and an opponent from the preliminaries in the European group. The latest mvp: “My heart was beating very fast”
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In the poll launched on Youtube by the Cev, the panthers’ encore in the Champions League has reached 51% of the forecasts. It will not be easy, because the opponents are increasingly equipped, but reviewing the cup will have made all the panther fans’ eyes sparkle. Paola Egonu brought it to the draw stage for the 2021/22 edition exactly that much sought-after trophy by Conegliano and which she had already won two years ago. Dressed in black, she symbolically gave away the cup won on May 1st in Verona, at the end of a balanced and memorable match. “I remember that when I raised it five months ago my heart was beating very fast – the Gialloblù opposite said with his usual shyness – it was a fantastic season, a very important victory, because it was the first in the Champions League for my team. of Conegliano ». At the end of November the fight to defend the title begins through the now usual formula of the five groups, followed by quarter-finals, semifinals and Superfinal. “Fighting with my mates and beating one of the strongest teams in the world was the best part of the tournament.” Egonu was then given the task of drawing lots for the men’s Championships; waiting to see the fans live and after the triumph also in the blue jersey at the European Championship the champion from Cittadella enjoyed the tribute of all the participants in the Cev Gala in the medieval castle of Ljubljana.
The award for best European player of the year closes and crowns an extraordinary period, in which the Olympic disappointment seems only a bad memory, but already far enough away: the European path, this year, except for surprises, without bubbles and with the public, will put the reigning champions in front of the Polish Chemik Police, the Hungarians of Nyiregyhaza and one of the qualifiers of the preliminary rounds. For the fourth year in a row, the Panthers start directly from the group stage, but they know very well how many risks there can be if the races are not tackled in the right way; the unbeaten run in the Champions League has lasted for 18 consecutive games, those played after the defeat in Berlin against Igor. The calendar of group E (with the possibility of varying by one day more or less) will see Conegliano debut at home on November 24 against the qualifier from the lower part of the scoreboard; in December, away matches are scheduled to Hungary (day 8) and Poland (22, immediately after the Club World Cup). Nyiregyhaza will be at Palaverde on January 19th, on February 2nd away from the qualifier, to close at home with the Police on February 15th.
The other groups are composed as follows: Lokomotiv Kaliningrad, Developres Rzeszow, Dresden and a qualified in group A, Vakifbank, Mulhouse, Salo and Monza in group B, Novara, Dinamo Mosca, Liberec and Thy Istanbul in group C, Fenerbahçe, Béziers, Maritza Plovdiv and Dinamo Kazan in group D. The three qualifying rounds, based on home and away matches, involve ten clubs and will end in early November; the only one already known in Conegliano is Calcit Kamnik, an opponent last year, but who is at the top of the board, drawn to complete group A. –