He CV Guaguas limits are no longer set: the Canarian team seeks to continue enlarging its deed in the maximum European volleyball competition, the Championsto reach the quarterfinals and be one of the eight best teams on the continent.
The challenge goes through Praguewhere this Wednesday (7:30 p.m.) will play the second leg of the eighth round against the VK LVI Praga After having won at the Insular Sports Center (CID) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 3-0 last week, racing the way to the next round of the competition.
The CV Guaguas will go to the rooms if the game wins or manages to take two sets, and then it would be one of the eight best teams in the entire continent.
The Canarian team has been one of the surprises of this edition of the top continental volleyball tournament, in which he participated for the first time in his history, demonstrating to date that he does not wrinkle despite the entity of his opponents.
In fact, he came to bend twice in the group stage to the current runner -up of the competition, the Polish Jastzebski Wegiel.
In the first leg, played last Tuesday, January 30, at El Cid, El Guaguas gave few options to the current champion of the Czech Republic League, who also currently leads the domestic tournament.
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On this clash back from the round of 16, the team is confident in achieving the victory that certifies its pass to the quarterfinals, as explained in statements released by the Argentine Receptor Club Nico Brunowho has remarked that the goal is that, “no matter how we get it, if it is winning two sets, winning the game or in the gold set.”
“I think we did a good first part, but the big step is always the second game. So we must have our heads on the game since it will be much harder than it was here at home,” said the player, who was chosen MVP in the first leg.
For his part, the Brazilian opposite Walla Souza, has been satisfied with the work they are doing for the preparation for this confrontation: “What is being training, is being put into practice and is doing very well in Europe. We hope to continue obtaining good results.”
Souza has also detailed that there is companionship within the squad and that this is helping them to continue winning, while indicating that, despite the fact that the VK LVI Prague plays at home, the island team has “confidence, we have won the first game and we hope to go out with the victory.”