Highlights | VakifBank ISTANBUL vs. Numia Vero Volley MILANO | CEV Champions League Volley 2025

Well, the starting six is no surprise as Ogonou starts. Well, there is a surprise as the Greek setter, Lampiri Konstan, as we have a look. Shinshu Yuan starts in the middle. Gervain Reich on the opposite, Tsila Kaliskan. So the crowd are excited for this one, as I am, and I'm sure you are at home. And the ball goes to the outside. Milano lose a challenge as well as the opening point. Bozzetti going deep and it's an ace from Bozzetti. Well, big evening. It's a huge evening for Lampiri Konstanino. Champion. Mir and Tsila who, for me, really shone all the way back in the 2018. That's a side out. One of the easiest positions to pass from and that's a brilliant pass. That's going to open up that right side. So far, a lot of float serving and a lot of first phase side outs. High level stuff here in Istanbul. Tsila's going to get this one. Ball's off the net. There's two up. Two points in succession for Bozzetti. The Kipang are looking big. Short serve this time on the frontcourt receiver. Similar tactics from both sides. She's obviously part of that. She was part of this Milano team that lost to Omoko in Antalya at the end of last season. Ogonu, who started for Milano in Antalya with Tsila on the outside, but she was replaced after the opening set. She makes some lemonade from some lemons. Goes high off the hands to score. To the middle this time, Zeregunes. Opening set performance and a 1-0 lead. Again to Daoudorov. The set this time is tight. Five set points. Daoudorov again, just leaking the pass off the net. It has to go back to her. Two blocks in a row. Clara Baiema, Zeregunes, Daoudorov also playing on the same side Following in the footsteps of Xu Ting in moving to the Kipang. Xu Ting now a two-time Champions League winner. To put a cross-court block up on her, but she's got the arm swing and the height really to generate power to both sidelines pretty comfortably. Back to the outside, security ball. What a touch that is. And Milano have a chance to counter. No counter. First time maybe Glock-Silas on the floor. And again we see Gelin get involved with Levero after that absolutely outrageous dig. Another time to the wing. Markova's been stopped in the cover. Brilliant. But the set's not there. But the volley to one is there. Put that ball in really nicely. Van Rijk on the 10 attack. And that's exactly what we were speaking about earlier. They run the slide so often that then they'll go to the 10 and try and find a gap. And Milano have got two on the right side. Milano have defence from the setter. But the pressure is certainly always on Milano to get the ball to their star opposite. Three in the block. Good night. Doudorov struggling when she's got three against her. Monza are missing Alessia Oro. But at the moment the pass hasn't been there. And again the pass isn't there. Again Ogonou isn't used. The ball's gone to position four. It's all too predictable at the moment. And Verkiff-Bank are taking the Verkiff-Bank fans at the moment. Gelin served. And again the pass is really off. And Milano just have to try and find their pass. And everything should work from there. Set slightly off. That's Federer. Still Giovanni Gaudetti such an inspirational leader. But also a man of great charisma and charm. Off of the court. And they start to miss some serves. Silla the target again. It's a little bit quick. Still no Ogonou. But working the ball in. It's a good setting. Forcing her the wrong side of the sidelines. Silla again serves short. That takes her out of the pipe attack. Ogonou goes back into the angle. And once again Verkiff-Bank are there defensively. Having worked with Ogonou for a whole season. Gaudetti will know a lot about Ogonou. And her certain tendencies in situations. The tip work is very good. This time Ogonou high on the ten. Where she has to try. Five point game. Comfortable so far. Because of passing like this. It doesn't matter if they change the outside or the libero. Go to the line so many times away from the body. And this time Verkiff-Bank are on it. Good time out from Lavarini. We even know if Verkiff-Bank do go. But she's just stepping in here. And delivering the goods. And because the pass is so strong. When they do go to the outside. They are free. And we haven't seen that from Silla yet. And Silla takes full advantage of that. Silla this time passing the ball. And slapping it into the cross-court angle beautifully. Ogonou has performed so many miracles in Champions League history. But she's going to have to try and perform another one. From the baseline. Silla stopped on the pipe. We haven't seen so much of the pipe attack so far. To the middle. Gunes this time gives Verkiff-Bank. We go again. Set three where Milan. Milano have to find some extra spice. He's almost on the court as well. Never really get back a couple of steps. And Milan have got a little bit of third set syndrome. Where they're two nil down. And they throw the kitchen sink at it. But talking of throwing kitchen sinks. Captain Laura Hillman. Second season here after her server. Quickly dealt with from Verkiff-Bank. Again trying to find something from a tough situation. Wide and fast. Silla's shot down. Eye catch. Perfect pass. Just holds it up. And then really good work from the middle to get across. And slow down the play. Gunes. No one quite knows what happened there. But the ball is given out. The ball is out of the system this time. So Bezzetti has to try and find a way past the block. And this is what she's done so well. And in turn it's the blocking of Verkiff-Bank. Well so far. These situations. We spoke about it earlier on. Where Agonu's under so much stress. Because that ball is having to be set. Six, seven, eight metres the whole way through. And she's struggling to put the ball away. Haka Agonu. Lonica Sloces. Just to name a few. It's pretty high. And Van Rijk has been absolutely superb throughout. In the third set to start using the pipe. Knowing that the two metre tall mock over. Is free to roam. Silla shot down. Great cover. Second wave attack. Mock over again on the pipe. A big spatch. But still plenty of match points here. Out the back. Verkiff-Bank have swept Milano. At home. Yes you heard it.