Kazan crush Paris as race for Club Worlds ticket continues

Lausanne, Switzerland, December 22, 2016 – Defending European champions Zenit Kazan demolished Paris as the battle for the 2017 European Men’s Champions League title and a direct ticket to the 2017 FIVB Club World Championship continued this week with Round 2 of pool play.Fresh from claiming the 2016 Russian Cup, Zenit Kazan trampled all over French champions Paris Volley 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-21) before more than 3,250 fans in the capital of Tatarstan, with Maxim Mikhailov scoring 13 points (all on kills from 19 swings for a 68% attacking efficiency) and Cuban-born Wilfredo Leon adding another 11 (incuding 3 aces).The win sees Kazan retain a perfect record after two matches in this season’s edition of the Champions League, They had beaten Turkey’s Arkas in straight sets a fortnight ago in Izmir. The competition now takes a break, to resume in the new year with the third leg of pool play.The other two …

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