Grotadzolina of Iliya Petkov and Georgi Tatarov face Milano in a postponed match in search of points
SuperLega Credem Banca continues on Wednesday at 9:30 PM, when in the hallAllianz Cloudthe lastpostponed match of the 6th roundof the regular season will be played. The hosts fromAllianz MilanohostYuasa Battery Grottazzolina, and for the Bulgarian audience, the interest is highlighted – the guests rely on two Bulgarian national players: middle blockerIliya Petkovand outside hitterGeorgi Tatarov. This is the fourth edition of the rivalry between the two teams after last season's matches. Both teams are looking for points – Milano to stabilize in the middle of the table, and Grottazzolina to escape from the last position. Milano comes with a win in a hard-fought match against Padova.
The Cloudflare outage also affected club volleyball sites in Bulgaria
The global infrastructure collapse ofCloudflareon November 18, 2025, led to operational problems for numerous websites worldwide – including within the Bulgarian volleyball ecosystem. The outage, caused by "unusual traffic" overloading part of the company's network, resulted in loading errors for hundreds of services. Among those affected are the official pages of four leading Bulgarian clubs –Neftochimic 2010 (Burgas),Cherno More Bask (Varna), Montana, and Pirin. Currently, all four sites continue to returnError code 520 – Web server is returning an unknown error, which means Cloudflare cannot establish a normal connection with the origin server. The messages fans see are standard for such situations – the browser is working, Cloudflare is working, butthe hosting for the club websites is unresponsive.
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The Nikolov brothers in a ranking with NBA stars: Bulgarians among the rarest talents in NCAA
Season 2025 will forever remain golden for Bulgarian volleyball – not only because of the historic silver medal of the national team at the World Championship in the Philippines, but also because of an even more unique recognition received by the two leaders of this success. Alex and Moni Nikolov – the brothers who led Bulgaria to its first World Championship medal in decades – were included in an extremely rare and prestigious American ranking. A ranking where they are accompanied not by just anyone, but by NBA and NFL superstars like Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson, and Jameis Winston. ESPN published a graphic featuring players who, in their first year in college sports, won the most prestigious individual award – National Player of the Year. Across all NCAA sports, only nine freshmen in history have managed to do it.
Guaguas is on a five-game winning streak before tomorrow's first match against Levski in the third round of the Champions League
Spanish CV Guaguas hosts Levski tomorrow in Gran Canaria for the first leg of the Champions League third round in excellent sporting form and with an impressive winning streak in Europe and the local championship. The team has already consecutively eliminated Hungarian MÁV Elore Foxconn and Greek giant Olympiacos, winning all four of its European matches so far. Their last official test was on Saturday against Pamesa Teruel, where Guaguas asserted their class and won 3:1 in sets as a guest. Their performance showed stable control in key moments and high efficiency in attack – precisely the aspects they will try to use to pressure Levski. The Spaniards won three of the four sets, controlled the tempo, and excelled in attack and block, maintaining their composure in contested moments.
First victory for Asparuh Asparuhov in PlusLiga after a real Baltic thriller
Bulgarian international Asparuh Asparuhov achieved his first victory in PlusLiga, and it came after a tense, long, and emotional match, in which the receiver of Ślepsk Malow Suwałki played his most stable game since the start of the season. In parallel, his teammate Bartosz Filipiak recorded a historic moment, surpassing the 4000-point mark in the Polish elite league.This was a key match from Round 6 of PlusLiga forŚlepsk Malow Suwałkiin Arena Gorzów againstCuprum Stilon Gorzów– a fixture of immense importance for both teams, who were looking for a way out of their negative streaks. Both Suwałki and the hosts entered the match with two consecutive losses, desperately needing points and confidence. The "White-Blues" arrived after a heavy 0:3 loss to league leaders Indykpol AZS Olsztyn and a hard-fought 2:3 away loss in Częstochowa. The situation in Gorzów was a mirror image – the hosts had lost 2:3 to Trefl Gdańsk and 0:3 at home to Warta Zawiercie.
PAOK turned OFI, Kolev decided the match with two blocks in the tie-break
The PAOK team recorded its second victory in the championship and its first as an away team, after a dramatic 3:2 (25:18, 29:25, 25:18, 24:26, 9:15) success over OFI in Heraklion. The match, full of twists and turns and balanced statistics between the two teams, was decided in the tie-break, where the Bulgarian middle blocker Nikolay Kolev became a key factor. PAOK found themselves trailing twice – at 0:1 and 1:2 sets – but Valantis Mamas' team showed stability in the end, led by the match MVP Fernando Hernandez, who scored 27 points. After the success, the Thessaloniki team climbed to 6th place in the provisional standings with 5 points. In the tie-break, PAOK made a 5:0 run, starting from 9-10 and directly finishing the match at 9-15.Nikolay Kolev made two consecutive blocks, with the first giving his team a match point and the second closing the match in favor of the "black and whites".
Changes in Levski Sofia's calendar due to participation in the third round of the CEV Champions League
Levski Sofia's men's team made important changes to their schedule after successfully qualifying for the third round of the CEV Champions League. European commitments and long travels in November necessitated a rearrangement of matches in the efbet Super Volley championship. The 'Blues' face Spanish champion Guaguas Las Palmas, with the clash starting with an away game in the Canary Islands. The team departs early tomorrow morning to adapt after the nearly 8-hour journey and different climate. Significant interest is expected for the match in Sofia, with tickets going on online sale in the coming days.
Maritsa learned the exact dates and times for the battles in Group E of the Champions League
The European Volleyball Confederation officially announced the full schedule for the Champions League group stage matches, and the Bulgarian champion Maritza (Plovdiv) now knows its exact path in itsninth consecutive participationamong the European elite. After successfully overcoming Croatian Dinamo (Zagreb), the Yellow-Blues were placed inGroup E, where three of the leading clubs on the Old Continent await them –Developres (Rzeszów)from Poland, the German championPalmberg (Schwerin)and the ambitious FrenchLevallois Paris Saint Cloud. The group stage starts at the end of November and concludes in early February 2026, with Maritza beginning with a tough away match in Poland. The schedule offers a balanced alternation of home and away matches, with two consecutive games in Plovdiv – against Palmberg and Levallois – providing an opportunity to accumulate important points in front of the home crowd. The final away game in France could prove crucial in the fight for advancement.
Daniel Peev for volleyweek.bg after his election as national coach: "The goal is for the team to win and play good volleyball for its age."
The new head coach of the Bulgarian men's national U22 team, Daniel Peev, takes over from Ventsislav Simeonov.
Alex Nikolov for Volleyweek: "Today I don't feel euphoria - tomorrow we play the match of our lives."
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Martin Atanasov may leave Monza as early as winter
According to unconfirmed information from sources close to the club from Brianza, national player Martin Atanasov is on the verge of leavingMonzaafter the end of the autumn half-season. The Bulgarian outside hitter is wanted in at least two places in Italy, with interest also coming from Polish clubs. According to rumors, one of the possible destinations for Atanasov is Itas Trentino, where the situation in the reception line is particularly difficult.
Toni Zetova's son remains in Piacenza's structure
Jesi.One of the young Bulgarian talents, Daniel Tanev, son of the legendary athlete Toni Zetova, will continue his development within the structure of Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza. The news was confirmed in a conversation with Hristo Zlatanov – a long-standing director of the club and one of the leading figures in the organization. After a successful trial period and participation in control matches in September, including the test against the elite team Valsa Group Modena, Daniel Tanev impressed the staff of You Energy Piacenza B.The teenager, born in 2008, had the opportunity to train alongside players from the Under 17 and Under 19 youth formations, led by coaches Nikola Agricola, Carlo Miselli, and Matteo Antonucchio.
Red carpet for our national volleyball players - a tradition, not an exception
After the return of our national team from the World Championship in the Philippines, social media literally "exploded" H- a government plane, red carpet, guards, and officials triggered an avalanche of comments. Some fans questioned whether such ostentation was appropriate, especially since the state's plane was sent to Istanbul to pick up the team, which otherwise would have waited eight hours for a regular flight. The truth is that this is not a precedent for Bulgarian volleyball H- a similar ceremonial welcome has happened before.
Our national team is returning from Istanbul on the government plane.
Manila.The silver medalists from the World Championship in Manila will return on Tuesday morning, volleyweek.bg has learned. Our national team departs from the Philippines with a Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul. However, there is an 8-hour layover there.
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Dimitar Dimitrov is already No. 2 among scorers in Korea after a brilliant match with 25 points
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