CSKA Sofia's volleyball team will face Belgian Decospan Menen today in a return match from the Round of 16 of the tournamentChallenge Cup. The first match, played on December 3 in "Hristo Botev" hall in Sofia, ended with a victory for Decospan Menen with a score of3:2(28:26, 27:29, 25:18, 21:25, 10:15). Alexander Simeonov is not included in the group of 11 players for the "reds".

To advance to the quarterfinals, CSKA Sofia must win the match with a score of 3:0 or 3:1, which will secure their direct qualification. In case of a 3:2 victory, a "golden set" to 15 points will be played, which will determine the final winner of the pair. The match is at 9:00 PM Bulgarian time.

photos: VNL and Nikolay Varadinov