Volleyball: European journey ends in Istanbul | OneFootball

FC Porto's volleyball team was eliminated from European competitions after losing in Istanbul to Galatasaray (3-0) in the second leg of the CEV Cup round of 32. The focus now shifts to the National Championship, which has two rounds scheduled for the upcoming weekend, and the Portuguese Cup, which is set to start at the beginning of January.

Miguel Coelho started with Milana Bozic, Natalia Murek, Kelsey Veltman, Shainah Joseph, Victória Alves, and Saska Durovic, with Beatriz Basto as the libero. The match began evenly (9-9), just like at the Dragão Arena, but the hosts quickly justified their favorite status, achieved a comfortable margin (20-13), and closed the first set after 42 points, at 25-17.

The second set had similar characteristics: although the Porto team leveled mid-set (14-14), the home team raised the quality of their service, complicating FC Porto's reception, and confirmed their progression to the next stage with another 25-17.

With the tie already decided, the third set would not change the qualification, but FC Porto maintained the initiative and even led (3-6). Nevertheless, the outcome was already set, and the current third-place team of the prestigious Turkish league prevailed with a 25-17 win.

The first of two consecutive matches brings Leixões SC to the Dragão Arena at 3:00 PM on Sunday (Porto Canal). The following day, at 4:00 PM on Monday, Vitória SC visits the Porto sports facilities.

GALATASARAY 3-0 FC PORTOCEV Cup, round of 32, 2nd legDecember 3, 2025Burhan Felek Vestel Volleyball Hall, in Istanbul (Turkey)

GALATASARAY: Eylül Akarçeşme Yatgin and İrem Nur Özsoy (liberos); Britt Bongaerts, Ayçin Akyol, Eline Timmerman, Alexia Ioana Carutasu, Alexandra Annelise Frantti, İlkin Aydin, Asli Tecimer, Kaja Wiktoria Grobelna, Yuanyuan Wang, Yasemin Güveli, Naz Aydemir Akyol, and Myriam Fatime SyllaCoach: Massimo Barbolini

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