The SSC Palmberg Schwerin volleyball team, the current German champions, have ended their participation in this year's Women's Champions League. In the playoff round return match, they lost 0:3 to the Turkish club Zeren Spor Kulübü in Ankara, failing to advance to the quarterfinals. Just a week earlier, in the first match, the German team had lost 1:3 in Schwerin.
German champions eliminated
SSC Palmberg Schwerin, the current German champions, ended their run in this year's Women's Volleyball Champions League after losing in the playoff doubleheader.
Heavy defeat in return match
In the match in Ankara, Schwerin lost decisively 0:3, scoring only 16, 18, and 14 points respectively in the sets.
Repeat of last season's result
Similar to the previous season, the Schwerin team failed to advance to the knockout phase of Europe's most important club cup competition.
Lack of energy in decisive clash
According to German media reports, the team played the return match less boldly and with less energy than in the first match at their home hall.
The German volleyball club SSC Palmberg Schwerin has ended its participation in the Women's Champions League for the 2025/2026 season. In the decisive playoff doubleheader to determine quarterfinal participants, the team coached by Felix Koslowski lost to the Turkish team Zeren Spor Kulübü Ankara. In the first match, played a week earlier in their home hall in Schwerin, the hosts lost 1:3. This required them to win the return match in Turkey to advance further. The CEV Champions League is the most important European club volleyball cup competition, held since the 1991/1992 season for both men and women. Clubs compete in a group stage, followed by knockout rounds, with the final played in a Final Four format. The return match in Ankara did not go according to the German champions' plans. Schwerin lost all three sets, scoring 16, 18, and 14 points respectively. The entire match ended after 75 minutes of play.