PGE Budowlani vs Fenerbahçe | Full Match | CEV Champions League Volley 2026

PGE Budowlani vs Fenerbahçe | Full Match | CEV Champions League Volley 2026. PGE Budowlani ŁÓDŹ vs. Fenerbahçe Medicana ISTANBUL | CEV ZEREN Group Champions League Volley 2026

Fenerbahçe Medicana Istanbul delivered a commanding performance against PGE Budowlani Łódź, winning 3–0 (25–16, 25–20, 25–11) in the third round of Pool B in the 2025–26 CEV ZEREN Group Women’s Champions League. The match took place on January 6, 2026, at Łódź Sport Arena in Poland, starting at 18:00 local time in front of 2,710 spectators. Fenerbahçe secured the victory in 67 minutes, with the three sets lasting 22, 25 and 20 minutes.

Fenerbahçe took control early in the opening set, establishing leads of 8–4 and 16–9 before closing it 25–16. Budowlani produced their strongest resistance in the second set, recovering from 3–8 to move within one point at 15–16. However, Fenerbahçe managed the closing stages effectively and won 25–20. The Turkish side then dominated the third set, extending an 8–6 advantage to 16–8 before sealing the match 25–11. Four aces and four scoring blocks in the final set helped Fenerbahçe finish emphatically.

Melissa Vargas led all scorers with 17 points, comprising 15 successful attacks and two aces. She converted 15 of her 30 attack attempts for a 50% success rate. Hande Baladın contributed 13 points through nine successful attacks, one ace and three blocks. Ana Cristina added 12 points, including 11 successful attacks and one block, converting 11 of 15 attempts for an impressive 73% attack success rate.

Agnieszka Korneluk and captain Eda Erdem Dündar each scored eight points, both recording five successful attacks, one ace and two blocks. Setter Alessia Orro was named match MVP after directing Fenerbahçe’s offense and contributing seven points of her own through three successful attacks, two aces and two blocks.

Paulina Damaske was Budowlani’s leading scorer with nine points, including seven successful attacks, one ace and one block. She also recorded 61% positive reception and 39% perfect reception. Rodica Buterez contributed seven points, Saša Planinšec scored six and Joanna Lelonkiewicz added five. Planinšec and Lelonkiewicz each registered three scoring blocks.

Fenerbahçe’s attacking efficiency was a decisive factor. The visitors recorded 49 attack points with a 53% attack success rate, compared with Budowlani’s 27 attack points and 30% success rate. Fenerbahçe also led seven to one in service aces and ten to seven in scoring blocks. Across the three sets, the Turkish team outscored the hosts 75–47.

Under head coach Marcello Abbondanza, Fenerbahçe started with Alessia Orro at setter, Melissa Vargas at opposite, Ana Cristina and Hande Baladın as outside hitters, Eda Erdem Dündar and Agnieszka Korneluk as middle blockers, and Gizem Örge at libero. Maciej Biernat’s Budowlani starting lineup featured Alicja Grabka at setter, Maja Storck at opposite, Paulina Damaske and Rodica Buterez as outside hitters, Joanna Lelonkiewicz and Saša Planinšec as middle blockers, and Justyna Łysiak at libero. The match officials were Michele Brunelli of Italy and Benone Visan of Romania.

The result gave Fenerbahçe three victories from three Pool B matches, nine points and a perfect 9–0 set record, following earlier straight-sets wins over Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Igor Gorgonzola Novara. Budowlani remained without a victory after previous defeats to Novara and Benfica. This was also Fenerbahçe’s seventh Champions League win in seven meetings with Budowlani, with the Turkish club having conceded only one set across those encounters.

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