Things are Ramping Up in Champions League & Overseas, Listener Questions Level Up

In this episode of Volley Talk, we take a look at the playoff matchups happening in the Italian leagues and Champions League. We get out our crystal balls to predict how various leagues will finish their regular seasons and playoffs. Will we be correct?

The FIVB officially released the rule changes they will be testing in the 2026 VNL (no libero changes, thankfully!), and we dive into the LOVB double sub situation and wonder... which national team has the strongest double sub (other than Italy, of course).

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Matches To Watch This Week:
* Wednesday- game 2 of Italian Women quarterfinals (VBTV)
* Wednesday, Thursday- Men’s Champions League playoffs (eurovolley.tv)
* Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 pm ET- NCAA Men UCLA vs USC
* Thursday at 8:00 pm ET- NCAA Men Ball State vs Loyola Chicago
* Friday at 8:00 pm ET- LOVB Houston vs Austin (Victory+)
* Saturday at 9:00 pm ET- MLV San Diego vs Atlanta (YouTube)
* Saturday, Sunday- game 1 of Italian Men quarterfinals (VBTV)

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Chapters:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:26 - Weekly Highlights & Happenings
0:24:29 - FIVB 2026 Rule Changes Announced
0:33:13 - Doub Sub
0:41:12 - Pavan's Predictions
0:46:47 - Listener Questions
1:16:31 - Matches To Watch This Week