In the second round of the Women's Volleyball Champions League group stage, Zhu Ting's reigning champions, Conegliano Volleyball Club, had to travel to Croatia to face Zagreb Volleyball Club. In the previous Italian league match, Zhu Ting was rested, but ultimately failed to rest as she came on in the final stages to replace Gaby for blocking. This was also the first time Zhu Ting had to come on to save the game while being rested since joining Conegliano. After four rounds of the Champions League group stage, Conegliano has won all four matches, only losing one set, so their advantage is quite obvious. The Champions League group stage is also an opportunity for Conegliano to train their players, with the main players often getting the chance to rest. Therefore, it will be interesting to see how Santarelli deploys his troops for this match. Ultimately, Conegliano won 3-0, securing their fifth consecutive victory and currently topping the group. The scores of the three sets were 25-16, 25-16, 25-23, with the opponent showing their level in the third set. For this match, Conegliano's main lineup was mostly rested, with Zhu Ting leading the team alone, partnering with Lukašik on the main attack line, Japanese player Kan Natsu as the second setter, and the familiar Rubian as the vice attacker. Zhu Ting performed well in this match, scoring a total of 14 points with 22 attacks, 13 successful hits, and 1 block, with only 1 block against her, maintaining a high efficiency. This was also one of the rare matches where Zhu…

Liverpool's perfect Champions League group stage campaign concluded with six victories in six matches, accumulating a full 18 points and securing the top spot in their group with ease. It was like an extravagant appetizer that left fans thoroughly satisfied. Despite this being the final round of the group stage, Liverpool's performance had already guaranteed them a place in the Round of 16, as if they had determined their own fate even before the competition began. Their offense was as fierce as a storm, while their defense remained as stable as Mount Tai. Liverpool truly treated the group stage as their training ground, leaving their opponents far behind one by one. In contrast, teams like Leipzig, Bratislava, and Young Boys Bern appeared somewhat flustered. They failed to secure a single victory in the group stage, losing all six matches and accumulating zero points, thus being eliminated early from the competition. It was akin to a bakery owner finding stale bread. Each match seemed to be fought with great effort, yet the outcome was always the same: an early farewell. Why couldn't these teams break through the bottleneck of the group stage? This could be due to some tactical confusion or perhaps a gap in team strength. Regardless, their hopes at the beginning of the season were shattered into pieces. Moving on to Barcelona's situation, although they ranked second in their group with five wins and one loss, accumulating 15 points, their qualification was not as smooth as it seemed. Why? Because the difference between Barcelona and the third-placed team was…