The elite European club competition will kick off the new season next week. The Champions League Men Group Stage commences with the matches in Group C in Romania and in Group D in Spain on Wednesday. Groups A and B will start day latter and both will be played in Czech Republic.
In Group A are: Portugal’s GDCS Juncal Italy’s Top Spin Messina EUCI host HB Ostrov z.s. and Spain’s ASISA Borges Vall. In Group B play: host SKST Tesla Batteries Havirov Germany’s Post SV Mühlhausen 1951 e.V Spain’s Arteal – SD Compostela and Austria’s Solex-Consult Wiener Neustadt.
In Group C host CSS-SZAK ODORHEIU SECUIESC will welcome Italy’s USD Apuania Carrara Tennistavolo Germany’s TTC Neu-Ulm and TTC Club Ostrava 2016 from Czech Republic. In group D are: host Spain’s Leka Enea Irun TDM Leka Enea SF SKK El Nino Praha from Czech Republic and French AS Pontoise Cergy TT .
Romania’s CSS-SZAK ODORHEIU SECUIESC also played in the Group Stage of the Champions League Men in 2021/22 and eventually concluded the season as the semi finalists of the Europe Trophy.
“This season in Champions League we will play with the last season’s national bronze medal team experienced players such as Sebastian LOSO Szilard GYORGY an Lucian FILIMON and two – three new young players who worked hard in last few years to get a place in Champions League team. We are very proud that we play at such high level competition with 90% “home made” players ” said Manager István GYÖRGY.”We did not engage new players for this season.”
The national championship does not start yet in Romania so the focus is only on the Champions League preparations.
“The team is in good shape everyone is eager to show their talent in action.”
How was your summer?
“After the fully booked last season which ended at the end of June with the Europe Trophy semifinal we agreed on the deserved relax for the whole team and we put the accent on the recovering. In July we start the practice for the next season and play some matches.”
What can you say about the competition in your group?
“Of course it will be fantastic to play against these world top players in front of our spectators. The German team has top names the Italian team is the current Europe Cup winner and the Czech team will come with experienced and young players. We try to play without stress. I think they all will be under bigger pressure and we will try to take advantage of this. But for sure we can create some spectacular matches!
What is your goal for this season?
” We are happy to organise a Champions League Group stage in Odorheiu Secuiesc offer the best possible conditions and of course to show a good play and hopefully win some matches. In the national Championship the Romanian system will change this year but that does not change our objective to win a medal in Superliga ” stated István GYÖRGY.”
Sebastian LOSO was satisfied with the results in last season.
“As a team we performed well in June and made it to the semifinal in The European Trophy finals/play off. So that was a good team effort for us! On an individual level there hasn’t been a lot of matches and therefore no real result to speak of unfortunatly.”
Speaking of the the competitition in the group LOSO said: “The competition in the group is really tough this season. Of course it’s Champions League and it’s supposed to be the highest level you can play at in a European tournament on a club level but even compared to last season I would say this group is more tough. Neu-Ulm is really strong and a big contender for the title there’s also Carrara who made it to the Europe Cup finals last season and finally the Czech team are nothing to scoff at either. It will be a challenge but hopefully a fun and learning experience for us!”
What is your goal in CL and in national League for this season?
“The goal for CL is to get a positive result for us. What that is is at the moment a bit unclear. We will see when we get there! For the national league the goal is as always to be in the top 4 and fight for medals!”
