Luxembourg, November 16, 2020. With the preliminary stages of the CEV Champions League Volley now completed, there have been several players whose performances have caught our eye and that of volleyball fans, but none more so than those of Dutch star, Trentino Itas' very own Nimir Abdel-Aziz. The 28-year-old has been a key player for the Italian side in both 1st and 2nd Round tournaments, contributing greatly to his team reaching the 4th Round - Pool phase of Europe's premiere club competition, the CEV Champions League Volley.

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On top of giving performances that were unbelievable to watch, Nimir Abdel-Aziz's stats are as impressive if not even more so. Scorer of 23 points in the 2nd Round (total 49 points - 8th overall), he was was second only to Thomas Zass of Lindaren Volley Amriswil (24 points). 

The 2nd Round also saw Nimir leading the way in Blocks and Aces with four each, with only his teammate Dick Kooy matching him for Aces and Filip Sestan (C.S.M. Arcada Galati), Vladimir Sieemshchikov (Dinamo Moscow) matching him for blocks.

Here is a look at his overall stats from the preliminary rounds, if you would like to dive in deeper click HERE.

Nimir Abdel-Aziz and Trentino Itas will now play in the 4th Round of CEV Champions League Volley -  Pool E, where they will be facing VfB Friedrichshafen, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk and ČEZ Karlovarsko. The Italians will try to make the most of home court advantage as hosts of the first tournament of Pool E (1-3 Dec 2020) before they travel to Friedrichshafen for the second tournament (9-11 Feb 2021).

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