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Poland and Slovenia are competing in the semi-finals of the European Volleyball Championships for the fourth time in a row. In 2019 and 2021, the Poles lost 1:3, in 2023 they won 3:1 and became European champions. Previously, in 2015 and 2017, Slovenia eliminated Poles from the tournament in the quarterfinals and quarterfinal play-off, respectively.
The White and Reds' path to the semi-finals in the knockout phase included two certain 3-0 victories - first against Latvia and then against Germany.
The Slovenians also had no major problems to finish in the top four of the tournament. First they defeated the Serbs 3-0, and then they won against Belgium 3-1.
For the fourth time in a row against Slovenia in the final
Therefore, in Milan there will be a repeat of the semi-finals from the last three editions of the European championship. In 2019 and 2021, the Poles lost 1:3, and in 2023 they won 3:1, and then became European champions. However, the history of the Polish-Slovenian rivalry in the European Championships is longer, because in 2017 Slovenia prevented our volleyball players from reaching the quarterfinals in a play-off, and in 2015 - they defeated them in the quarterfinals.
Both teams are therefore very well known to each other - this season alone they have already played each other three times: in the regular phase of the Nations League the Slovenians won 3-2, in the semi-finals of this competition the world ranking leaders were better in three sets, and in the Hubert Jerzy Wagner Memorial they triumphed 3-2.
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The semi-final match between Poland and Slovenia will take place in Milan
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