The Lionesses of Volleyball Arrive in Alicante for Crucial Golden League Matches

The Spanish women's volleyball team, known as the Lionesses of Volleyball, arrives in Alicante this Tuesday to begin preparations for two crucial European Golden League matches taking place over the weekend. The Pedro Ferrándiz Pavilion will host a triangular tournament from Friday to Sunday featuring the Spanish team, Sweden, and Croatia.

The Lionesses of Volleyball will kick off on Friday against Croatia at 19:00 in a key match to build confidence, earn points, and reinforce all the work done in previous months. Pascual Saurín's team will conclude their participation in Alicante with an exciting match against Sweden on Sunday at 18:00. The Swedish team arrives with their star player Isabelle Haak in top form. The opposite hitter was the MVP of the Champions League with Imoco Volley Conegliano and is one of the world's most promising players. Additionally, she will be especially motivated and under pressure to qualify Sweden for the European Golden League final four, as the Scandinavian country is the host.

Apart from Spain's two matches, the other two teams, Croatia and Sweden, will face off on Saturday (18:00) at the Pedro Ferrándiz Pavilion. The Spanish team will attend the match (from the warm-up until the end of the first quarter) to hold an autograph session with fans.

The Lionesses of Volleyball debuted last weekend in the European Golden League with a victory against Montenegro and a defeat against the strong Ukraine. After the matches in Alicante, the Spanish team will conclude their group stage participation in Velenje (Slovenia) against Greece and Slovenia. The European Golden League final four will take place on June 28 and 29.

Pascual Saurín's team arrives in Alicante with numerous stars, as the squad includes players like María Schlegel, Patricia Llabrés, Raquel Lázaro, María Segura, and Ana Escamilla. All of them are franchise players in various European teams and are counting down the days to compete again in Alicante, where they experienced unique sensations in 2022, as a record attendance was set for a Lionesses match on home soil. About 4,500 spectators thrilled to the victory against Denmark three years ago, and there are high hopes for this new visit, which will be missed by the injured Paola Martínez Vela from Gandia.

The Spanish team will be staying at the Villa Universitaria hotel in San Vicente and will conduct all training sessions behind closed doors, except for the one scheduled for the afternoon of the 10th (from 17:00 to 20:00) at the new pavilion in the town of San Vicente.

Tickets for the Lionesses of Volleyball matches in Alicante can be purchased on the Spanish Volleyball Federation's website.