By Serhat Bagbars

ISTANBUL

Turkey's Galatasaray women’s volleyball team qualified for the final four stage in the top-tier CEV Champions League after beating Italian opponents Igor Gorgonzola 3-1 late Thursday.

Galatasaray booked their place in the final four phase after the win as the Italian team previously won the first leg 3-2.

Galatasaray will meet Romania’s CSM Volei Alba Blaj in the final four to be held May 5-6 in the Romanian capital, Bucharest.

Meanwhile, another Turkish team has reached the final four stage of the CEV Champions League.

Vakifbank advanced to the final four for the sixth time in a row Thursday after beating Swiss team Volero.

In Istanbul, Vakifbank won the game against Volero with a score of 3-0 in the second leg of the six-team playoff. Vakifbank also won the first match in Switzerland with the same score.

In the final four, Vakifbank will take on Italy's Imoco Volley.

Vakifbank won Champions League titles in 2011, 2013 and 2017.