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Fernanda Garay debuted this Wednesday, 09/12 in the most important clubs competition in Europe.

Against the CS Volleyball Alba Blaj, the spiker made her first appearance in the Champions League and managed to get her first victory in the competition. The current Romania champion was no match for the strength and tradition of Muscovites who, as visitors, won the game by 3 sets to 0, partial 18-25, 13-25 and 17-25.

Garay contributed with 11 points, and saw the companion Natalia (Goncharova) Obmochaeva finish the game as the top scorer with 17.

The brazilian enjoyed her debut and projects a good participation in the competition.

"I'm still adapting to my team, but I see a good evolution. Today was a good game overall. We have a very competitive team and I believe we will have a great competition ahead. "- Reviewed the spiker.

The 28-year-old, who is in her third season in Europe, has 100% success in European competitions, in two appearances in the CEV CUP, two titles, one in the 13/14 season with Fenerbahçe and one in the season 14/15 playing for Dinamo Krasnodar. And Garay want to keep the sequence, now in the Champions League.

"So far, won all European competitions I've played, of course win the Champions League is a huge challenge, but I hope to contribute every game so we can achieve this goal." - Said the athlete 

With Fernanda on court, the Dinamo becomes a serious contender for the title of Champions League and also the Russian league.

In addition to collaborating with important points, Garay brings to court  blocking skills, serve and defense, but more importantly, supplies a handicap that had been undermining the Russian team statistics and making life difficult for the setters. Without the brazilian, Dinamo had been suffering with the reception, in eight games before the arrival of the athlete, the team had an average of 25.25% reception. With Fernanda in the initial six, statistics rose to 65%. In addition to Garay's reliability on the fundament, the athlete improves the court spacing, also making life easier for the pass companions. With that, the team is more balanced and the setter can better distribute the attacking actions.

With the victory in Romania and the defeat of Le Cannet for Piacenza, Dinamo Moscow is guaranteed in the play-offs phase of the competition.

The brasilian returns to Moscow where she prepares with the rest of the team for a match against Omichka in Omsk, 13/12 for the Russian Superleague. After the dispute, the competition goes into recess due to the European Pre-Olympic.

The team returns to court in the Champions League on 19/01/16 against Rocheville Le Canet, at Le Canet in France, for the group stage.

Check the groups and the classification of equips in the Champions League.

Group A

Dinamo Kazan                      12 pts

Lokomotiv Baku                   06 pts

Azerrail Baku                        03 pts

Allianz MTV Sttutgart          03 pts

Group B

VakifBank                            12 pts

PGE Atom Trefl Sopot        09 pts

Igor Gorgonzola Novara   03 pts

Calcit Ljubljana                   00 pts 

Group C

Pomi Casalmaggiore         09 pts

Eczacibasi Vitra                  07 pts

Chemik Police                    05 pts

AGEL Prostejov                  03 pts  

Group D

Bolero Zurich                      09 pts

Uralochka NMKT                08 pts

Vizura Beograd                   03 pts

RC Cannes                           01 pts

Group E

Fenerbahçe Grundig          11 pts

Dresdner SC                        05 pts

Impel Wroclaw                    04 pts

Telekom Baku                     01 pts

Group F

Nordmeccanica Piacenza  12 pts       

Dinamo Moscou                 09 pts

Rocheville Le Cannet          00 pts