This is the real shock of this 25th day of the championship. Friday evening at Coubertin, PSG receives Montpellier and will, if successful, be crowned champion of France. The MHB will therefore try to go and create the feat on the ground of the club of the capital and to spoil the potential party. But the advantage clearly turns in favor of Nikola Karabatic and his gang. Especially after the victory in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France two weeks ago (41-24). In the first leg, Montpellier had clearly hung the Parisian ogre and had lost a goal on the buzzer. Kyllian Villeminot and his family will present themselves in Paris with a spirit of revenge “We will try to show a different face than two weeks ago, to play our own game and to be less humiliated than last time. We know that Paris is a very strong team, one of the best in Europe. We are going there with serenity and confidence”.
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Woe to the loser on Saturday evening in Istres. Istres Provence Handball, currently relegated, will have a real chance of getting out of the red zone and will do so, provided they beat Saran since the two teams are separated by only 1 point in the standings. The winner will therefore take a good option on the maintenance. In the first leg, Saran won with two small goals (29-27). The Istreans will have the firm intention of not letting the meeting pass this time. Guillaume Crépain, the captain of Istres is determined for this meeting: “I can’t imagine a non-match. We will have to surpass ourselves to win. The team with the most hubris and pride will win. It’s going to be 50-50. We will see around 10 p.m. if we deserve to stay. Victory is for us as well as for the club, an obligation. Lately, Istres has hung beautiful teams like Saint-Raphaël and Montpellier while Saran remains on 3 defeats in a row.
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Thursday evening, opening the 25th day, Cesson-Rennes receives Chambéry. On Friday, Chartres and Toulouse move south towards Aix and Saint-Raphaël while Limoges welcomes Nantes and Nancy, Créteil. Sunday, closing this day, Nîmes faces Dunkirk.
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