Perilous trip to Avignon for the National 3 of the MVL

Mende Volley Lozère (2nd) travels this Sunday to Avignon (4th). Avignon does not yet have a training center but it is a nice mix of former pros (Mullié, Reynet) and brilliant young people who make up this collective. In November, the Mendois had seen it well by winning, of course, 3 sets to 1, but tight sets (25-22 23-25 ​​29-27 25-18). The revenge in the city of the Popes will be worth its weight in gold and we can expect a very tight encounter.

The professional Ligue B championship being over for the MVL, coach Sofiane Kaddour can now set up specific training sessions for the N3 group and he will no longer have to recover players who arrive from all over France, of course tired. Last Sunday’s meeting against CFC Lyon was remarkable and gives some certainty for this Sunday. It will be necessary to approach the meeting with a lot of mental motivation not to suffer the pressure that the former pros will not fail to put on them.

Prénationale: mandatory victory

This Saturday, at 7 p.m., at Piencourt, the MVL (4th) receives Perpignan (5th). The task of staying in the Prénationale will be very difficult because, given their start to the season, the Mendois left with few points in these play-downs and only the first two will stay, the other four going down. Moreover, they lost their first two matches against Crès (3rd) 3-0 and Roubia (2nd), last Saturday, 3-2. The victory against Perpignan which has not yet won is therefore imperative to keep a small hope of maintenance.

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