A victory everywhere in the Franco-Danish duels on Wednesday, during the 5th day of the Handball Champions League: Paris-SG beat Aalborg at home (33-30) after Montpellier’s defeat at Gudme (32-27) . With this fourth success, the Parisians take a small option on one of the first two places in Pool A, synonymous with a ticket to the quarters without going through the play-offs (places 3 to 6). Provisionally co-leaders with Kiel (also 8 pts but one game in hand), they are in fact three steps ahead of Aalborg, who gave in in the last five minutes.
Back on level terms in the 54th minute (27-27) after being three lengths behind two minutes earlier, the teammates of former Parisian Mikkel Hansen then suffered the fury of PSG, Elohim Prandi in the lead. The left back (8 goals from 12 attempts) scored three consecutive goals to allow his team, also deprived of its captain and pillar of defense Luka Karabatic (excluded 10 minutes from the end), to take three points. advance (31-28) with 1 min 10 sec remaining. An ultimately decisive gap.
Beaten for the third time in five days, MHB (4 pts in pool B) sees the first two places slip away since it is now four lengths behind Gudme. Following two successes against Plock (Poland) and Celje (Slovenia), he suffered a setback with the Danish champion, after a first period which was nevertheless controlled despite the absence of three major injured players (Hesham, Skube and Yannis Lenne).
But, leading by two lengths at half-time (18-16), the Héraultais then plunged against Emil Madsen (10 goals from 13 attempts) and his teammates, who rushed into the gaping holes left by the defense tiered. After conceding a 9-3 in 12 minutes (21-25, 42nd), Montpellier manager Patrice Canayer decided to return to a classic defense, but the gap was widened and the MHB did not manage to fill it, falling in particular on a solid Tobias Thulin in goal (13 saves at 39% success).
