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PSG regains control in the Handball Champions League

2020-02-22T18:09:38.304Z


Winners (31-25) of the Norwegians of Elverum, the players of the capital take second place in their group a day before the end


Mission accomplished. A week after its loss to the Hungarians of Szeged (32-29), PSG recovered perfectly by dominating (31-25), this Saturday, the Norwegians of Elverum during the 13th and penultimate day of group the Champions League. A success obtained under the eyes of Jean-Claude Blanc, the deputy managing director of PSG, who revives the suspense for the 2 nd place of group A.

What you must remember

The opportunity was too good. PSG did not let it pass. For its reunion with Stade Coubertin - the last match on its soil in the Champions League dates back to December 1 and a setback (32-35) against Barcelona - the club of the capital has logically imposed (31-25) against the Norverians of Elverum, penultimate of the group, this Saturday during the 13th and penultimate day of the Champions League. After a balanced start to the match, Nikola Karabatic's partners left their opponent on the spot after a first acceleration (14-13, 23rd then 19-13, 31st). Luka Karabatic, who scored his 200th personal goal in the competition, and Vincent Gérard in the Parisian cages allowed PSG to maintain the gap when the Norwegians tried to catch up.

Thanks to this success (the 10th in 13 days), the leader of the French championship and candidate for his first European coronation takes 2nd place in group A thanks to a better goal difference on Szeged. In case of victory next Sunday at home, against the misclassified Zagreb, PSG will take 2nd position in the group. A classification which will allow him to face the winner of the duel between Sporting Portugal and Dinamo Bucharest in the round of 16 and, also, to receive during the return quarterfinal.

Player: Sander Sagosen

We hardly saw him at the start of the match. Facing his compatriots from Elverum, the Norwegian international was the offensive option of PSG in the absence of Mikkel Hansen and achieved a new card. After breaking his league goal record by scoring 11 goals in the victory against Créteil (39-26), Sander Sagosen confirmed his current good form by carrying out a new attacking festival against Elevrum. At the break, the 24-year-old, who will leave the Paris club at the end of the season, had already scored 7 goals, including an acrobatic kung-fu. The one who was voted best left-back of the last Euro - where he took the bronze medal - ended the game with 8 goals, his season record in the Champions League with Barcelona (8 goals)

The number: 3010

Weaned from the Champions League match for almost 3 months, the Parisian public responded this Saturday for the reunion with the prestigious European competition. They were officially 3010 spectators present in the lair of the Coubertin Stadium to attend the PSG victory. It is the 2nd best influx of the season - all competitions combined - behind that obtained during the duel against Barcelona (3346 spectators on December 1). Numerous and noisy spectators like the ultras, housed at the top of their stands, who sang and surrounded the room.

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Match sheet

PSG - ELVERUM (NOR):

Half-time: 17-13

Referees: Stark and Stefan (Rou).

Spectators: 3010.

PSG: Sigurdsson (1), Keita (2), Sagosen (8), Kounkoud (1), Remili (3), Abalo (1), Syprzak (3), L. Karabatic (5), N. Karabatic (2) , Ekdahl du Rietz (4). Entr. : Gonzalez.

Source: leparis

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