Paris outraged.
Broken Paris.
But Paris liberated.
But how complicated it was for the French champion!
For three quarters of the game, Créteil held off Raul Gonzalez's players before giving in to the power and height of the Parisian attackers (35-26).
Not really reassuring before receiving Zagreb next Thursday (8:45 p.m.) in the Champions League.
60': In a strong derby, Paris masters its end of the match and wins!
More info to come!
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What you must remember
Funny derby even before starting … On the one hand, the PSG which is still looking for itself after a month of competition.
In the standings, Kamil Syprzak's teammates point to an unfavorable 8th place (with one game less), you have to pinch yourself to believe it or else jump back a good decade.
On the other, Cristoliens barely better off (12th) but who remain on fireworks against Chartres (40-38).
Without the two Karabatic brothers (Covid-19), the French champion tries to impose his entry dominance but Créteil hangs on (5-5, 8th).
Paris relies on the paw of Elohim Prandi, scorer and decisive passer for Mathieu Grébille (10-7, 18th).
Opposite, Thiago Alves Ponciano, the Brazilian international rear who arrived this summer, shakes Andreas Palicka's cage.
PSG takes a breath of fresh air and is caught at the break (16-16).
The capital club is out of efficiency (60% success only on shots) and remains under threat from its neighbor.
And it doesn't get any better when you return from the locker room.
David Balaguer is out of confidence while Luc Steins stumbles inexorably on a Dylan Be on fire (17-19, 37th).
Usually this is when PSG go into high gear to give their opponents no chance, but Créteil have nothing to lose.
The two teams go blow for blow, with Dainis Kristopans finishing for Paris and Valentin Aman, promoted captain this season, for the suburban club (22-22, 44th).
The last twelve minutes are too much for Créteil, who sees the champion of France finally take off.
PSG find the level presented against Magdeburg in the middle of the week and finish with a bang.
Player: Kamil Syprzak
The Polish giant (2m07) has logically grown in the Parisian system after the departure of several executives.
He also knows how to take responsibility when his team is in difficulty, which has been the case a little too often since the start of the season.
His efficiency (12 out of 13 including 4 penalties) swung the game.
With 29 goals in four games, he remains PSG's top scorer in the league but remains far from the top scorers in this exercise.
The number: 11
Or the number of consecutive victories, in all competitions, of PSG against Créteil.
We have to go back to May 18, 2016 to see a victory for the Cristolian club (34-32).
At the time, a certain Hugo Descat had scored 12 goals for Créteil, like Sergiy Onufriyenko for Paris.
The phrase
Mathieu Grébille (left winger of PSG, at the microphone of Handball TV): “We made the match complicated with a little too much relaxation.
We were then able not to panic and react as necessary against a very good team.
We must now try to recover from the busy week.
We know that it can become difficult if we are not at 200%.
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