In the locker room of the Pierre-de-Coubertin stadium in Paris, this Thursday, February 1, as he did before getting on the podium in Cologne on Sunday, Elohim Prandi hugs Andreas Palicka.
Yellow-orange hat on his head, the Swedish goalkeeper of PSG smiles at his friend.
He was also his executioner last week in the semi-final of the Euro (34-30 after) Remember, this miraculous shot at the last second to snatch extra time...
The two men found themselves this time in the same jersey.
The second part of the PSG season, just a few hours after the title festivities, has already started.
The European champions are back on the pitch.
They only had two days of “vacation”.
This is the case for the Parisian heroes, Nikola and Luka Karabatic like Elohim Prandi.
“I wanted to congratulate Elohim Prandi, Luka and Nikola Karabatic, our three Parisian European handball champions.
We vibrated with them throughout the competition and we are very proud of the decisive role they played, with two historic victories in the semi-final and final, which will remain engraved in the history of handball.
This success for the Blues is also an 11th international gold medal for Nikola Karabatic, a true legend of world sport whom we will have the chance to admire in the Rouge et Bleu jersey until the end of his career, l “next summer,” rejoiced Parisian President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi.
Probable end of season for Dominik Mathé
In France, it is the Coupe de France which launches 2024 on the domestic level.
The quarter-finals are scheduled for this first weekend in February and all the big players (Montpellier, PSG and Nantes, the defending champion) are still there.
For Paris, the match takes place this Sunday, at 5 p.m., at the Pierre-de-Coubertin stadium and the European champions will be honored before kick-off.
PSG begins the year as it ended the previous one: by facing Nîmes.
The last time, it was just before the holidays, in the championship, on December 20 on the eve of the first training camp with the France team.
Paris won comfortably 34-24.
A little more than 40 days later, it would take a big gap for Paris to stumble against this same opponent.
Note, however, that Dominik Mathé, the Hungarian from PSG, may have finished his season.
He suffered a serious knee injury during the Euro, in which his team took 5th place.
“Dominik Mathé underwent knee examinations, following which the decision was made to carry out ligament surgery.
Our right back will therefore be absent for several months,” indicates the club.