For panache, but not only!
Already qualified for the rest of the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain handball travels to the field of RK Zagreb on Thursday for the 13th day of the group stage.
Thanks to a last hard-fought success (35-26) against the Poles of Kielce, the Parisians had doubled their victim of the evening in the standings, to climb to third place in group A, one point behind the Danes of Aalborg.
Raúl González Gutiérrez's men had at the same time moved closer to a direct qualifying ticket for the quarters, offered to the first two in each group, with the teams classified from third to sixth place being qualified for the play-offs.
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Last year, the Parisians, who will play a final day against Szeged on March 6 (8:45 p.m.), escaped this.
There are now two big duels left to finish the job.
Winner in Montpellier on Sunday (26-31), the nine-time reigning French champion is still undefeated on his domestic scene, and large leader of the Liqui Moly Starligue after 18 days.
The match between Zagreb and Paris Saint-Germain is scheduled to kick off at 6:15 p.m. this Thursday, February 29.
The match will be broadcast live on Eurosport 1.