Montpellier Stay in Control of Champions League Race After Toulouse Thriller
The champion is already known (PSG Handball), as is the runner-up (HBC Nantes), but the most interesting battle in France is still being fought for third place. That position brings a place in the EHF Champions League next season, and for now it belongs to Montpellier, with Limoges still applying pressure.
The two-time EHF Champions League winners defeated Toulouse 29:28 in the derby of the round and will enter the final matchday with a one-point advantage. Montpellier will face Nîmes, while Limoges travel to Nantes.
Toulouse came very close to a major upset, leading 28:27 in the 56th minute, but the closing stages belonged to the home side.
Montpellier – Toulouse 29:28
Montpellier: Hugo Monte Dos Santos 7, Léo Plantin 5, Agustin Casado 4, Kyllian Villeminot 3, Arthur Lenne 3, David Balaguer 3, Valentin Porte 2, Zvonimir Srna 1, Rogerio Moraes Ferreira, Benjamin Richert, Lucas Guigon, Matéo Caille, Noé Calbry, Kylian Prat.
Goalkeepers: Rémi Desbonnet 10 saves / 36 shots – 27.78%, Charles Bolzinger 1 save / 2 shots – 50%
Toulouse: Erwin Feuchtmann 6, Nemanja Ilić 6, Gabriel Nyembo 4, Uroš Kojadinović 3, Hugo Jund 3, Ernest Pineau-Rossi 2, Jules Gougeon 1, Louis Marquet Baures 1, Enej Slatinek Jovičić 1, Niko Mindegia 1, Romain Giraudeau, Téo Jarry, Jérémy Robert, Bakary Diallo.
Goalkeepers: Jef Lettens 15 saves / 41 shots – 36.59%, Simon Møller
