Starligue: HBC Nantes inflicts a first defeat on PSG this season, a result that does not suit MHB at all

Julien Bos, formerly of MHB, was excellent at the end of the match for HBC Nantes. L. Valroff/Team Pics/PSG

Nantes cracked PSG (32-30) on Sunday April 7 during the 23rd day of Starligue, inflicting the Parisian leader with their first defeat of the season in Starligue, all of which did not suit MHB's business.

The Parisians will not complete a third year undefeated. Totally undecided, the clash against Nantes turned to H's advantage in the last three minutes: when Thibaut Briet caused the temporary exclusion of the capital's young full-back Wallem Peleka (22) and obtained the penalty transformed into force by Julien Bos (30-29, 58th).

In the process, the strong pass from the Parisian playing master Luc Steins escaped from the hand of his pivot Kamil Syprzak, materializing the scenario of this match slipping through their fingers. The eleven goals of Euro hero Elohim Prandi were not enough.

Starligue: the ranking and all the results of the 23rd day

Despite this setback in Loire Atlantique, the capital club maintains a comfortable lead of three points over its runner-up Nantais and therefore remains the favorite for its own succession. It would take two missteps from Nikola Karabatic's band, combined with a flawless performance from H, to deprive PSG of an eleventh French handball championship title, the tenth in a row.

Revenge in the Coupe de France to come

"It happens, we can't win every time, pleaded on beIN Sports, l&rsquo ;Parisian left winger Mathieu Grébille. We're going to find Nantes again soon and we're going to try to get revenge." An allusion to the final of the Coupe de France offering the same poster in two weeks.

By this Saturday, April 20 at Bercy, Andreas Palicka will undoubtedly have returned to take over in the cages from Jannick Green, who had little success on Sunday (6 saves, 16%). The fact remains that Grégory Cojean's team has performed well in the race for second place to return to the Champions League next season.

And Montpellier pays the price

With its three-point cushion over its pursuer Montpellier, Nantes can afford to lose in Hérault during their clash scheduled three days before the end of the Starligue.

"Until the match there which will be complicated, we must maintain these three points in advance", announced, on the microphone of beIN Sports, the Nantes center half Aymeric Minne, author of six goals including one of class, blindly, with his back to the goal (29-28, 57th).

"We must not make any mistakes between now and then, otherwise this result today won’ rsquo;won't have been of much use."

Nantes – Paris: 32-30

H Arena.
Half-time: 16-16.
Referees: K.et R.Gasmi.
Spectators: 6,000.
NANTES : Pesic (10%, 1 save out of 10 shots including 0/2 penalties), Biosca (30%, 9/30 including 3/5 penalties) . Briet (4 goals from 7 shots), Minne (6/9), Maqueda (5/6), (cap.) Rivera (5/6 including 3/4 on penalties), Cavalcanti (0/1), Avelange Demouge ( 2/3), Damatrin (3/3), Bos (4/5 dt 2/2 pen.), de la Bretèche, Hoghielm, Toto, Monar (3/5), Simonnet, Pineau-Rossi.
Two minutes at: Briet (16th), Rivera (17th), Toto (31st).
PARIS : Villain (50%, 1 save on 2 penalty shots), Green (16%, 6/37 dt 0/4 pen.). Peleka (1 goal from 1 shot), Marchan, Steins (2/2), Ntanzi, Keita, Tonnesen (5/5), Balaguer (3/6 dt 1/3 on penalties), Grébille (1/4), Syprzak ( 6/8 dt 3/4 pen.), (cap.) L.Karabatic, Gibelin, Holm, N.Karabatic (1/2), Prandi (11/16).
Two minutes at: L.Karabatic (7th, 15th), N.Karabatic (48th), Pelleka (58th).