Volleyball: Follow the Coupe de France semi-final between Poitiers and Montpellier live

This is a great opportunity to reach the final for the MHSC VB. Midi Libre – SYLVIE CAMBON

This Tuesday, March 5 from 8 p.m., the MHSC VB is in Poitiers to try to secure its place in the final of the Coupe de France. Follow the match live. 

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3:16 p.m.

What you need to know about the match

Montpellier challenges Poitiers in the semi-finals -Final of the Coupe de France. The club from the Hérault capital is favorite for a meeting which could send it to the final of a competition which it has never won. The MHSC VB is in good shape since Loic Le Marrec and his players have five victories in a row in all competitions, including a recent one in Poitiers, already (3-0). The Héraultais are in full force in Vienne with, in particular, the Olympic champion Nicolas Le Goff currently in great shape. In the other semi-final, Nantes hosts Tours.

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7:35 p.m.

Décla

Reached this Tuesday by telephone, Nicolas Le Goff spoke a few hours before the match: “We are approaching this match like any other. There is a certain pressure that builds in the semi-final as we get closer to the goal. You should not put pressure on yourself because it is the best way to outsmart or even play under stress. We are aware of the stakes.”

7:34 p.m.

Course

To reach the semi-final of the Coupe de France, Montpellier beat Nice (3-0) at home in the round of 16 then Toulouse in the quarter-final (3-0). Poitiers defeated Chaumont (3-2) and Tourcoing (3-1) on its floor each time.

7:27 p.m.

Histoire

There was a time, not so long ago, when Poitiers dominated French volleyball along with its neighbor Tours. Created in 1973, Stade Poitevin won two French championship titles in 1999 and 2011. It was finalist in the championship in 2000, 2007, 2008 and 2012. The Vienne club also won the Coupe de France three times in 1996, 2002 and 2020.

7:26 p.m.

Duel

Montpellier and Poitiers have already crossed paths twice this season in the championship for as many Montpellier victories. The first in Castelnau on December 3 with a score of 3 sets to 1. The second, more recently, on February 24 when the MHSC VB made short work of the Poitevins with a score of 3 sets to nothing (23- 25, 20-25, 21-25).

6:25 p.m.

The MHSC VB has arrived in Poitiers

The Montpellier delegation has just entered the Lawson-Body room to prepare for the meeting. Did you know ? The name of the room was chosen in homage to Frédéric Lawson-Body, a Franco-Togolese volleyball player who died at the age of 31 on October 14, 1989 when he was a player at Stade Poitevin.

6:20 p.m.

Start of live

Hello Everyone, welcome to this live commentary of the Coupe de France semi-final between Poitiers and Montpellier. Start of the match at 8 p.m. on the floor of the Lawson-Body Hall.