Remy Desponnet (Montpellier HP)
After a draw in Portugal, Montpellier managed to win after suspense against Sporting (31-30). And so Heraultier finds a European semi-final 4 years after their Champions League saga. In the other quarters, the Granollers made the surprise of the season by blowing out Flensburg (27-35), denying them their Final4.
last time that Montpellier Passed the European quarter-finals, it was in 2018, with a second Champions League at stake, marking the history of French handball. And if since then Heraulti have not been able to invite themselves back to the quarter-finals (Kelsey were knocked out in the Champions League quarter-finals last year, against Berlin in the Europa League in 2021), they are closer than never going. there. After a good draw in Portugal, Valentin Porte and his family put their hands on home soil, against Sporting.
Cadet Costa sees red
From the beginning, it is Francisco “Kiko” Costa which opens the tag. The greens and whites showed they weren’t around to make up the numbers, and carried through still hard-hitting soils and a little pivot in the legs, they take the first hole (1-3, 3). But Montpellier won’t miss entering the meeting because of all that. Stas Scoop He is meticulous in his game, the offense is launched and he enters mano à mano. And the latter would have seen the tension continue if the game’s harshest reality had not occurred. In the 14th minute, following a well-received penalty kick by the Portuguese, Francisco Costa made a mistake by sending his ball to the head of Charles Bolzinger. A shot in the head while the goalkeeper is stationary: the referee issues their verdict, and the 18-year-old Portuguese player, who scored 7 goals in the first leg, leaves the meeting (7-6, 14 degrees).
Francisco Costa (Sporting Lisbon Andebol)
The Portuguese settled for a while (12-9, 22 degrees), came to their senses and limited the break, with great shots from the elder Costa and another young full-back, Salvador Salvador. And while Julian Boss Missing the first of his five shots at the 7-meter line, he will miss the last Portuguese attack and give Yannis Lin a chance to save the advantage by shooting into the empty cage (16-14, 30). in the second chapter, Salvador Salvador Backfield clashes and Darragh holds high with Montpelier holding an offensive tempo (23-22, 45 degrees).
A very tense ending to the match
Kyllian Villeminot, who largely survived last week against Sélestat, came into the final quarter of the hour. Remy Desponnet The temperature rises and goes from two successive stops Yannis Lynn To take a significant advantage when money enters the time (26-24, 48′). Tension rises and Karl Konnan and Mamadou Gassama receive two minutes of disqualification. But when Rémi Desbonnet stopped Salvador’s penalty, the French crowd rejoiced (29-25, 52′). Salvador did not surrender and reduced his men to two units, while Kilian Villeminot and Stas Scopp held the attack well. With the crowd on fire, Montpellier winds the storm and manages to impose itself, at the end of the suspense, on the wire (31-30).
Granollers deprive Flensburg of the finals 4!
In its third match in 3 days, after a heavy loss at home to Rhein-Neckar-Lwin (31-38), Flensburg beat the Spaniards from Granollers who had nothing to lose. After being defeated by a short unit on his home turf, the latter will emerge in northern Germany. And in this epic epic, the young nugget Farouk Youssef He produced a huge game that underlined more than his great European season. At 19 years old, the Nigerian right-back will have set up 9 goals, which is the number of goals the experienced footballer has ever scored Antonio Garcia Robledo, to take the match at their own expense. With a 5-point lead at the break, the second quarter’s demonstration continued in one direction, as Rangel Luan continues his good score in his cage (15/40, 38%), and as the gap widens to 11 goals (23-34, 54 score). Bruno Riegwart Until he shines at the end of the match with 5 goals in the last 10 minutes, and proves the validity of the historic qualification (27-35). A big favorite in the edition and host of the finals, Flensburg left the competition prematurely and concluded a series of very dark matches.
Johannes Jula, Flensburg (credits: EHF)
2 Germans to complete the picture
Two years ago, Germany had nearly 3 representatives in Final4. Although he was beaten four lengths in Switzerland, Fuchsia Berlin Achieve the Chiefs endgame with A.J Matthias Gedsell Value on Hot Balls (10/13). Despite the red card of goalkeeper Miloslavlev 4 minutes before the end (29-24, 56), Kadeten Schaffhausen did not catch up and left nothing behind (30-24).
In Croatia, Germans from Fresh Auf! joyping They were less worried after a big win last Tuesday. However, Honor is more than safe on the outside with a serious victory in Chapter Two. Although Janko Kivić is more prolific than last week with 8 goals on 10 shots, Joseph Sarak (6/8) Will deftly lead his team to qualification without possible discussion (27-31).
Antoine Piolat
