As happened in the first leg a week ago, Montpellier dominated Porto (25-29) on Thursday 23 November in the Champions League.
Big winner for the Portuguese in the first leg (35-24), MHB expects a serious reception committee for this return encounter in Porto. They were not disappointed. After a difficult start to the match, Canaire’s men responded quickly, in the same scenario as the previous week. Defense recovers the ball to send Carlson into the counterattack.
At the break, the two teams went back to back. Montpellier continued this pace at the beginning of the second half and was able to control the match. Héraultais quickly took a three-goal lead heading into the final quarter hour, aided by Charles Bolzinger’s decisive return to goal.
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Montpellier was able to gradually increase its lead, reaching five goals eight minutes before the end. Led by the excellent Lucas Bilas on their wing, MHB were able to see the game through calmly and ended up winning their second successive win over Porto.
Montpellier who fully absorbed the disappointment of the draw they received against San Rafael this weekend. On Sunday, Patrice Canaire’s men will have to perform once again on the pitch at leaders Paris Saint-Germain, before thinking about Magdeburg…
