Europe 1 with AFP 8:31 p.m., February 23, 2023

PSG handball validated its ticket for the quarter-finals of the Champions League thanks to its victory at the Poles of Plock (32-26) on Thursday.

With this controlled success, the Parisians are even guaranteed to finish in first place in Group B with four points ahead of Magdeburg and Veszprem before the last day.

Thanks to its victory in Plock (26-32), PSG Handball secured its place among the top two in the pool.

A result which therefore allows them to avoid going through the knockout stages of the Champions League.

With this controlled success, the 11th in 13 matches, the Parisians are even guaranteed to finish in first place in Group B with four points ahead of Magdeburg and Veszprem, tied for second before the last day.

60': It's over!

Paris wins at Plock (26-32) and qualifies directly for 1/4 of the @ehfcl!

#PLOPSG pic.twitter.com/nIo64O18gW

– PSG Handball (@psghand) February 23, 2023

The teammates of Nikola Karabatic, absent for a period of at least three months due to phlebitis in the right leg, ensured a tenth consecutive qualification for the quarter-finals of the biggest European competition.

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Last meeting without stake

They however stumbled on a good opposition at the start of the game, against the Poles led by the Russian center half Dmitry Zhitnikov, author of five goals in the first quarter of an hour to give the advantage to his team (9-7) .

The Parisians responded with a 4-0 sec in order to take control and never let them go.

The second period was largely to their advantage thanks in particular to the confident return from injury of Polish pivot Kamil Syprzak (six goals) and the rise of Latvian Dainis Kristopans (five goals), physically impressive since his return to the competition after a long unavailability of several months.

The Parisians had already shown their bench depth and their cohesion by winning in Zagreb (33-30) then against Dinamo Bucharest (33-26) in February, despite numerous absences.

During the last day, without stake for them, the Parisians will receive the Hungarians of Veszprem who will try for their part to win their qualification for the quarter-finals.