The Nantes residents obtained a valuable success in Germany this Wednesday, during the 5th day of the Champions League.
Beaten in its first two Champions League away games of the season, the Handball Club of Nantes scored its first away victory by winning with authority in Magbdebourg (32-28), where it had never won , Wednesday during the 5th day.
The “H” is carrying out an excellent operation thanks to this success in the room of the German club, 2023 European champion but in difficulty this season (one victory for three losses and a draw now). He is placed second in the very dense Pool B (6 pts, like Szeged), directly qualifying for the quarter-finals, and is guaranteed to be at least three steps ahead at the end of this day on the seventh (eliminatory). With the opportunity to very probably widen the gap next week by hosting Zagreb.
The Nantes residents leave Germany full of confidence with this clear success acquired without several players, including their flagship recruit Nicolas Tournat, injured in a calf.
The very frustrating defeat suffered during their previous trip, at the last second to Szeged (33-32), was brilliantly erased after a controlled second period, where the “H” widened the gap with a 5-0 administered for count five steps ahead before the start of the last ten minutes (25-20, 48th). Including two goals scored shorthanded, by Thibaud Briet (4 goals out of 7 and two interceptions) and Aymeric Minne (9/11 and 3 assists), two of the big men of the evening for Nantes with goalkeeper Ivan Pesic (4 saves out of 10).
They were then able to contain the return of Magdeburg to three units five minutes from the end (27-24), in particular thanks to a penalty from their captain Valero Rivera (4/4 including 2/2 on penalty), in the process ( 29-25).
