On 9 November, Paris Saint-Germain Handball took on Aix in their Round 9 Lidl StarLigue clash at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin. It turned out to be Les Rouge et Bleus' biggest victory of the season (along with their home triumph over Saint-Raphaël). A look back on this spectacular match!
Exceptionally, this league match was scheduled on a Saturday in order to accommodate Paris Saint-Germain's Velux EHF Champions League match against Flensburg - which they won.
So it was that Raul Gonzalez's men were on a positive dynamic in both Europe and France as they welcomed Aix to Paris, with the aim of trying to score a ninth victory in as many Lidl StarLigue games. This 'important week' had to come to an end, as Vincent Gérard recalled before kick-off.
Avant #PSGAIX, nous avons parlé de plusieurs sujets avec @Gerard_Vincent !
— PSG Handball (@psghand) November 9, 2019
The early stages of the match were very tight, both on the scoreboard and in terms of the challenges... which took an early toll on Nikola Karabatic's jersey (8': 3-4)!
The lead see-sawed as the two teams racked up the the highlights, Dylan Nahi creating a sensational moment for himself as he reset the score shortly after the first quarter-hour (16': 10-10).
After this feeling-out period, Paris sped up the pace and imposed a frantic rhythm on their opponents; in the space of ten minutes (20': 12-10), our team scored five times and conceded just twice (30': 17-12). Thanks to an excellent performance by Rodrigo Corrales, Les Rouge et Bleu took a lead into the break!
Our players came back even stronger after half-time, with captain Luka Karabatic making his mark. The Parisian pivot hit 5 from 6 to put his side even further in front (42': 24-18) - a performance that took him straight into the Best 7 for the round (alongside Rodrigo).
With money-time approaching, the result looked beyond doubt (50': 30-20). However, the Parisians did not let up the pressure and accentuated their lead - in style - as Gudjon Sigurdsson provided the evening's jewel in the crown: a kung fu/roucoulette combo!
Finally, Paris Saint-Germain Handball won by 13pointslead after defeating a very gallant Aix team who had boasted the league's best defence heading into this defeat at Coubertin!
Une deuxième période de très grande qualité permet à Paris d'inscrire 36 buts à la meilleure défense du championnat et de remporter un 8ème succès consécutif en @LidlStarligue #PSGAIX 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪 pic.twitter.com/cChbkqaMtO
— PSG Handball (@psghand) November 9, 2019
Check out the video highlights of the match:
(Credits: TeamPics/PSG)