All you need to know about PSG Handball - Kielce

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The table
Despite a defeat in Bucharest (32-29) to start their European campaign, the Poles have had an almost perfect first part of the competition. Indeed, they have won all their games since that lone defeat - including a double over reigning European champions Barcelona (thus ending the Catalans' six-year unbeaten run in their home arena). They are therefore, unsurprisingly, at the top of the Group B heap.

Les Rouge et Bleus' two wins over Porto have got them back in the upper reaches! Before the start of the Matchday 9 fixtures, they were one point behind Veszprém, who sit in second - which qualifies directly for the quarter-finals. The capital club will also have the advantage of hosting the top teams at Coubertin in the second part of this group stage.

The first leg
At the end of October, our team travelled to Hala Legionow in Kielce, for Matchday 6. Despite a promising start, Paris were quickly put in difficulty by a solid Polish team (30': 19-14) and fight-back at the beginning of the second half (38': 21-19), six goals of Elohim Prandi or 12 saves of Vincent Gerard were not enough to bridge the gap (38-33).

Dylan's return to Paris
While this match is important in terms of what it can do for Paris Saint-Germain Handball on the table, it will also be important in terms of emotion for one particular Kielce player: French left-winger Dylan Nahi. The 22-year-old, who came up through the academy in Paris, played for five years in the French capital before moving to Poland last summer. A multiple French champion, he was also voted best prospect in the last edition of the Champions League. This will be his first time back in his old stadium.

Best attack
Since the beginning of the season, the Parisians have been scoring for fun! Boasting the best attack in the Liqui Moly StarLigue (409 goals in 11 games), they are in similarly prolific form on the European scene, with 271 goals scored (Kielce is at 262). A great statistic that they owe to Mikkel Hansen (third-top scorer in the competition with 49 goals) and Kamil Syprzak (36).

Kielce's strengths
On the visitors' side, there is a scoring duo to watch out for: Dylan, with 38 goals, and Spanish international Alex Dujshebaev (the son of coach Talant) with 37. Other major players include German goalkeeper Andreas Wolff, Les Bleus pivot Nicolas Tournat, former Saint-Raphaël man Artsem Karalek and Croatian centre-half Igor Karacic.

To follow the match (throw-off at 20:45):
- From the Coubertin stands: by betting your tickets on our official website
- Television: Eurosport 2
- Our social networks: via our live-tweet

(Credits: J. Azouze/PSG)