Champions League: the MHB challenge Kielce in the quarter-final first leg, follow the match live

The MHB lost this Thursday, May 12 at the Sud de France Arena against Kielce in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League (28-31). The Héraultais will play the return leg from Wednesday May 18, in Poland. After completing the group stage of the Champions League in fourth place in its group, then eliminating Porto in the round of 16 (29-29, 35-27), the MHB moved up a gear, this Thursday, May 12 at the Sud de France Arena With the reception of the Poles of Kielce, who dominated group B in front of the defending champion Barcelona, ​​the task was going to be difficult for the Héraultais deprived of Yanis Lenne and Julien Bos, but who could count on the return of their captain Valentin Porte.

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The @mhbofficiel bows to @kielcehandball for the first round.
It will be difficult but everything remains to be done for the return match?? @mhbofficiel? @kielcehandball: 28-31 pic.twitter.com/rqxkyxPEB7— Montpellier Handball (@mhbofficiel) May 12, 2022 Dujshebaev hurt Pushed by the 7,000 spectators at the Sud de France Arena, Patrice Canayer’s men limited the damage, as an extremely perilous trip to Poland is looming in six days. Marin Sego, the Montpellier goalkeeper, helped his teammates well with his 14 saves (33%). But opposite, Kielce did not give up much, carried by an Alex Dujshebaev in all the good shots and 7/8 in shooting (88%). Montpellier can come out of this quarter-final first leg with their heads held high. But it will obviously take a major performance in the second leg to hope to see the Final 4 in Cologne in June. Champions League quarter-final program Wednesday May 11 PSG 30 – 30 Kiel Flensburg 29 – 33 Barcelona Thursday May 12 Veszprem 36 – 29 Aalborg MONTPELLIER 28 – 31 Kielce Montpellier – Kielce, relive the match here, live commentary from the South from France Arena: