Media Information VELUX EHF Champions League Season 2016/17

Last 16 (Leg 1) HBC Nantes (FRA) vs Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) SSM de la Trocardière, Rezé Saturday, 25 March, 20:45 hrs Last 16 Leg 1

HBC Nantes (FRA) vs PSG Handball (FRA) Saturday, 25 March 2016, 20:45 hrs Playing hall 91 Rue de la Trocadiere 44400 Reze France

Capacity 4,438

• HBC Nantes are debutants in the VELUX EHF Champions League. The last debutants in the Last 16 were Füchse Berlin and AG Kobenhavn in the 2011/12 season - and both made it to the VELUX Lidl Starligue EHF FINAL4. Lidl Starligue Last 4 games • PSG made it to the quarter-finals in the last three seasons. Last 4 games 22.03. vs Selestat W40:29 • In the current season of the French league, PSG have only lost 22.03. @ Ivry W21:31 15.03. @ Cesson W27:33 one of 18 matches so far - a 37:31 in Nantes. HBCN are second only 15.03. vs Chambery W31:25 one point below the Paris based team. 08.03. vs Creteil W35:29 08.03. vs Dunkerque W36:29 • PSG goalkeeper Gorazd Skof will face his former teammates; 01.03. @ Toulouse W24:30 he wore the HBCN jersey from 2013 up until 2016. 01.03. @ Creteil W28:29 Next game: • In contrast to PSG, Nantes have made it to two finals of Next game 29.03. vs Nimes European Cup competitions, being twice runners-up in the EHF Cup 29.3. vs Toulouse Finals 2013 and 2016 (both on home court). • The overall group phase balance of both contenders is similar: Standings PSG have 12 wins, zero draws and two defeat in 14 matches, while Standings 1. PSG 19 653:513 36 HBCN have ten wins, one draw and one defeat including the two 1. PSG 19 653:513 36 victories in the play-offs against La Rioja. 2. Nantes 19 610:510 35 2. Nantes 19 610:510 35 • For the second time since the 2014/15 season, three French 3. Montpellier 19 612:512 28 sides have made it to the Last 16: Montpellier, PSG in both years, 3. Montpellier 19 612:512 28 ... with Dunkerque in 2015. ... 14. Selestat 19 450:565 1 • With an average of 37,5 goals per match, PSG have the most 14. Selestat 19 450:565 1 effective attack of all 28 teams, Nantes have scored an average of 31,6 goals so far. • An overall of eight French 2017 World Champions will be on court in these two Last 16 duels: Nyokas (Nantes) on one side, Omeyer, Remili, Abalo, Accambray, Narcisse and the Karabatic brothers Nikola and Luka on the other side. • Besides Nyokas, the Nantes players Dominik Klein (2007 with Germany) and (2013 with Spain) have become World Champions before. • In the PSG squad, Mikkel Hansel and Henrik Möllgard are defending Olympic champions with Denmark; is defending EHF EURO Champion with Germany. • While Klein (2007, 2010 and 2012 with Kiel) and Gurbindo (2015 with Barcelona) are the only former EHF Champions League winners in the Nantes squad, Omeyer (2003 with Montpellier, 2007, 2010, 2012 with Kiel), Narcisse (2010 and 2012 with Kiel), Abalo (2006, 2008 and 2009 with Ciudad Real) and Karabatic (2003 with Montpellier, 2007 with Kiel and 2015 with Barcelona) have won this trophy before and now are signed with Paris. PSG coach Noka Serdarusic had steered Kiel to their first ever trophy in 2007. • For the first time two German wingers from two French clubs will face each other in the CL: Dominik Klein (Nantes) & Uwe Gensheimer (PSG). There will be 3 players playing (Buric & Nyokas (Nantes) and Omeyer (PSG)) who have twins that also play handball.

2 Last Ten Games in VELUX EHF Champions League:

HBC Nantes: current run – won five 09.10.2016 Rezé FRA vs ABC/UMinho POR W 35:33 16.10.2016 DEN @ TTH Holstebro DEN W 25:35 22.10.2016 București ROU @ Dinamo Bucuresti ROU W 26:27 13.11.2016 Rezé FRA vs Dinamo Bucuresti ROU W 26:24 19.11.2016 Rezé FRA vs HC Motor Zaporozhye UKR L 32:34 27.11.2016 İzmit TUR @ Besiktas Mogaz HT TUR W 28:33 03.12.2016 Rezé FRA vs TTH Holstebro DEN W 31:26 11.02.2017 Braga POR @ ABC/UMinho POR W 29:34 05.03.2017 Logroño ESP @ Naturhouse La Rioja ESP W 25:31 11.03.2017 Rezé FRA vs Naturhouse La Rioja ESP W 37:31

Paris Saint-Germain Handball: current run – won five 23.10.2016 Herning DEN @ Bjerringbro-Silkeborg DEN W 30:36 12.11.2016 Paris FRA vs FC Barcelona Lassa ESP W 33:26 20.11.2016 Veszprém HUN @ Telekom Veszprém HUN W 28:29 27.11.2016 Paris FRA vs Telekom Veszprém HUN W 28:24 03.12.2016 Barcelona ESP @ FC Barcelona Lassa ESP L 35:32 11.02.2017 Paris FRA vs Bjerringbro-Silkeborg DEN W 32:27 18.02.2017 Flensburg GER @ SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER W 33:34 25.02.2017 Paris FRA vs Kadetten Schaffhausen SUI W 34:26 05.03.2017 Płock POL @ Orlen Wisla Plock POL W 25:29 12.03.2017 Paris FRA vs THW Kiel GER W 42:24

3 Historic encounters in the EC

HBC Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball

No previous encounters in European Cup competitions

HBC Nantes vs French clubs 0-0-2 Season Opponent Home Away Competition

2013/14 Montpellier Agglomeration HB 25:26 24:33 EHF Cup – Quarter-final

Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs French clubs 2-0-0

Season Opponent Home Away Competition

2014/15 Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral 23:22 23:21 VELUX EHF Champions League – Last 16

Historic encounters in the domestic league and cup

Season Competiton Result

22/12/2016 Lidl Starligue Nantes HBCN 37:31 Paris SG 17/09/2016 Trophée des Champions - Final Paris SG 35:26 Nantes HBC 24/03/2016 Championnat D1 Masculin Paris SG 34:33 Nantes HBC 10/12/2015 Championnat D1 Masculin HBC 17:24 Paris SG 04/09/2015  Trophée des Champions - Semi Paris SG 30:28 Nantes HBC 26/04/2015 Coupe de France - Final Paris SG 32:26 Nantes HBC 18/12/2014 Championnat D1 Masculin HBCN 26:27 Paris SG 09/11/2014  Coupe de la Ligue 1/4 Paris SG 24:25 Nantes HBC 22/10/2014 Championnat D1 Masculin Paris SG 33:21 Nantes HBC 10/04/2014 Championnat D1 Masculin Paris SG 30:28 Nantes HBC 12/12/2013 Championnat D1 Masculin HBCN 30:26 Paris SG 14/03/2013 Championnat D1 Masculin HBCN 26:24 Paris SG 13/12/2012 Championnat D1 Masculin Paris SG 31:29 Nantes HBC 28/09/2012 Coupe de la Ligue 1/4 Paris SG 35:37 Nantes HBC 17/03/2012 Championnat D1 Masculin HBCN 26:24 Paris SG 11/03/2012 Coupe de France 1/4 HBCN 30:23 Paris SG 12/09/2011 Championnat D1 Masculin Paris SG 33:31 Nantes HBC 30/09/2011 Coupe de la Ligue HBCN 29:24 Paris SG 12/05/2011 Championnat D1 Masculin Paris SG 29:25 Nantes HBC 24/11/2010 Championnat D1 Masculin HBCN 30:23 Paris SG 23/05/2009 Championnat D1 Masculin HBCN 25:25 Paris SG 17/12/2008 Championnat D1 Masculin Paris SG 25:27 Nantes HBC

PSG: 11 wins; HBCN: 10 wins; 1 draw

4 VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 - MOTW Last 16 - Leg 1 Media Information EHF Media & Communications, 23/03/17 Contributors: Björn Pazen, Roy Knoppert, Kevin Domas

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