Media Information VELUX EHF Champions League Season 2017/18

Group Phase, Round 9 PGE (POL) vs Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) Hala Legionow (Kielce, POL) Sunday 26 November, 19:00 hrs PGE Vive Kielce (POL) vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball (FRA)

GROUP B Sunday 26 November, 19:00 hrs Round 9 Playing hall Hala M.O.S.I.R – Legionów ul. Boczna 15A 25-093 Kielce Poland Capacity: 4,000

• both coaches have steered their teams to CL triumphs: Noka Serdarusic was Kiel’s coach when they took their first trophy in 2007, followed by three Ciudad Real titles, when Most Games vs PSG: was their coach. Besides, Dujshebaev (CL Most Games vs Kielce: Akizu 2 winner as a player too) steered Kielce to the 2016 trophy after 2 2 beating PSG in the semi-final Luka Karabatic 2 2 • in the 2008 final, both coaches clashed, Dujshebaev Nikola Karabatic 2 Michal Jurecki 2 remained victorious, as for Serdarusic it was his last pair of Benoit Kounkoud 2 2 international matches at Kiel Henrik Møllgaard Jensen 2 2 2 • Kielce were part of the VELUX EHF FINAL4 events three Manuel Strlek 2 times (won once and finished third twice), PSG made it twice Slawomir Szmal 2 to Cologne finishing second and third ranked. Uros Zorman 2 • the overall balance of PSG vs Kielce duels is equal by one win each. Most Goals vs Kielce: Most Goals vs PSG: • Thierry Omeyer (PSG/2008) and Slawomir Szmal Mikkel Hansen 13 Julen Aguinagalde Akizu 6 (Kielce/2009) were the last goalkeepers to be awarded IHF Nikola Karabatic 7 Manuel Strlek 6 World Player of the Year. Before, only and Uros Zorman 6 took this trophy Nedim Remili 7 5 5 Michal Jurecki 5 • Nikola Karabatic, and Mikkel Hansen are Sergiy Onufryienko 5 Krzysztof Lijewski 5 three more PSG players, who were IHF World Players of the Year • Kielce are still unbeaten on home ground in this season by two wins (against Kiel and Aalborg) and two draws (against Flensburg and Veszprem). Domestic league Domestic league • PSG have lost only one away match (at Flensburg) this PGNiG Superliga season to top the table Lidl Starligue Last 4 games • PSG left wing Uwe Gensheimer will face his former Rhein- Last 4 games Neckar Löwen teammates Slawomir Szmal, Karol Bielecki, and 22/11 @ Aix L33:31 21/11 vs Chrobry Glogow W46:23 Krzystof Lijewski 15/11 vs Cesson Rennes W32:25 14/11 @ Szeczin W29:38 • Kielce’s Filip Ivic, Marko Mamic and Manuel Strlek will 07/11 @ Wybrz. Gdansk W26:32 face their Croatian national teammate Luka Stepancic 08/11 @ Nimes L26:24 31/10 vs Stal Mielec W41:22 • PSG’s Spanish goalkeeper Rodrigo Corrales will return to 02/11 vs Dunkerque W32:29 Poland, where he played for Plock until the end of last season Next game: Next game: • with 50 goals in eight matches, Gensheimer is one of 29/11 vs Tremblay 28/11 @ Spojnia Gdynia three players on top of the best scorers’ list • Karabatic, Hansen and Gensheimer all became overall Standings as of 24/11 top scorers of the VELUX EHF Champions League in previous Standings as of 24/11 seasons Group A 1. Montpellier 10 292:242 19 • since their return in the VELUX EHF Champions League in 2. Nimes 10 284:249 18 1. Kielce 13 479:304 44 the 2013/14 season, PSG had six matches against Polish clubs, 2. Zabrze 10 297:255 31 besides matches against Kielce, they beat Plock four times 3. PSG 10 311:256 16 3. Kwidzyn 11 296:308 24 • as defending champions, Kielce were eliminated by 4. Toulouse 10 268:264 13 another French club - Montpellier - in the Last16 of the ... Group B previous season 1. Wisla Plock 11 341:244 34 14. Massy Essone 10 221:274 2

2 Historic encounters in the EC

PGE Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball 1-0-1 (56:59) 2:2 28.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball, VELUX EHF Champions League FINAL4 – Semi-final 28:26 (16:16) 05.11.2017 Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs PGE Vive Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 33:28 (18:16)

Details of the last Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs PGE Vive Kielce match: 5.11.2017 (Paris, FRA) (VELUX EHF Champions League, Group B) 33:28 (18:16) Referees: Oscar Raluy Lopez/Angel Sabroso Ramirez (). Suspensions: 2’ – 4’ (Remili 2’ – Dujshebaev Dovichebaeva 2’, Jachlewski 2’). Number of 7m: 0 – 4/2. Attendance: 2,837.

Rodrigo Corrales Rodal Slawomir Szmal Thierry Omeyer Milosz Walach - -

Uwe Gensheimer (5) Michal Jurecki Henrik Møllgaard (2) (5) Alex Dujshebaev Luka Stepancic Mateusz Kus Sander Sagosen (4) (3) Julen Aguinagalde Benoit Kounkoud (4) (3) Karol Bielecki Jovo Damjanovic (2) Mateusz Jachlewski Nedim Remili (7) (2) Manuel Strlek Edouard Kempf (1) (4) Blaz Janc Luka Karabatic (1) Krzysztof Lijewski Mikkel Hansen (3) (3) Jesper Nielsen (2) (2) Uros Zorman Nikola Karabatic (5) (1) Marko Mamic Dylan Nahi (1) Dean Bombac (1) Darko Djukic

3 Most Goals in one game PGE Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball:

Michal Jurecki 5 28.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce-Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:26 Alex Dujsdhebaev 5 05.11.2017 Paris Saint-Germain Handball-PGE Vive Kielce 33:28 Krzysztof Lijewski 4 28.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce-Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:26 Tobias Reichmann 4 28.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce-Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:26 Manuel Strlek 4 28.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce-Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:26 Uros Zorman 4 28.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce-Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:26 Blaz Janc 4 05.11.2017 Paris Saint-Germain Handball-PGE Vive Kielce 33:28

Most Goals in one game Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs PGE Vive Kielce:

Mikkel Hansen 10 28.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce-Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:26 Nedim Remili 7 05.11.2017 Paris Saint-Germain Handball-PGE Vive Kielce 33:28 Sergiy Onufryienko 5 28.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce-Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:26 Uwe Gensheimer 5 05.11.2017 Paris Saint-Germain Handball-PGE Vive Kielce 33:28 Nikola Karabatic 5 05.11.2017 Paris Saint-Germain Handball-PGE Vive Kielce 33:28

Last Ten Games in VELUX EHF Champions League:

PGE Vive Kielce: current run – won two 26.03.2017 Montpellier FRA @ Montpellier HB FRA L 33:28 02.04.2017 Kielce POL vs Montpellier HB FRA L 26:28 16.09.2017 Brest BLR @ HC Meshkov Brest BLR L 28:25 24.09.2017 Kielce POL vs THW Kiel GER W 32:21 30.09.2017 Celje SLO @ RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko SLO L 31:27 08.10.2017 Kielce POL vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER D 25:25 15.10.2017 Kielce POL vs Telekom Veszprém HC HUN D 32:32 05.11.2017 Paris FRA @ Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA L 33:28 12.11.2017 Aalborg DEN @ Aalborg Handbold DEN W 30:34 18.11.2017 Kielce POL vs Aalborg Handbold DEN W 28:27

Paris Saint-Germain Handball: current run – won five 03.06.2017 Köln GER @ Telekom Veszprém HUN W 26:27 04.06.2017 Köln GER @ HC Vardar MKD L 23:24 17.09.2017 Kiel GER @ THW Kiel GER W 22:25 24.09.2017 Paris FRA vs HC Meshkov Brest BLR W 32:28 30.09.2017 Flensburg GER @ SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER L 33:29 08.10.2017 Paris FRA vs RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko SLO W 32:27 15.10.2017 Aalborg DEN @ Aalborg Handbold DEN W 26:33 05.11.2017 Paris FRA vs PGE Vive Kielce POL W 33:28 12.11.2017 Paris FRA vs Telekom Veszprém HC HUN W 33:28 18.11.2017 Veszprém HUN @ Telekom Veszprém HC HUN W 24:29

4 PGE Vive Kielce vs French clubs 14-0-8

Season Opponent Home Away Competition

2005/06 US Creteil Handball 21:35 34:26 EHF Cup – Quarter-final 2007/08 Chambery Savoie HB 32:28 22:42 EHF Cup – Last 16 2009/10 Chambery Savoie HB 31:22 31:24 EHF Champions League – Group B 2010/11 Chambery Savoie HB 31:25 26:27 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2012/13 Chambery Savoie Handball 36:32 36:26 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 2013/14 Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral 33:23 25:30 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 2014/15 Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral 36:32 28:25 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group D 2014/15 Montpellier Agglomeration HB 31:33 29:25 VELUX EHF Champions League – Last 16 2015/16 Montpellier HB 30:23 32:27 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 2015/16 Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:26 VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Semi-final 2016/17 Montpellier HB 26:28 28:33 VELUX EHF Champions League – Last 16 2017/18 Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:33 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B

Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs Polish clubs 5-0-1 Season Opponent Home Away Competition

2015/16 Orlen Wisla Plock 29:24 27:22 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2015/16 KS Vive Tauron Kielce 26:28 VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Semi-final 2016/17 Orlen Wisla Plock 33:30 29:25 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2017/18 KS Vive Tauron Kielce 33:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B

5 PGE Vive Kielce players’ career statistics against Paris Saint-Germain Handball

Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Filip Ivic CRO 6 1 1 4 0 0,00 0 0 Slawomir Szmal POL 2 1 0 1 0 0,00 0 0 Milosz Walach POL 1 0 0 1 0 0,00 0 0

Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Julen Aguinagalde Akizu ESP 2 1 0 1 6 3,00 3 (2) 0 Karol Bielecki POL 4 3 0 1 12 3,00 5 4’ Bartlomiej Bis POL 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Dean Bombac SLO 3 0 0 3 6 2,00 3 2’ Darko Djukic SRB 5 0 0 5 19 3,80 11 2’ Alex Dujshebaev ESP 3 1 1 1 12 4,00 5 (2) 2’ Mateusz Jachlewski POL 2 1 0 1 3 1,50 2 2’ Blaz Janc SLO 3 0 0 3 13 4,33 5 0 Michal Jurecki POL 2 1 0 1 5 2,50 5 4’ Mariusz Jurkiewicz POL 1 0 0 1 3 3,00 3 0 Mateusz Kus POL 2 1 0 1 0 0,00 0 6’ (D) Krzysztof Lijewski POL 2 1 0 1 5 2,50 4 4’ Marko Mamic CRO 1 0 0 1 1 1,00 1 0 Szymon Skowron POL 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Manuel Strlek CRO 2 1 0 1 6 3,00 4 0 Uros Zorman SLO 2 1 0 1 6 3,00 4 0

Karol Bielecki (SC Magdeburg 2004/05); Dean Bombac (HC Dinamo Minsk 2013/14); Darko Djukic (HC Metalurg 2014/15, Besiktas Jimnastik Kulubu 2015/16); Alex Dujshebaev (HC Vardar – Skopje 2013/14, HC Vardar 2016/17); Filip Ivic (HC Prvo plinarsko drustvo Zagreb 2014/15, HC Prvo plinar- sko drustvo Zagreb 2015/16); Blaz Janc (RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2015/16)

New trophy for the Matches of the Week: “Player of the Match”

From the first round of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2017/18 Group Phase a new player’s award have been introduced for the Matches of the Week. EHF Marketing have prepared a trophy called ‘Player of the Match’ which will be presented and handed over by different sponsors throughout the season. Awardees: Round 1: Hendrik Pekeler (Rhein-Neckar Löwen) Round 2: Slawomir Szmal (PGE VIVE Kielce) Round 3: Mattias Andersson (SG Flensburg-Handewitt) Round 4: (Telekom Veszprém HC) Round 5: Buster Juul-Lassen Engelbrecht (Aalborg Handbold) Round 6: Niklas Landin (THW Kiel) Round 7: Nikola Karabatic (Paris Saint-Germain Handball) Round 8: Vuko Borozan (HC Vardar)

6 Paris Saint-Germain Handball players’ career statistics against PGE Vive Kielce

Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Rodrigo Corrales Rodal ESP 1 1 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Clement Gaudin FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Gauthier Ivah FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Thierry Omeyer FRA 5 3 0 2 0 0,00 0 0

Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Luc Abalo FRA 3 2 0 1 7 2,33 3 (2) 0 Titouan Afanou Gatine FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Clement Branco FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Adrien Charlette FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Adrien Chaudanson FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Jovo Damjanovic MNE 1 1 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Louis Despreaux FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Robin Dourte FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Uwe Gensheimer GER 10 4 3 3 59 5,90 10 (2) 4’ Andry Goujon Bellevue FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Mikkel Hansen DEN 2 1 0 1 13 6,50 10 0 Luka Karabatic FRA 2 1 0 1 1 0,50 1 2’ Nikola Karabatic FRA 3 2 0 1 15 5,00 8 6’ Adama Keita FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Edouard Kempf FRA 1 1 0 0 1 1,00 1 0 Benoit Kounkoud FRA 2 1 0 1 4 2,00 4 0 Henrik Møllgaard Jensen DEN 2 1 0 1 3 1,50 2 0 Dylan Nahi FRA 1 1 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Daniel Narcisse FRA 4 1 0 3 11 2,75 7 0 Jesper Nielsen SWE 1 1 0 0 2 2,00 2 0 Sadou Ntanzi FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Nedim Remili FRA 1 1 0 0 7 7,00 7 2’ Sander Sagosen NOR 3 1 0 2 15 5,00 7 2’ Luka Stepancic CRO 1 1 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Jonathan Troudart FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0

Luc Abalo (BM Atletico Madrid 2011/12); Rodrigo Corrales Rodal (FC Barcelona Borges 2010/11 – DNP); Uwe Gensheimer (Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2009/10, Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2010/11, Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2011/12, Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2013/14, Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2015/16); Nikola Karabatic (FC Barcelona 2014/15); Daniel Narcisse (Chambery Savoie HB 2007/08, THW Kiel 2010/11 – DNP, 2012/13 THW Kiel); Thierry Omeyer (THW Kiel 2010/11, THW Kiel 2012/13); Sander Sagosen (Aalborg Handball 2014/15)

VELUX EHF Champions League 2017/18 - MOTW #9 Media Information by EHF Media & Communications, 24/11/2017 Contributors: Björn Pazen, Roy Knoppert

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