MEDIA INFORMATION EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MEN 2020/21 MOTW Round 9: Paris Saint-Germain vs Lomza Vive PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN HANDBALL (FRA) VS LOMZA (POL)

GROUP A Thursday 3 December 2020, 18:45 CET ROUND 9 Playing hall Stade Pierre de Coubertin 82, Av. Georges Lafond 75016 Paris France

Capacity: 3,500

• This MOTW is the ninth duel between Paris Saint-Germain Most games vs Lomza Vive Kielce: Handball and Lomza Vive Kielce in the EHF Champions League, Most games vs Paris Saint-Germain HB: 8 but only the fourth in a group phase; the teams also met in a semi- 7 Nikola Karabatic 7 final (2016) and in two quarter-final ties (2018, 2019). 7 7 • After winning the semi-final against PSG at the VELUX EHF 7 7 FINAL4 2016, Kielce beat Telekom Veszprém HC in the final. Blaz Janc 6 6 • Kielce won the reverse fixture against PSG in October, 35:33; 6 6 that result marked PSG's third defeat of the 2020/21 season, Marko Mamic 6 Adama Keita 6 equalling their total number of defeats in the 2019/20 season. Benoit Kounkoud 6 • Kielce lost their season opener at SG Flensburg-Handewitt, Most goals vs Paris Saint-Germain HB: Dylan Nahi 6 31:30, before racking up six wins and a draw. Alex Dujshebaev 35 6 Blaz Janc 22 Luka Stepancic 6 • Kielce have won all four CL home matches this season. Julen Aguinagalde 21 • PSG signed Dutch centre back Luc Steins to replace Nikola Michal Jurecki 17 Most goals vs Lomza Vive Kielce: Karabatic, who is out for months with a knee injury. 14 Mikkel Hansen 47 • The MOTW features the two best scorers this season: PSG's Nedim Remili 46 Mikkel Hansen (46 goals) and Kielce's Alex Dujshebaev (42). Uwe Gensheimer 36 • Both coaches won the CL in the past: Raul Gonzalez with Nikola Karabatic 24 Vardar in 2017; with Ciudad Real in 2006, Sander Sagosen 16 2008, 2009 (with Gonzalez as assistant), and Kielce in 2016. • Seeking their first CL title, PSG will take part in the EHF FINAL4 for the fourth time on 28/29 December; they play record champions Barça in the semi-final. Domestic league Domestic league • Four PSG players have won the CL with other clubs: Dainis Kristopans (Vardar 2019), Vincent Gérard (Montpellier 2018), Nikola Karabatic (Montpellier 2003, Kiel 2007, Barcelona 2015) Lidl Starligue and (Ciudad Real 2008, 2009, Barcelona 2015). PGNiG Superliga • PSG backs Mikkel Hansen (2011, 2015, 2018) and Nikola Karabatic (2007, 2014, 2016) have both been awarded the IHF Last 3 games: World Handball Player of the Year title a record three times. Last 3 games: 29/11 @ US Créteil W27:40 • PSG's Latvian newcomer Dainis Kristopans is the tallest (214 21/11 vs SPR Chrobry W37:26 14/11 @ USAM Nimes W27:31 cm) and heaviest (136 kg) player of this CL season. 14/11 @ MKS Piotrków W24:38 11/11 @ Tremblay W30:33 • Kristopans replaced Alex Dujshebaev at Vardar and was 09/11 vs SPR Tarnów W37:26 teammate of current Kielce centre back Igor Karacic. Next game: Next game: • PSG's squad contains 22 French and six foreign players, 06/12 vs Istres Provence HB including Polish international . 05/12 vs SPR • The squad of Kielce counts eight different nationalities: POL, CRO, MNE, ESP. GER, FRA, BLR, and ISL. Standings as of 1/12: Standings as of 1/12: • Kielce's Icelandic playmaker Haukur Thrastarson is injured. 1. Paris SG 9 332:239 18 1. Kielce 9 328:228 27 • Kielce's French line player arrived from 2. Limoges Hand 10 283:299 13 PSG's domestic rivals HBC Nantes this summer to replace Julen 2. 10 285:281 19 Aguinagalde, who returned to and joined Bidasoa Irun. 3. Montpellier HB 7 197:176 12 3. Azoty-Pulawy 6 212:152 18 • Kielce's Nicolas Tournat and PSG's Luka Karabatic form the 4. HBC Nantes 7 220:182 11 line player duo in the French national team. 4. Górnik Zabrze 10 262:235 18 5. USAM Nimes 9 255:238 11 • Mikkel Hansen is three goals short of his 50th career goal 5. MKS Kalisz 8 209:207 16 against Kielce; Nedim Remili needs four goals to reach that mark...... • Kielce are eighth in the all-time CL standings with 229 points 16. Tremblay 8 212:238 1 from 186 matches; PSG 11th with 189 points from 134 matches. 14. SPR Tarnów 10 243:293 6 PREVIOUS MATCHES IN EUROPEAN CLUB COMPETITIONS

Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs Lomza Vive Kielce 5-0-3 (250:240) 10:6

28.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball, VELUX EHF 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) 26.11.2017 PGE Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 29:30 (11:15) 21.04.2018 PGE Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 28:34 (10:22) 28.04.2018 Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs PGE Vive Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 35:32 (17:15) 27.04.2019 PGE Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain HB, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 34:24 (16:11) 05.05.2019 Paris Saint-Germain HB vs PGE Vive Kielce, VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 35:26 (18:11) 22.10.2020 Lomza Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball, EHF Champions League Men – Group A 35:33 (18:18)

DETAILS OF THE MOST RECENT DIRECT ENCOUNTER Lomza Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball 35:33 (18:18) 22.10.2020 (Kielce, POL)

(EHF Champions League Men, group A) Referees: Matija Gubica/Boris Milosevic (Croatia). Suspensions: 6’ – 8’ (Sicko 2’, Gebala 4’ – Kristopans 4’, Kounkoud 2’, Morros 2’). Number of 7m: 3/3 – 3/2. Attendance: 0.

Mateusz Kornecki Vincent Gerard Milosz Walach (1) -- -- (2) Sadou Ntanzi Branko Vujovic (1) Adama Keita Szymon Sicko (1) (2) Dainis Kristopans Alex Dujshebaev (7) (1) Benoit Kounkoud Nicolas Tournat (2) Louis Despreaux Igor Karacic (13) Ferran Sole (1) (3) (3) (5) Nedim Remili Angel Fernandez (3) (2) Mathieu Grebille Sebastian Kaczor (6) Kamil Syprzak (1) Viran Morros Tomasz Gebala (10) Mikkel Hansen Artsem Karalek (4) Elohim Prandi Sigvaldi Gudjonsson MOST GOALS IN ONE GAME FOR PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN HANDBALL VS LOMZA VIVE KIELCE

Nedim Remili 13 05.05.2019 Paris Saint-Germain HB vs PGE Vive Kielce 35:26 Uwe Gensheimer 11 27.04.2019 PGE Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain HB 34:24 Mikkel Hansen 10 28.05.2016 KS Vive Tauron Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain HB 28:26 Mikkel Hansen 10 22.10.2020 Lomza Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball 35:33 Nedim Remili 9 28.04.2018 Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs PGE Vive Kielce 35:32

MOST GOALS IN ONE GAME FOR LOMZA VIVE KIELCE VS PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN HANDBALL

Igor Karacic 13 22.10.2020 Lomza Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball 35:33 Alex Dujshebaev 7 21.04.2018 PGE Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:34 Alex Dujshebaev 7 22.10.2020 Lomza Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball 35:33 Artsem Karalek 6 27.04.2019 PGE Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain HB 34:24 Uladzislau Kulesh 6 27.04.2019 PGE Vive Kielce vs Paris Saint-Germain HB 34:24 Luka Cindric 6 05.05.2019 Paris Saint-Germain HB vs PGE Vive Kielce 35:26

LAST 10 GAMES IN THE EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MEN

Paris Saint-Germain Handball: current run – won two 26.11.2020 Paris FRA vs FC Porto POR W 29:28 18.11.2020 Porto POR @ FC Porto POR W 31:34 22.10.2020 Kielce POL @ Lomza Vive Kielce POL L 35:33 15.10.2020 Paris FRA vs Elverum Handball NOR W 35:29 30.09.2020 Brest BLR @ HC Meshkov Brest BLR L 32:31 23.09.2020 Paris FRA vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER L 28:29 01.03.2020 Paris FRA vs HC PPD Zagreb CRO W 37:26 22.02.2020 Paris FRA vs Elverum Handball NOR W 31:25 16.02.2020 Szeged HUN @ MOL-Pick Szeged HUN L 32:29 09.02.2020 Celje SLO @ RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko SLO W 29:33

Lomza Vive Kielce: current run – unbeaten seven 25.11.2020 Kielce POL vs HC Vardar 1961 MKD W36:29 19.11.2020 Skopje MKD @ HC Vardar 1961 MKD W 29:33 29.10.2020 Porto POR @ FC Porto POR D 32:32 22.10.2020 Kielce POL vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball FRA W 35:33 14.10.2020 Kielce POL vs HC Meshkov Brest BLR W 34:27 01.10.2020 Elverum NOR @ Elverum Handball NOR W 22:31 23.09.2020 Kielce POL vs MOL-Pick Szeged HUN W 26:23 16.09.2020 Flensburg GER @ SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER L 31:30 29.02.2020 Kielce POL vs THW Kiel GER W 32:30 20.02.2020 Zaporizhia UKR @ HC Motor Zaporozhye UKR W 26:33 PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN HANDBALL VS POLISH CLUBS 9-0-3

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 PGE Vive Kielce 33:28 30:29 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 2017/18 PGE Vive Kielce 35:32 34:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 2018/19 PGE Vive Kielce 35:26 24:34 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 2020/21 Lomza Vive Kielce 33:35 EHF Champions League Men – Group A

LOMZA VIVE KIELCE VS FRENCH CLUBS 17-0-15

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 29:30 28:33 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 2017/18 Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:34 32:35 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 2018/19 Montpellier HB 27:28 29:26 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2018/19 Paris Saint-Germain HB 34:24 26:35 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 2019/20 Montpellier HB 27:29 24:25 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 2020/21 Paris Saint-Germain Handball 35:33 EHF Champions League Men – Group A

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN HB PLAYERS’ CAREER STATISTICS AGAINST LOMZA VIVE KIELCE

Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Yann Genty FRA 1 0 0 1 1 1,00 1 0 Vincent Gerard FRA 11 4 0 7 1 0,09 1 0 Loick Spady FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Leo Villain FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0

Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM Valentin Bzdynga FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Baptiste Clay FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Louis Despreaux FRA 1 0 0 1 0 0,00 0 0 Andry Bellevue FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Mathieu Grebille FRA 7 5 0 2 21 3,00 6 0 Mikkel Hansen DEN 8 5 0 3 47 5,88 10 (2) 10’ (D) Luka Karabatic FRA 5 3 0 2 3 0,60 1 (3) 8’ Nikola Karabatic FRA 8 6 0 2 32 4,00 8 14’ (D) Adama Keita FRA 6 4 0 2 1 0,17 1 0 Benoit Kounkoud FRA 6 4 0 2 12 2,00 4 (2) 2’ Dainis Kristopans LAT 9 1 1 7 27 3,00 6 4’ Noah Lenclume FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Thomas Loppy FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Gautier Loredon FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Viran Morros ESP 7 3 1 3 0 0,00 0 6’ Dylan Nahi FRA 6 5 0 1 0 0,00 0 0 Wallem-Konrad Peleka FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Louis Perreux FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Elohim Prandi FRA 1 0 0 1 0 0,00 0 0 Nedim Remili FRA 7 5 0 2 46 6,57 13 8’ Ferran Sole ESP 1 0 0 1 0 0,00 0 0 Luc Steins NED 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Kamil Syprzak POL 6 1 1 4 15 2,50 6 (2) 8’ Henrik Toft Hansen DEN 9 1 3 5 16 1,78 5 10’ Vincent Gerard (Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral 2013/14, Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral 2014/15, Montpellier HB 2015/16, Montpellier HB 2016/17, Montpellier HB 2018/19); Mathieu Grebille (Montpellier Agglomeration 2014/15 – DNP, Montpellier HB 2015/16 – DNP), Montpellier HB 2016/17, Montpellier HB 2018/19, Montpellier HB 2019/20); Nikola Karabatic (FC Barcelona 2014/15); Dainis Kristopans (TATRAN Presov 2009/10, HC Meshkov Brest 2015/16, HC Meshkov Brest 2016/17, HC Vardar 2018/19, HC Vardar 2019/20); Viran Morros (FC Barcelona Intersport 2012/13, FC Barcelona 2014/15, FC Barcelona Lassa 2015/16); Kamil Syprzak (Orlen Wisla Plock 2013/14, FC Barcelona Lassa 2015/16, Barça Lassa 2018/19); Henrik Toft Hansen (Bjerringbro-Silkeborg 2012/13, SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2015/16, SG Flensburg-Handewitt 2017/18) LOMZA VIVE KIELCE PLAYERS’ CAREER STATISTICS AGAINST PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN HB

Goalkeeper GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Mateusz Kornecki POL 1 1 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Milosz Walach POL 2 1 0 1 0 0,00 0 0 Andreas Wolff GER 5 2 1 2 0 0,00 0 0

Player GP W D L G AVG HI PIM

Daniel Dujshebaev ESP 3 1 0 2 4 1,33 3 0 Alex Dujshebaev ESP 9 3 1 5 42 4,67 7 (2) 2’ Angel Fernandez ESP 5 3 0 2 16 3,20 8 0 Tomasz Gebala POL 3 1 0 2 2 0,67 2 6’ Sigvaldi Gudjonsson ISL 3 1 0 2 6 2,00 3 (2) 0 Sebastian Kaczor POL 1 1 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Igor Karacic CRO 5 2 1 2 21 4,20 13 0 Artsem Karalek BLR 3 2 0 1 13 4,33 6 4’ Uladzislau Kulesh BLR 2 1 0 1 11 5,50 6 0 Krzysztof Lijewski POL 5 2 0 3 6 1,20 4 6’ Arkadiusz Moryto POL 3 2 0 1 4 1,33 3 0 Michal Olejniczak POL 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Szymon Sicko POL 1 1 0 0 1 1,00 1 2’ Cezary Surgiel POL 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Haukur Thrastarson ISL 0 0 0 0 0 0,00 0 0 Nicolas Tournat FRA 6 2 1 3 19 3,17 8 4’ Branko Vujovic MNE 4 1 0 3 4 1,00 2 (2) 0

Daniel Dujshebaev (RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2017/18, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2018/19 – DNP); Alex Dujshebaev (HC Vardar – Skopje 2013/14, HC Vardar 2016/17); Angel Fernandez (Naturhouse La Rioja 2014/15); Tomasz Gebala (Orlen Wisla Plock 2016/17); Sigvaldi Gudjonsson (Elverum Handball 2019/20); Igor Karacic (HC Vardar – Skopje 2013/14, HC Vardar 2016/17, HC Vardar 2017/18); Nicolas Tournat (HBC Nantes 2016/17, HBC Nantes 2017/18, HBC Nantes 2018/19); Branko Vujovic (RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2017/18, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko 2018/19); Andreas Wolff (THW Kiel 2016/17, THW Kiel 2017/18)

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