MEDIA INFORMATION EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MEN 2020/21 MOTW Quarter-finals, Leg 1: HBC Nantes vs Telekom Veszprém HC HBC NANTES (FRA) VS TELEKOM VESZPRÉM HC (HUN) QUARTER-FINALS Thurdsday 13 May 2021, 20:45 CEST LEG 1 Playing hall H Arena Rue René Viviani 44200 Nantes France Capacity: 5,400 • HBC Nantes and Telekom Veszprém HC have met Leading scorers HBC Nantes in the once before in the EHF Champions League - in the group Leading scorers Telekom Veszprém HC EHF Champions League 2020/21: phase earlier this season, when Veszprém won 28:24. in the EHF Champions League 2020/21: • Nantes won two of their eight home matches this CL Valero Rivera (ESP) 76 season, against Aalborg Håndbold and HC PPD Zagreb, Petar Nenadic (SRB) 60 Kiril Lazarov (MKD) 46 and drew once, against THW Kiel. Andreas Nilsson (SWE) 57 Aymeric Minne (FRA) 46 Vuko Borozan (MNE) 49 Dragan Pechmalbec (FRA) 46 • In the play-offs against Lomza Vive Kielce, Nantes lost Yahia Omar (EGY) 49 Adrian Figueras (ESP) 38 the first leg at home 25:24 before winning the away leg in Gasper Marguc (SLO) 48 Rok Ovnicek (SLO) 30 Poland 34:31 to advance to the CL quarter-finals for the Jorge Maqueda (ESP) 37 third time, after 2017/18 and 2018/19. Dejan Manaskov (MKD) 36 Most goals vs Telekom Veszprém HC: • Veszprém had two clear wins over HC Vardar 1961 in Adrian Figueras (ESP) 5 the play-offs (41:27, 39:30) to reach the quarter-finals for Most goals vs HBC Nantes: Kiril Lazarov (MKD) 5 the 19th time in 26 seasons. Dejan Manaskov (MKD) 5 Valero Rivera (ESP) 4 Andreas Nilsson (SWE) 5 Sebastian Augustinussen (DEN) 3 • Both teams have not won a CL title yet but did play Vuko Borozan (MNE) 4 in the final of the EHF FINAL4: Nantes in 2018 against Thibaud Briet (FRA) 3 Mate Lekai (HUN) 4 Montpellier HB; Veszprém in 2015 against Barça, in 2016 Yahia Omar (EGY) 3 against Kielce, and in 2019 against Vardar. Gasper Marguc (SLO) 3 • The Match of the Week pits two Spanish coaches against each other: Nantes' Alberto Entrerrios and Veszprém's David Davis. One other quarter-final includes two Spanish coaches: HC Meshkov Brest (with Raul Alonso) against Barça (Xavi Pascual). Domestic league Domestic league • Entrerrios and Davis were teammates at Ciudad Real when they won the CL in 2006, 2008 and 2009. Lidl Starligue K&H liga • In the play-offs, Entrerrios defeated his former coach at Ciuded Real, Talant Dujshebaev (now Kielce). Last 3 games: • Rodrigo Corrales, Jorge Maqueda (both Veszprém) Last 3 games: 09/05 @ Chambéry W30:25 and Adrian Figueras (Nantes) won gold at EHF EURO 2020 04/05 @ Tatabánya W25:40 and bronze at the WCh 2021 with Spain. 05/05 vs Trmblay W22:35 23/04 @ Sport36-Komló W22:30 • Maqueda played for Nantes in the past, in 2012-15. 25/04 @ PSG Handball W24:25 27/04 @ Balatonfüredi KSE W26:31 • Both sides include two Danish players, but only one Next game: of the four was part of the national team that won gold at Next game: 16/05 @ Istres Provence the WCh 2021: Nantes goalkeeper Emil Nielsen. Nantes' 15/05 @ Dabasi KC VSE Sebastian Augustinussen and Veszprém's Rasmus Lauge and Nikolaj Markussen were not part of the squad. Standings as of 12/05: • Nantes have three players who won the CL with Standings as of 12/05: 1. PSG Handball 24 832:618 46 another team (Eduardo Gurbindo, Kiril Lazarov, Valero 1. Veszprém 23 829:535 45 Rivera); Veszprém seven (Andreas Nilsson, Rodrigo 2. Montpellier HB 24 757:648 42 Corrales, Manuel Strlek, Vuko Borozan, Jorge Maqueda, 2. Szeged 21 699:525 36 3. HBC Nantes 24 721:617 37 Rogerio Moraes, Daniil Shishkarev). 3. Tatabánya 20 557:500 30 4. USAM Nimes 23 662:619 30 • From the players left in the competition, Rivera is the 4. Csurgói KK 23 622:628 27 leading scorer with 76 goals. 5. Pays d'Aix UC 22 615:578 28 5. Balatonfüred 21 590:570 26 • Since their previous match against Nantes in ... September, Veszprém have played against another French ... 16. Tremblay 15 582:667 7 team - Paris Saint-Germain HB, losing 31:26 in the 3/4 14. Orosháza 22 498:672 6 placement match at the EHF FINAL4 2020 in December. PREVIOUS MATCHES IN EUROPEAN CLUB COMPETITIONS HBC Nantes vs Telekom Veszprém HC 0-0-1 (24:28) 0:2 16.09.2020 HBC Nantes vs Telekom Veszprém HC, EHF Champions League – Group B 24:28 (10:11) 04.03.2021 Telekom Veszprém HC vs HBC Nantes, EHF Champions League – Group B 5:5 * * Match not played and points allocated. Result not included in overall stat. DETAILS OF THE MOST RECENT DIRECT ENCOUNTER HBC Nantes vs Telekom Veszprém HC 24:28 (10:11) 16.09.2020 (Nantes, FRA) (EHF Champions League Men, group B) Referees: Robert Schulze/Tobias Tönnies (Germany). Suspensions: 8’ – 10’ (Briet 2’ , Feliho 4’, Gurbindo 2’ – Omar 2’, Moraes 4’, Blagotinsek 2’, Maqueda 2’). Number of 7m: 2/1 – 2/1. Attendance: 4,800. Cyril Dumoulin Vladimir Cupara Emil Nielsen Rodrigo Corrales -- -- Baptiste Damatrin (5) Dejan Manaskov Thibaud Briet (3) (3) Yahia Omar Rok Ovnicek (1) Rogerio Moraes Milan Milic (5) Andreas Nilsson Valero Rivera (4) Nikolaj Markussen Sebastian Augustinussen (3) (3) Gasper Marguc Dragan Pechmalbec (2) Rasmus Lauge Adrian Figueras (5) (1) Manuel Strlek Rock Feliho Blaz Blagotinsek Mathieu Bataille Daniil Shishkarev Aymeric Minne (1) Petar Nenadic Kiril Lazarov (5) (1) Jorge Maqueda Eduardo Gurbindo (4) Mate Lekai Théo Monar (2) (4) Vuko Borozan HBC NANTES VS HUNGARIAN CLUBS 4-0-3 Season Opponent Home Away Competition 2013/14 Pick Szeged 31:23 27:28 EHF Cup – Group C 2017/18 MOL-Pick Szeged 30:26 33:30 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2018/19 MOL-Pick Szeged 29:26 28:30 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 2020/21 Telekom Veszprém HC 24:28 5:5* EHF Champions League – Group B * Match not played and points allocated. Result not included in overall stat. TELEKOM VESZPRÉM HC VS FRENCH CLUBS 22-1-14 Season Opponent Home Away Competition 1992/93 Olympique Marseille Vitrolles 22:23 21:23 Cup Winners’ Cup – Final ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996/97 US d’Ivry Handball 29:21 31:29 Cup Winners’ Cup – Semi-final 1998/99 Montpellier HB 26:17 17:21 EHF Champions League – Group A 2001/02 SO Chambéry 29:13 28:26 EHF Champions League – Group D 2005/06 Montpellier HB 27:22 21:23 EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 2008/09 Montpellier HB 22:23 30:24 EHF Champions League – Main Round Group 3 2009/10 Chambéry Savoie HB 31:26 29:19 EHF Champions League – Group B 2010/11 Montpellier Agglomeration HB 27:26 24:30 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 2013/14 PSG Handball 31:26 28:26 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 2014/15 Montpellier Agglomeration HB 30:29 34:20 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 2014/15 Paris Saint-Germain Handball 34:28 24:24 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 2015/16 Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:20 27:29 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2016/17 Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:29 24:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2016/17 Montpellier HB 26:23 30:25 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 2016/17 Paris Saint-Germain Handball 26:27 VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Semi-final 2017/18 Paris Saint-Germain Handball 24:29 28:33 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 2018/19 Montpellier HB 25:19 30:29 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2019/20 Montpellier HB 24:23 18:23 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 2020/21 HBC Nantes 28:24 EHF Champions League – Group B 2020/21 Paris Saint-Germain Handball 26:31# VELUX EHF FINAL4 – Place 3/4 2020/21 HBC Nantes 5:5* EHF Champions League – Group B # VELUX EHF FINAL4 2020 played during 2020/21 season. * Match not played and points allocated. Result not included in overall stat. MOST GOALS IN ONE GAME FOR HBC NANTES VS HUNGARIAN CLUBS Valero Rivera 8 23.02.2019 HBC Nantes vs MOL-Pick Szeged 29:26 Jordan Camarero 7 09.02.2014 Pick Szeged vs HBC Nantes 28:27 Valero Rivera 6 09.02.2014 Pick Szeged vs HBC Nantes 28:27 Nicolas Claire 6 23.03.2014 HBC Nantes vs Pick Szeged 31:23 Nicolas Tournat 6 23.03.2014 HBC Nantes vs Pick Szeged 31:23 Dominik Klein 6 17.09.2017 HBC Nantes vs MOL-Pick Szeged 30:26 Rudolf Faluvegi 6 11.11.2017 MOL-Pick Szeged vs HBC Nantes 30:33 Eduardo Gurbindo 6 11.11.2017 MOL-Pick Szeged vs HBC Nantes 30:33 Kiril Lazarov 6 23.09.2018 MOL-Pick Szeged vs HBC Nantes 30:28 Nicolas Tournat 6 23.02.2019 HBC Nantes vs MOL-Pick Szeged 29:26 MOST GOALS IN ONE GAME FOR HUNGARIAN CLUBS VS HBC NANTES Richard Bodo 8 23.09.2018 MOL-Pick Szeged vs HBC Nantes 30:28 Jonas Larholm 7 09.02.2014 Pick Szeged vs HBC Nantes 28:27 Zsolt Balogh 6 09.02.2014 Pick Szeged vs HBC Nantes 28:27 Jonas Källman 6 23.03.2014 HBC Nantes vs Pick Szeged 31:23 Zsolt Balogh 6 11.11.2017 MOL-Pick Szeged vs HBC Nantes 30:33 Stefan Sigurmannsson 6 23.02.2019 HBC Nantes vs MOL-Pick Szeged 29:26 MOST GOALS IN ONE GAME FOR TELEKOM VESZPRÉM HC AGAINST FRENCH CLUBS Momir Ilic 10 28.11.2015 MVM Veszprém vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball 28:20 József Éles 9 16.03.1997 Us d’Ivry Handball vs Fotex Veszprém SE 29:31 József Éles 9 23.03.1997 Fotex Veszprém SE vs US d’Ivry Handball 29:21 Carlos Pérez 9 02.12.2001 SO Chambéry vs Fotex KC Veszprém 26:28 Laszlo Nagy 9 19.04.2014 PSG Handball vs MKB-MVM Veszprém 26:28 Mate Lekai 9 29.12.2020 Telekom Veszprém HC vs Paris Saint-Germain HB 26:31 MOST GOALS IN ONE GAME FOR FRENCH CLUBS VS TELEKOM VESZPRÉM HC Mikkel Hansen 15 19.04.2015 MKB-MVM Veszprém vs Paris Saint-Germain HB 34:28 Mikkel Hansen 11 25.10.2015 Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs MVM Veszprém 29:27 Uwe Gensheimer 10 18.11.2017 Telekom Veszprém HC vs Paris Saint-Germain HB 24:29 LAST 10 GAMES IN THE EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MEN HBC Nantes: