powered by Media Information VELUX EHF Champions League Season 2019/20 Group A, Round 10 Paris Saint-Germain HB (FRA) vs Barça (ESP) Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris, FRA) Sunday 1 December, 17:00 CET Paris Saint-Germain HB (FRA) vs Barça (ESP) Group A Sunday 1 December 2019, 17:00 CET Round 10 Playing hall Stade Pierre de Coubertin 82, Avenue Georges Lafond, 75016 Paris Capacity: 3,500 • Paris Saint-Germain HB and Barça are the two most successful teams so far this VELUX EHF Champions League season, Most games vs Barça: each with 16 points from nine matches. Bidasoa Irun (group C) and Most games vs Paris Saint-Germain: Luc Abalo 5 Dinamo Bucuresti (D) have 15 points, THW Kiel (B) 14. Aitor Arino 5 Mikkel Hansen 4 • Barça’s only loss was to MOL-Pick Szeged in their opener; Raul Entrerrios 5 Jeffrey M’Tima 4 PSG’s only defeat was the away match against Barça (36:32). Victor Tomas 5 Daniel Narcisse 4 Kiril Lazarov 4 Luka Karabatic 3 • Nine French internationals are involved in this MOTW: PSG’s Viran Morros 4 Nikola Karabatic 3 squad includes the Karabatic brothers Luka and Nikola, Vincent Jesper Nöddesbo 4 Benoit Kounkoud 3 Gerard, Benoit Konkoud and Nedim Remili; Barça have got Dika Joan Saubich 4 Nedim Remili 3 Mem, Cedric Sorhaindo, Timothy N’guessan and Ludovic Fabregas. Cedric Sorhaindo 4 • Seven Spain internationals are involved: PSG’s Rodrigo Most goals vs Barça: Corrales and Viran Morros; Barça’s Aitor Arino, Raul Entrerrios, Most goals vs Paris Saint-Germain: Luc Abalo 20 Aleix Gómez, Gonzalo Perez de Vargas and Victor Tomas. Victor Tomas 23 Luka Karabatic 18 Kiril Lazarov 19 • Danish duels: PSG’s Mikkel Hansen and Henrik Toft Hansen Siarhei Rutenka 13 Mikkel Hansen 17 face Kevin Møller, Casper Mortensen and Lasse Andersson. Nedim Remili 13 Dika Mem 12 Daniel Narcisse 9 • Two cornerstones of the Icelandic national team also feature: Aitor Arino 11 Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson (PSG) and Aron Palmarsson (Barça). • Nikola Karabatic, Morros and Sigurdsson have all previously played for Barça, winning the CL together in 2015. Hansen also played for Barça, from 2008 to 2010. • Vincent Gerard (PSG) and Ludovic Fabregas (Barça) won the CL as teammates - with Montpellier HB in 2018. Domestic league • Both coaches have won the CL: PSG’s Raul Gonzalez in 2017 Domestic league with Vardar; Barça’s Xavi Pascual in 2011 and 2015 with Barça. Lidl Starligue Liga ASOBAL • Nikola Karabatic is the only player with three CL titles from three different clubs: Montpellier (2003), Kiel (2007), Barça (2015). Last 3 games: Last 3 games: • Eight Barça players have won the CL, three of them with 27/11 vs St.-Raphaël W39:26 different clubs: Aron Palmarsson (with Kiel in 2010 and 2012), Luca 26/11 @ CB Ademar Léon W28:35 20/11 @ US Créteil HB W29:38 Cindric (Vardar 2017) and Ludovic Fabregas (Montpellier 2018). 19/11 vs Balonmano Sinfín W45:21 14/11 vs Montpellier HB W35:30 • Barça hold the record for most VELUX EHF FINAL4 12/11 @ CB Nava W24:39 participations: seven. PSG took part in the season-ending event in Cologne three times but are yet to win the trophy. Next game: Next game: • Aleix Gómez is third in the CL top scorer standings this season 11/12 @ Tremblay-en-France with 53 goals, while PSG have no player in the top 50. 04/12 vs Liberbank Cuenca • Barça won four of the five previous CL duels against PSG, with Standings as of 29/11: the French side only winning a home game in 2016. Standings as of 29/11: 1. PSG Handball 11 378:301 22 • PSG have been unbeaten in CL matches at home for five 1. Barça 12 469:295 24 2. USAM Nîmes 11 325:299 16 years, since losing to Kiel in November 2014. 2. Ademar Léon 12 347:318 20 3. Fenix Toulouse 11 321:305 16 • Barça have scored the most goals of all CL teams this season - 3. BM Logroño 12 371:322 18 4. Montpellier HB 11 315:294 16 321, or 35.6 goals per game. PSG have scored 282 times so far. 4. Bidasoa Irun 12 322:298 18 5. Nantes 11 338:293 16 5. Cuenca 12 304:272 16 • From 35 European Cup matches against French teams, Barça ... ... have won 26 and lost seven - most recently in the Last 16 of the CL 14. US Créteil HB 11 284:328 3 2017/18 season against eventual champions Montpellier (28:25). 14. CB Cangas 11 273:337 5 2 Previous matches in European Cup competitions Paris Saint-Germain HB vs Barça 1-0-4 (154:168) 2:8 20.10.2013 PSG Handball vs FC Barcelona, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 29:33 (17:17) 15.02.2014 FC Barcelona vs PSG Handball, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 38:28 (19:9) 12.11.2016 Paris Saint-Germain Handball vs FC Barcelona Lassa, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 33:26 (15:12) 03.12.2016 FC Barcelona Lassa vs Paris Saint-Germain Handball, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 35:32 (14:14) 19.10.2019 Barça vs Paris Saint-Germain HB, VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 36:32 (19:15) Most goals in one game for Paris Saint-Germain HB vs Barça Nedim Remili 9 12.11.2016 Paris Saint-Germain Handball-FC Barcelona Lassa 33:26 Luka Karabatic 8 19.10.2019 Barça-Paris Saint-Germain HB 36:32 Mikkel Hansen 7 03.12.2016 FC Barcelona Lassa-Paris Saint-Germain Handball 35:32 Luc Abalo 6 20.10.2013 PSG Handball-FC Barcelona 29:33 Fahrudin Melic 6 20.10.2013 PSG Handball-FC Barcelona 29:33 Most goals in one game for Barça vs Paris Saint-Germain HB Victor Tomas 10 15.02.2014 FC Barcelona-PSG Handball 38:28 Kiril Lazarov 9 03.12.2016 FC Barcelona Lassa-Paris Saint-Germain Handball 35:32 Siarhei Rutenka 8 20.10.2013 PSG Handball-FC Barcelona 29:33 Aleix Gomez 8 19.10.2019 Barça-Paris Saint-Germain HB 36:32 Kiril Lazarov 6 20.10.2013 PSG Handball-FC Barcelona 29:33 Victor Tomas 6 20.10.2013 PSG Handball-FC Barcelona 29:33 Wael Jallouz 6 03.12.2016 FC Barcelona Lassa-Paris Saint-Germain Handball 35:32 Dika Mem 6 19.10.2019 Barça-Paris Saint-Germain HB 36:32 Details of last Paris Saint-Germain HB vs Barça match on 19.10.2019 in Barcelona (ESP) Barça vs Paris Saint-Germain HB 36:32 (19:15) (VELUX EHF Champions League, Group A) Referees: Slave Nikolov/Gjorgji Nachevski (North Macedonia). Suspensions: 4’ – 6’ (Sorhaindo 4’ – Sigurdsson 2’, Kounkoud 2’, Morros 2’). Number of 7m: 4/3 – 1/1. Attendance: 4,315. Moreno Perez de Vargas Vincent Gerard Kevin Møller Rodrigo Corrales --- --- Victor Tomas (1) (1) Sadou Ntanzi Raul Entrerrios (4) (4) Gudjon Sigurdsson Cedric Sorhaindo Adama Keita Lasse Andersson (1) (4) Benoit Kounkoud Aitor Arino (5) (4) Nedim Remili Abel Serdio (3) Luc Abalo Timothey N’guessan (2) Edouard Kempf Aleix Gomez (8) (5) Kamil Syprzak Thiagus Petrus (1) (8) Luka Karabatic Dika Mem (6) (1) Viran Morros Luka Cindric (2) (1) Nikola Karabatic Alex Garcia (1) Dylan Nahi Aron Palmarsson (4) Ludovic Fabregas (2) 3 Paris Saint-Germain HB vs Spanish clubs 2-0-5 Season Opponent Home Away Competition 2013/14 FC Barcelona 29:33 28:38 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 2014/15 Naturhouse La Rioja 32:25 33:35 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2016/17 FC Barcelona Lassa 33:26 32:35 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2019/20 Barça 32:36 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A Barça vs French clubs 26-2-7 Season Opponent Home Away Competition 1984/85 USM Gagny 25:17 15:15 Cup Winners’ Cup – Quarter-final 1989/90 US Créteil 23:18 20:19 Champions Cup – Semi-final 1990/91 US Nîmes 23:16 18:16 Champions Cup – Quarter-final ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993/94 OM Vitrolles 26:14 20:23 Cup Winners’ Cup – Final 2000/01 Montpellier HB 24:17 25:25 EHF Champions League – Group B 2006/07 Montpellier HB 29:23 25:28 EHF Champions League – Last 16 2007/08 US Ivry handball 34:26 29:27 EHF Champions League – Group A 2010/11 Chambery Savoie HB 38:23 26:27 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2011/12 Chambery Savoie HB 28:25 30:19 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2011/12 Montpellier Agglomeration HB 36:20 28:30 VELUX EHF Champions League – Last 16 2013/14 PSG Handball 38:28 33:29 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group C 2015/16 Montpellier HB 37:27 31:23 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group B 2016/17 Paris Saint-Germain Handball 35:32 26:33 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2017/18 HBC Nantes 31:25 25:29 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2017/18 Montpellier HB 30:28 25:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Last 16 2018/19 Montpellier HB 35:27 36:28 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A 2018/19 HBC Nantes 29:26 32:25 VELUX EHF Champions League – Quarter-final 2019/20 Paris Saint-Germain HB 36:32 VELUX EHF Champions League – Group A Last 10 games in the VELUX EHF Champions League Paris Saint-Germain HB: current run – won four 24.11.2019 Aalborg DEN @ Aalborg Handbold DEN W 29:32 17.11.2019 Paris FRA vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER W 32:30 06.11.2019 Flensburg GER @ SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER W 29:30 02.11.2019 Paris FRA vs Aalborg Handbold DEN W 37:24 19.10.2018 Barcelona ESP @ Barça ESP L 36:32 13.10.2019 Paris FRA vs RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko SLO W 27:18 28.09.2019 Lillehammer NOR @ Elverum Handball NOR W 22:25 22.09.2019 Paris FRA vs MOL-Pick Szeged HUN W 30:25 14.09.2019 Zagreb CRO @ HC PPD Zagreb CRO W 29:37 05.05.2019 Paris FRA vs PGE Vive Kielce POL W 35:26 Barça: current run – won eight 23.11.2019 Barcelona ESP vs SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER W 31:27 16.11.2019 Barcelona ESP vs Aalborg Handbold DEN W 44:35 10.11.2019 Aalborg DEN @ Aalborg Handbold DEN W 30:34 30.10.2019 Flensburg GER @ SG Flensburg-Handewitt GER W 27:34 19.10.2019 Barcelona ESP vs Paris Saint-Germain HB FRA W 36:32 12.10.2019 Barcelona ESP vs Elverum Handball NOR W 33:24 28.09.2019 Zadar CRO @ HC PPD Zagreb CRO W 19:36 21.09.2019