PSG Handball will have difficult task to catch the leader of the LidlStarLigue – Montpellier Handball, which is now on +6 at the half of the season! The biggest French handball derby was played on Thursday in Montpellier, where home team beat the reigning champions 33:30 (18:15) and put them on position No.3 after 13 matches.
MONTPELLIER HB – PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN HB 33:30 (18:15)
Montpellier : Gérard (10 saves), Portner; D. Simonet (2/2), Villeminot, Caussé (2/3), Truchanovicius (3/6), Toumi, Guigou (3/4), Kavticnik (5/7 ), Bonnefond (2/2), Faustin (3/3), Porte (9/9), Bingo, Afgour (1/1), Soussi (0/2), Mamdouh (3/4)
Paris : Corrales (1 save), Omeyer (5 saves); Gensheimer (2/3), Mollgaard, Stepancic, Sagosen (4/7), Kounkoud (2/4), Damjanovic, Rémili (7/10), Abalo, Kempf, L. Karabatic (3/4), Hansen (7/7), Narcisse, Nielsen, N. Karabatic (4/7), Nahi (1/2)
RESULTS – ROUND 13:
Toulouse 28 – 34 Nantes
Tremblay 29 – 30 St. Raphael
Cesson Rennes-Metropole 26 – 26 Ivry
Dunkerque 24 – 21 Massy Essonne
Saran 41 – 33 Chambery Savoie
STANDINGS:
| 1. | Montpellier | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 374:317 | 25 | |
| 2. | Nimes | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 362:335 | 20 | |
| 3. | Paris SG | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 393:339 | 19 | |
| 4. | St. Raphael | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 365:342 | 18 | |
| 5. | Dunkerque | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 348:341 | 17 | |
| 6. | Nantes | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 397:365 | 17 | |
| 7. | Toulouse | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 374:380 | 13 | |
| 8. | Aix | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 378:363 | 13 | |
| 9. | Chambery Savoie | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 357:373 | 11 | |
| 10. | Ivry | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 332:372 | 8 | |
| 11. | Saran | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 380:413 | 6 | |
| 12. | Cesson Rennes-Metropole | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 338:370 | 6 | |
| 13. | Tremblay | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 354:385 | 5 | |
| 14. | Massy Essonne | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 290:347 | 4 |
