We do not lose the good old habits on the Parisian side. A week after dominating Dunkirk (38-30), Raul Gonzalez’s players went for their fifteenth success (in as many games) of the season. Ferran Sole, the Spanish European vice-champion, and Vincent Gérard in his cages have particularly distinguished themselves.
What you must remember
It was important for the Parisians to start their series of three trips in less than a week. An exit a priori without great complication against the 14th in the standings, who had so far won only three games. Without Mikkel Hansen, Dainis Kristopans and his teammates were in fact only jostled during the first minutes of each period, a fairly repetitive situation but which they master perfectly. This time, it was Ferran Sole (6 goals) who set the record straight. For his second match since returning from injury, Luka Karabatic (4 goals) showed that he was almost back to his best level. Monday (8 p.m.), PSG will travel to Orleans to face Saran there, as part of the 13th day (initially scheduled for December, the meeting had been postponed). Thursday, they will find the Champions League, on the side of Ukraine and Zaporozhye, on the occasion of the 11th day of the group stage.
Player: Vincent Gerard
We don’t necessarily know it, but the PSG goalkeeper has worn the colors of Istres in the past. It was between 2008 and 2010, before Yann Genty, his partner, succeeded him. The goal of the Blues had been very regular there as usual. To remember the good memories of his former club, he decided this Friday to disgust him in a single period. During the first thirty minutes, the future doorman of Saint-Raphaël made 10 saves (13 in total), with 50% success. Enormous !
The number: 12.
Or the number of consecutive victories for PSG against Istres, in all competitions. A number that perfectly matches the level difference between the two teams. And it does not date from yesterday, more precisely since Qatar settled in the capital, in 2012. You have to go back to October 8, 2010 to see the last victory of the Istreans. That day the top scorer in Paris was called Mathias Ortega, today in Villeurbanne (Proligue).