10.02.2010, 04:54
Montpellier hungry for revenge

After surprising defeat suffered in Buzău, the French champions want to get even.

Montpellier hungry for revenge

Montpellier hold the top position in Group A, but still nothing is decided yet as Valladolid, Medvedi and Constanta are still lurking.

Three gold medallists

Three EURO gold medallists are back in Montpellier after winning in Austria with the French national team. Nikola Karabatić, Michaël Guigou and Daouda Karaboué have continued with their winning streak, their team defeated Nîmes on the road in a French league game 33:28. Tej scored 6 goals, Karabatić and Accambray scored 5 goals each; Karaboué had 9 saves.

After 14 rounds, Montpellier are still the only undefeated team in the French championship with impressive 14 victories.

Kavtičnik among Top 3 CL scorers

Slovenian international Vid Kavtičnik has been Montpellier’s best scorer of so far with 42 goals. He holds third position on the EHF Champions League top scorers list.

His shots will be more than needed tonight when Montpellier plays host to the only team that managed to defeat them in this CL season – HCM Constanta.

TEXT: Ivan Ambroš