29.12.2020, 10:30
PSG and Veszprém fight for last win

3/4 PLACEMENT MATCH PREVIEW: Nine former winners will be on court when Paris and Veszprém duel in the penultimate match of the season

History repeated for Paris Saint-Germain HB and Telekom Veszprém HC as both sides still have to wait for their first ever trophy in the EHF Champions League after losing their respective semi-finals. 

Although between them the two sides will field nine former EHF Champions League winners - seven for Veszprém and two for Paris - they now fight for third place and a prize pot of 150,000 euro compared to 100,000 euro for fourth.

Former PSG goalkeeper Rodrigo Corrales will face his former teammates in the penultimate match of the 2019/20 season.

3/4 PLACEMENT MATCH

Paris Saint-Germain HB (FRA) vs Telekom Veszprém HC (HUN)
Tuesday 29 December, 18:00 CET, live on EHFTV.com 

• Paris lost their semi-final 32:37 against Barça, while Veszprém were defeated 35:36 by Kiel after extra time on Monday
• two Spanish coaches and former EHF Champions League winners fight for third place: Raul Gonzalez, who steered Vardar to the trophy in 2017, and David Davis, who won the title with Ciudad Real in 2006, 2008 and 2009
• with Rogerio Moraes, Daniil Shishkarev and Dainis Kristopans all playing in the placement match no player will be defending the VELUX EHF FINAL4 title he won with Vardar in 2019 
• it is the 12th EHF Champions League duel between the two sides. PSG have won six, Veszprém four, and one match ended in a draw
• PSG won the only VELUX EHF FINAL4 match between the two 27:26, the 2017 semi-final
• PSG have always won one match in Cologne: they finished third in 2016 and 2018 and second in 2017
• Veszprém finished fourth in their first-ever appearance in 2014, won the placement match in 2017 and lost the final in 2015, 2016 and 2019
• the current top scorers for the two sides are Petar Nenadic with 64 goals for Veszprém and Mikkel Hansen with 53 goals for PSG

TEXT: EHF / Björn Pazen