The 19th day of Starligue will be an opportunity for handball fans to witness a great match. This Sunday, at 5 p.m., PSG will host Fenix, Toulouse, 4th in the ranking. An important confrontation for both teams. Even if the Parisians are having a huge season in the championship, since they have won all their matches so far, the title is not yet completely acquired.
With only four points ahead of Nantes, its runner-up, PSG is not immune to an unexpected comeback. To maintain its lead, the capital club must get rid of Toulouse who also need points.
A European place to save for Toulouse
The message is clear, Nikola Karabatic’s teammates have no other choice than to forget the disillusionment against Zagreb (28-26), this Thursday in the Champions League, forcing them to compete in the play-offs to hope to arrive in quarterfinal.
In Toulouse too, the stakes are high. With seven units behind 2nd place, the Toulouse residents have, on paper, less and less chance of finishing at a certain height in the ranking. Worse, the 4th in Starligue must also look behind, since Saint-Raphaël (5th) is four points behind.
After its bad series of three losses in a row last December, Fenix was able to react, and only conceded its first defeat in 2024 during the trip to Ivry (31-29), on February 16. Remember that during their last opposition, in December, the Parisians came out victorious in the match against Toulouse not so easily (31-34).
To compete in this new, or umpteenth, turning point at the end of their season, the Parisians will in any case be able to count on their fantastic pivot Kamil Syprzak, the club’s top scorer, extended this week until June 2027.
