The quest for the double is off to a good start. Large favorites before the meeting, the Blues easily dominated the Czech Republic for their entry into the European Handball Championship this Thursday in Oslo (Norway). Diminished by the absences of Hugo Descat and especially Nedim Remili, injured in the left calf and out of the rest of the competition, the title holders did not take long to raise their voice against the Czechs.
From the first minutes, Guillaume Gille’s men imposed their rhythm with impressive efficiency, allowing them to take off with a gap that was already too large for their opponent. Well helped by the expulsion of Jan Uzek for a hand in the face of Elohim Prandi (12th), the Blues then unfolded.
In addition to a small air gap after the first quarter of an hour, which quickly dissipated upon returning from the locker room, the Tricolores established their authority to finish the debates with a lead of 14 points at the final whistle.
Aymeric Minne is out with injury
“Today, there is general satisfaction, we wanted the victory, we got it,” Dylan Nahi reacted to the final whistle at the BeIN SPORTS microphone. I think it was a good start so we’re quite happy. Now we always have to work on the little details. It’s the start of the tournament, we have time. We just have to work hard, see what went wrong and be ready for Ukraine. »
The only downside of the match: concern about the physical state of Aymeric Minne, who was injured in the 45th minute. Called to replace Nedim Remili at center-half, the Nantes player was strapped in the left thigh and appeared grimacing on the bench. “He took a hit, but we are going to pamper him, be careful to ensure that he is well in the coming days,” reacted Guillaume Gille after the meeting.
While waiting to hear from him, the Blues will have 48 hours of preparation before trying to reproduce the same performance against Ukraine, Saturday at 5 p.m. for their second group stage meeting.
