After the two advances played on Tuesday, Round 23 of the French Ligue A ended last night.
For the first time in its history, Montpellier won the regular season: the 3-2 over Séte and the 2-3 between Cannes and Chaumont brought the leaders to 11 points over Cannes, who stays at second place, with only 3 rounds left.
Another definitive verdict is the exclusion from the playoffs of Toulouse (the only positive note is that Faure is back on the field after a long stop), beaten 3-0 by Tourcoing. In the queue, Nice’s situation is complicated: Nantes wins the direct clash in four sets, overtaking them in the charts, and Ajaccio returns to just one point behind with a resounding 3-1 success on the field of Cambrai, which brings the newcomers down 7th place in the standings.
| LIGUE A 2020/21 | Round 23
| March 9, 2021
• Narbonne – Poitiers 2-3 (25:17, 21:25, 25:22, 17:25, 10:15)
• Paris – Tours 0-3 (22:25, 21:25, 24:26)
| March 10
• Cannes – Chaumont 2-3 (19:25, 25:22, 25:23, 15:25, 10:15)
📸| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
Top Scorers: Williams 18, Averill 13, Koncilja 11, Aciobanitei 11, Klyamar 9; Herrera 29, Mergarejo 22, Marshall 12, Mc Donnell 10, Alonso 10. MVP: Herrera.
• Tourcoing – Toulouse 3-0 (25:22, 25:23, 28:26)
Top Scorers: Palonsky 15, Bultor 12, Baroti 10, Loser 9, Cardena 6; Jorna 11, Larrieu 11, Burel 9, Derouillon 5. MVP: Sanchez.
• Cambrai – Ajaccio 1-3 (20:25, 22:25, 25:18, 21:25)
Top Scorers: Daniel Cagliari 18, Quiroga 13, Osoria 10, Villard 9, Yago Dutra 8; José Romero 23, Martinez Gion 15, Rebeyrol 12, Roatta 11. MVP: José Romero.
• Montpellier – Sète 3-2 (26:24, 25:21, 17:25, 22:25, 15:9)
Top Scorers: Sclater 22, Palacios 20, Panou 17, Le Goff 13, Demyanenko 7; Tupchii 24, Kreek 16, Baranek 12, Geiler 11, Gauna 9. MVP: Palacios.
• Nantes – Nice 3-1 (28:26, 19:25, 25:14, 25:23)
Top Scorers: Michalovic 19, Bartos 18, Ruiz 14, Noda Blanco 12; Andric 15, Cuk 14, Salerno 13, Clére 9. MVP: Bartos.
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| STANDINGS
Montpellier 57
Cannes 46
Narbonne 44
Chaumont 44
Tourcoing 41
Tours 41
Cambrai 40
Poitiers 36
Séte 31
Paris 31
Toulouse 26
Nantes 17
Nice 15
Ajaccio 14
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