France: three points for Tours, Poitiers, Plessis Robinson, Tourcoing and Chaumont in Round 24

After Paris’ win on Friday, other 5 matches of Ligue A 24 were played today.
In big match of the day Chaumont defeats Narbonne in four sets (25:18, 22:25, 14:25, 19:25), with a great performance of young José Miguel Gutierrez (top scorer with 18 points, 64% in attack, 2 winning blocks and 1 ace) who entered in place of Mergarejo, despite MVP award went to setter Corre. The winners are in second place in the current charts, but they can still aim to the top.
About the leaders and CEV Cup finalists Tours, despite the heavy absences of Tillie and Teryomenko, and with Coric and Graciano on the bench, they defeat Cannes (without Gelinski and Sossenheimer) in only three sets, and now they are at +5 with three matches to recover (first already on Tuesday, on the field of Nice).
Playoffs move away for Nantes: coach Henno’s guys, again without Bazin and Bartos (put on the field but absolutely not at his best) suffered a heavy four sets defeat (25:20, 22:25, 24:26, 19:25) in the direct clash against a Plessis Robinson led by Rouzier (28 points, 2 aces, 1 block and 56% in attack).
On the other hand, playoffs almost confirmed for Tourcoing who, despite the injury of Sanchez on 7-5 in first set, easily defeat Cambrai on the road in straight sets (22:25, 21:25, 10:25), now at penultimate place in the standings, because Poitiers surprisingly defeat a very disappointing Nice in only three sets (27:25, 25:20, 25:21).

| PHOTOGALLERY OF CANNES – TOURS

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🏐| LIGUE A 2021/22 | Journée 24 – Round 24

Friday | March 4, 2022
• Paris – Toulouse 3-1 (25:21, 18:25, 25:16, 25:19)

👉🏼 Saturday | March 5, 2022

• Cannes – Tours 0-3 (14:25, 23:25, 23:25)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

• Poitiers – Nice 3-0 (27:25, 25:20, 25:21)

• Nantes – Plessis Robinson 1-3 (25:20, 22:25, 24:26, 19:25)

• Cambrai – Tourcoing 0-3 (22:25, 21:25, 10:25)

• Narbonne – Chaumont 1-3 (25:18, 22:25, 14:25, 19:25)

Sunday | March 6, 2022
• Sète – Montpellier 0-3 (22:25, 18:25, 13:25)

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)

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🏐| NEXT ROUND | Journée 25 – Round 25

Friday | March 11, 2022
• Nice – Paris
• Tours – Sète

Saturday | March 12, 2022
• Plessis-Robinson – Narbonne
• Tourcoing – Nantes Rezé
• Toulouse – Cannes
• Poitiers – Cambrai
• Montpellier – Chaumont

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