Paris take a hard-fought win in Zagreb

GROUP A
HC PPD Zagreb (CRO) vs Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 30:33 (14:17)

• PSG travelled to Zagreb without Nikola and Luka Karabatic, Elohim Prandi, Kamil Syprzak and Dainis Kristopans
• like their previous matches since the arrival of Goluza, Zagreb started strong and were the first side to gain a slender advantage (8:6), courtesy of Timur Dibirov and his three goals
• Dino Slavic's saves produced a fast transition and kept the Croatian side in the lead until the 23rd minute when a man-up PSG turned the tide and took a three-goal lead by half-time
• it seemed like PSG took were in full control after hitting a 22:17 lead six minutes into the second half, but Zagreb made a comeback with a good defensive display and grabbed an equaliser on Csaba Leimeter's first goal in the game
• Zagreb allowed Paris to break away near the end with crucial mistakes and with two consecutive saves by Andreas Palicka Paris, restored a four-goal lead
• David Balaguer and Ferran Sole were crucial for Paris' win; Sole netted the three last goals to seal the final score

Sole - Balaguer connection

It is safe to say the right side of the court brought a win for Paris Saint-Germain. Ferran Sole and David Balaguer delivered almost 55 per cent of all PSG goals. Spanish right wing, Sole had a 12-goal outing with the versatile player scoring mostly from right back. When not scoring alongside Luc Steins, he was assisting Balaguer on the right wing for one of his six goals in the match. Mathematically speaking - the two players scored 18 of Paris' 33 goals.