PSG Handball vs Pays d'Aix UC LNH StarLigue 2022
Channel: Handball World
Date: 12/11/2022

PSG Handball  vs Pays d'Aix UC LNH StarLigue 2022  
Paris Saint-Germain Handball - Pays d'Aix UC PAYS D’AIX UNIVERSITÉ CLUB HANDBALL 
Founded in 1955, Pays d’Aix Université Club Handball have been ever-presents in the Liqui Moly StarLigue since winning the second division title in 2012. Since 2020 they have been coached by former HBC Nantes head coach Thierry Anti. Brothers Luka and Nikola Karabatic have been playing for the club between February and June 2013.
PAUC Handball finished a very creditable fifth position in the Liqui Moly Starligue last season, their highest ever finish, and qualified for the EHF European Cup in the process. Their biggest rivals are fellow Provence side Saint-Raphaël Var Handball, who boast Xavier Barachet and Adrien Dipanda in their ranks.
Before coaching the Pays d'Aix University Handball Club, the current coach Thierry Anti had coached Paris Handball between 2004 and 2008.
PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS
On November 9, 2019, Pays d'Aix was playing at Coubertin as part of matchday 8. The Parisians won at Coubertin on the score of 36-23. In the return match in Aix on February 12, 2020, on Matchday 15, Paris Saint-Germain won 38-28.
On the opponing matchday of the championship, on September 27, 2020, the Parisians had defeated Pays d'Aix 34 - 31 at Coubertin. Nikola Karabatic scored 8 goals in this game.
The Parisians travelled to Aix en Provence on 2021/22 Liqui Moly Starligue matchday 8. PSG went victorious (35-24) with 8 goals from Adama Keita. On the second leg at Coubertin, on April 2, 2022, the Red and Blue won 37 - 32, with 5 goals from Prandi.
Luka Karabatic was one of the main contributors to the Parisian victory on Matchday 8 of the 2019/20 Liqui Moly StarLigue.