The third round of the 2024-2025 France men's volleyball league kicked off, and the France Paris Volleyball Club, joined by Chinese men's volleyball deputy attacker Peng Shikun, hosted the strong rival Montpellier.
The match attracted a lot of attention, as the two teams met on February 11, 2024, when the Paris men's volleyball team defeated Montpellier 3-0, and the results and historical data made the reunion look forward to this reunion.
In past matchups, the difference between Paris and Montpellier is not big, but especially in terms of home win percentage, Paris has a more obvious advantage, having beaten their opponents at home on several occasions.
The Paris men's volleyball team has had a lot of ups and downs in the last 10 games, with five wins and five defeats, including two defeats at home.
Montpellier also have a 5-5 record in their last 10 matches, with three of those victories coming on the road. Although there were also five defeats, the team's performance on the offensive end was relatively better, and in the last game against the Nice men's volleyball team, Montpellier narrowly won 3-2 after five games, showing tenacious fighting ability.
In the end, Peng Shikun's Paris team failed to withstand the opponent's attack and lost 0-3 (23-25, 20-25, 23-25) to suffer its first defeat of the season.
Peng Shikun, the deputy attack of the Chinese men's volleyball team, performed brilliantly in this game, although he did not start, he came on as a substitute in the second game, and then became a starter in the third game.
Peng Shikun's performance on the offensive end was remarkable, he scored 5 points (7 deductions and 5 hits), and the smash success rate was as high as 71%.
Despite Peng's solid performance, the Parisians were a little less strong overall and could not stop Montpellier's strong firepower, with Mujanovic scoring 11 points and Barrios contributing only nine.
The Montpellier men's volleyball team performed even better, especially in response to Dimitrov, who scored 15 points in the game, won the game's scoring champion and single-game MVP, and the main attack Palacios was not to be outdone, contributing 13 points to help the team win easily.
The two teams are actually very close in quality, with Paris needing to regain their form at both ends of the pitch and learn from their defeats and prepare for the upcoming games, while champions Montpellier continue to push their way to the top of the league with a winning momentum.