All-French quarter-final on an equal footing

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When the draw result was known, Joël Da Silva, Saint-Raphaël Var Handball’s coach, was one frustrated person. “This is the worst scenario we could get,” he said. “Playing against a French team isn’t exactly what we wanted, we’d rather have played against a foreign one because this is what we play the EHF Cup for.”

In a way, you can understand his reaction, since Chambéry Savoie Handball and Saint-Raphaël will meet each other three times in the next weeks. Once in the French league and twice in the EHF Cup.

Saint-Raphael Var Handball (FRA) vs Chambery Savoie Handball (FRA) Sunday 24 April, 18:00 hrs local time, live on ehfTV

When the two teams shared the court earlier this season, the game ended in a 24:24 draw. “This was a tough game in defense, …

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