Montpellier's team achieved their third consecutive victory in the 24th round of the French Men's League A, defeating Poitiers 3-0 (25:15, 25:16, 25:17) on Saturday evening. Poitiers was weakened by the absences of key players such as Bayam, Haou, and Michelucci, as well as an early injury to Colton Cowell. Montpellier demonstrated superiority in all aspects of the game, especially in blocking, where they recorded 10 successful blocks.Bulgarian international Dimitar Dimitrov distinguished himself with 11 points and 65% attack efficiency.Montpellier's coach emphasized the importance of strong block-defense and the team's ambitious goals for the season, noting that the players are motivated to continue their successful run in the upcoming match against Tours. Montpellier is second in the standings with the same points as Silvano Prandi's Chaumont, but the team of the former Bulgarian national coach has played one less match due to its participation in European tournaments.
Iliya Petkov's team, Toulouse, suffered a catastrophic 0-3 (25:18, 25:21, 25:18) loss away to Tourcoing and will depart for the tournament in Dubai as fifth in the standings with 39 points. Petkov entered briefly in the first set for service and did not score any points.