Olympic champions France demonstrated their class in the "Arena Burgas" hall and convincingly defeated Ukraine 3:0 in the first match of the second week of the Nations League, which is taking place in the seaside city.

🔎Match analysis:
Although the score shows a clear victory for the "Roosters", the first two sets were even, especially the beginning of the match, in which the Ukrainians showed grit and good organization. However, France held on in crucial rallies at the end of the games and gradually imposed their tempo.

Ukraine – France 0:3 (23:25, 21:25, 17:25)

🇺🇦Why did Ukraine lose?

• Lower attack efficiency – 36 successful attacks for Ukraine against 43 for France.

• Significant difference in serving – The French made 9 aces against only 2 for the Ukrainians, which was decisive in key moments.

• Weaker blocking – France again with an advantage – 9 blocks against 7.

• The French showed higher organization in all three main elements – reception, setting, and defense.

📊Top scorers:

• France:

  • Jérémy Faure (№21) – 18 points

  • Thibault Clevenot (No. 17) – 16 points

• Ukraine:

  • Pavlo Yanchuk (No. 8) and Oleh Plotnytskyi (No. 18) – 11 points each

🇫🇷 Conclusion:
France showed that even with a rotated squad, they remain a team with depth, stable tactics, and effective serving – an element that proved to be the decisive factor against Ukraine. For their part, Raul Lozano's boys will need to improve their attack efficiency and serve if they want to stay in the battle for the final phase of the VNL.