Ligue A volley round-up: Montpellier make it 14 wins in a row as Tours lose in dramatic fifth set

Genius Sports Report
January 29, 2021

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💫 Roger Schmidt’s #Benfica have been electric this season. Their form at the Estádio da Luz was the key:

🔴 45 goals
🔴 47.3 xG
🔴 6.7 shots on goal per game
🔴 34.5 touches in opp. box per game
🔴 33.9 line-breaking passes per game

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W FOR 𝑹𝑶𝑮𝑬𝑹 𝑩𝑨𝑳𝑳 🔥🔥🔥

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🔴 @SLBenfica: campeões 🏆

A 3-0 win over Santa Clara sealed the deal for #Benfica, who claimed their record-extending 38th league title. It’s their first #LigaPortugal championship victory in four years. 🔥

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📊 The game that lost @FCNordsjaelland the title.

@FCKobenhavn were handed the title by #fcn‘s loss to rivals @BrondbyIF. Nordsjaelland had more shots, more corners, and OVER 300 MORE completed passes (397-700).

But #Brøndby won where it matters most. ⚽️

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Montpellier carry on winning

After losing their first two games of the Ligue A season, Montpellier won their 14th consecutive game against Ajaccio 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-11) to top the Ligue A table by six points.

MAGNIFIQUE !!!@MontpellierCVUC poursuit son incroyable série !

14e victoire consécutive en Championnat obtenue face à @GFCAVolleyBall 3-0 !!

Montpellier Castelnau conforte sa place de leader de Ligue AM !!! pic.twitter.com/WQonyBAmvq

— Montpellier Castelnau Volley UC (@MontpellierCVUC) January 23, 2021

Stats

Oliver Lecat’s side are on 40 points from 16 games, and won their third consecutive match by a scoreline of 3-0 in sets. It was their eighth 3-0 win of the season.

Canadian Ryan Sclater scored 21 points and hit six aces in the match for the league-leaders. Ajaccio have lost 15 of their 16 Ligue A games and are bottom with six points.

Tours beaten in thriller

Tours were on the receiving end of a thrilling tiebreak match against Cannes, losing 3-2 (25-27, 14-25, 25-20, 25-19, 17-19).

They fell 2-0 down in sets but almost completed a fantastic comeback as they won the next two sets.

🤜 TOURS 2 🆚 3 CANNES 🤛
🇫🇷 LAM saison 2020/2021
🏐 Set 5️⃣ pour Cannes !
⚡️ 25/27 – 14/25 – 25/20 – 25/19 – 17/19 #toursvolleyball #tvb #lnv #lam #volleyball #saison20202021 #tours #villedetours #toursmétropole pic.twitter.com/CvouKaCh2J

— Tours Volley Ball (@ToursVolleyBall) January 23, 2021

Stats

Lincoln Williams scored 22 points for Cannes, who are fourth with 31 points from 16 games. Tours have lost three of their last five matches and are second, six points adrift of Montpellier.

Fixtures

Montpellier aim to make it 15 league wins in a row when they face Poitiers this evening, while Tours travel to fourth bottom Sete. Cannes are at home to strugglers Nantes.