Levallois-Paris wins first round of French Women's Championship final in Nantes

By Le Parisien with AFP. Photo : Icon Sport

Levallois Paris Saint-Cloud's volleyball players are in a strong position to retain their title of French champions after winning the first leg of the final (3-2) in Nantes on Wednesday, in a replay of the 2024 showdown. All they need to do on Saturday at home at the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan in Levallois to complete the double, while the "Neptunes" will have to win, whatever the score, to secure a decisive golden set in the process.

The Franciliennes were able to count on the performance of their Polish receiver-attacker Natalia Murek (20 pts at 44% success rate) to topple the Nantes team, who led two sets to one (16-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-21, 15-11). Another victory and the second...