Against all expectations, this Saturday, at the Arena, the Centurions Narbonne soundly beat Montpellier, until then leader of SpikeLigue (League A), with a score of 3 sets to 0: 31-29, 25-23, 25- 16.
If you screw up the icing of the cake, if you add Roquefort as sugar on the back of your buttery croissant, if you salt your wonderfully tender rib-eye steak with crushed paracetamol, the result will simply turn out to be DISGUSTING. . No doubt, your evening will end with a real stomach ache. At best.
This has been a bit of the problem for the Centurions Narbonne since the start of the season. They do everything well or almost, start everything well, cook the meat perfectly, but often fail the sauce. Meat is eaten when it comes to enhancing the dish, validating the set and the work.
This Saturday evening, at the Arena, against Montpellier, leader of the Marmara SpikeLigue, we were again afraid that the Narbonnais would spoil the food. They led 18-14, largely dominating the Héraultais thanks to the breathtaking pointy Schouten, to his stunning block composed of Dijoud and Wiltenburg, when the double Olympic champion Le Goff and his friends began to make them pitch to dangerously come back to the score.
When it boils, you put your feet
However this Saturday, the Narbonnais had decided to go for a star-studded match, with a score of 31-19 and a set to zero for leader Redwitz and his men. It was only the third set lost in six matches by the Montpellier residents since the start of the 2024-2025 financial year. We decided to help ourselves to a glass of Côte-Rôtie.
Second round. Montpellier mastered cooking. Two thirds of the set lasting. Now, Narbonne didn't give up, turned the Héraultais on low heat, and when the water started to boil, waved its legs. Migge, the Swiss suit, made a superb entry marked by finesse and solidity. 23-22: the Centurions took the lead for the first time in the round and never relinquished the advantage. Isn’t the hot plate beautiful? ! 25-23, 2-0 for Narbonne. We were sipping the bucket of Côte-Rôtie.
Bloody
To tell the truth, halfway through the third set, we devoured the Côte-Rôtie whole. A drunken and mocking gust, a wind tinged with arrogance and confidence invaded the Arena, majestic theater of dreams, mansion of Narbonnais exploits. At 19-10, we were exultant. We tasted. Ruiz, the libero, Herr, the passer, Zanotti multiplied. Success would not slip away. The wave of heat and enthusiasm would not dissipate in the bays of the Arena: 25-16 and 3 sets to 0 for Narbonne against the ultra-favorite Hérault.
This is the first time this season that Narbonne has obtained three points at the end of a match. After beating Toulouse (3-2), taking a point from the reigning champion Saint-Nazaire, the Centurions Narbonne are gaining strength. This Saturday, the Centurions were bleeding.
