One week after their logic defeat against Saint-Quentin, Reims Volley 51 got back on track this Saturday evening in Chalon/Saône. Facing the second-to-last team in Ligue B, the people of Reims relied on their usual individualities, their hitter Marcos Soares and their captain Billel Soualem, as well as an inspired Valentin Brancier. Effective in reception, Mathis Faure also defended important points which led to winning the first two sets, the first one easily, the second one after a long suspense. Their efforts resulted in losing the following set. But remobilized, the proteges of Alexis Farjaudon found the necessary momentum to close the game in four sets and to take three valuable points in the standings. Reims remains in 8th place in Ligue B.
FEUILLE DE MATCH
CHALON/SAÔNE 
1-3 
REIMS VOLLEY (15-25, 27-29, 25-20, 18-25)
ARBITRES: Denis Olivier & Didier Fromentin
CHALON (3 aces, 10 blocks, 109 attacks): Fouillade-Larrieu 21, Provensi 12, Stepnov 11, Barbier 9, Pinto Dos Santos 7, Chauvin 1, Anegay 1, Wang Si, Lauriac. Coach: Clément Sattler
REIMS (5 aces, 10 blocks, 114 attacks): Faure-Marcos Soares 15, Aya Dioko 1, Alleix, Brancier 19, Oumessad 7, Liot, Leray 10, Soualem 18, Thimalon 4, Luiz Henrique 1. Coach: Alexis Farjaudon
RÉSULTATS & CLASSEMENT
- Chalon 1-3
REIMS VOLLEY 51 (15-25, 27-29, 25-20, 18-25) - Grand Nancy
3-2 France Avenir (25-16, 20-25, 25-23, 28-30, 16-14) - Fréjus
3-0 Martigues (26-24, 25-21, 26-24) - Royan
3-2 Rennes (25-19, 20-25, 21-25, 25-19, 15-11) - St-Quentin
– St-Jean d’Illac
Martigues 54pts- Royan 53pts
- St-Quentin 43pts
St-Jean d’Illac 41pts
Cambrai 41pts- Grand Nancy 38pts
- Fréjus 36pts
- REIMS VOLLEY 51 26pts
- Rennes 15pts
- Chalon 12pts
- France Avenir 11pts
PROCHAIN MATCH
- Grand Nancy
- Ligue B (26th matchday)
- Friday, March 27, 2026
- 19:30
- Complex René Tys, Reims
