Nice achieved the feat of winning the second quarter-final match by defeating Ales in a tie-break in their arena.
Coming back from two sets down is no easy task, but the team from Nice did it, thanks to the determined efforts of its key players.
Always impressive, Nenchev and Mitrovic (17 points each) sparked the comeback and got the team back on track before definitively taking control over their unfortunate rivals of the evening in the final set.
Nice will face Poitiers in the semi-finals, with the support match at the opponents’ venue. Poitiers, having finished first in the regular season championship, is already promoted to the LNA for next season.
Nice-Ales: 3-2 (21-25; 19-25; 25-20; 25-18; 15-10)
Nice’s points: Nenchev 17, Mitrovic 17; Bersani 14; Falafala 12; Bruckert 12; Corre 7
