Key stats: Paris - Celje

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With just a few hours to go before the clash between our Rouge et Bleu and Celje on EHF Champions League Matchday 3, take a look at the facts and figures linking the two sides. Throw-off at Coubertin is scheduled for 20:45!

Five players have represented both Paris and Celje during their careers: Alijosa Cudic, Goran Kozomara, Rok Praznik, William Accambray and Gorazd Skof.

The capital club has had eight Slovenian players in its history: Zoran Lubej (2003–2004), Ivan Simonovic (2003–2005), Uroš Elezović (2007–2009), Aljoša Čudić (2009–2010), Goran Kozomara (2011–2012), Rok Pražnik (2011–2013), Janus Lapajne (2015–2016) and Gorazd Škof (2016–2017).

Paris and Celje have faced each other 12 times in their history. The capital club has a commanding lead in the head-to-head record, with ten wins to two defeats.

With 16 goals over the first two matchdays, Yahia Omar is Paris’s top scorer in the Champions League so far this season. For Celje, the top scorer is 18-year-old prodigy Aljus Anzic with 14 goals.

In the current squad, Luka Karabatic is Paris’s top scorer against Celje, with 18 goals in eight matches.

Luc Steins is the Champions League’s top assist provider so far this season with 22 assists, four more than Mathias Gidsel.

With 76.3 per cent of shots converted, Paris boast the third-highest shooting success rate behind Sporting CP (80 per cent) and Magdeburg (78.4 per cent). Celje rank 17th out of 24 with 61.1 per cent.

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With 95 goals in all competitions since joining Paris Saint-Germain Handball in the summer of 2025, Sebastian Karlsson is closing in on the milestone of 100 goals for Les Rouge et Bleu.

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Mateo Maras could also reach this milestone - the Croatian international has scored 97 goals ahead of the match against the Slovenian club.

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Ferran Solé could reach the 300-goal mark in the Champions League with Paris against Celje this Wednesday! Our Spanish winger, who played his 300th match in all competitions against Saran last week, currently stands on 295 goals for Paris in Europe's top club competition.

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Meanwhile, Elo’ is closing in on another significant milestone: 1,400 goals in all competitions for Paris. Currently on 1,397, he could further cement his position as the club’s third-highest goalscorer of all time, behind Mikkel Hansen (2,043 goals) and Kamil Syprzak (1,764).