Montpellier (AFP)
Ten days ago, Earvin Ngapeth was "ready to play", French coach Laurent Tillie said on Monday, but he did not say whether he would line up against him in the evening. Bulgaria in Montpellier.
After three wins without losing any set against weaker teams, the French volleyball players tackle the two big nations of their group at Euro-2019: Bulgaria Monday night, then Italy (Wednesday, 20:30).
After a training session in which Ngapeth participated, the coach of the Blues said that the star receptionist / striker of Zenit Kazan "is ready to play".
Ngapeth was not in the lineup for the first three meetings of the group stage, after a warm-up injury in the final warm-up match against Germany on 7 September.
The MRI revealed a muscle injury in the ribs that required a rest period estimated between three and five matches.
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