Paris (AFP)

Volleyball player Earvin Ngapeth said his last memory of Bercy, where he will face Serbia in the semi-finals of the Euro on Friday, was a Snoop Dogg concert in which the venue was evacuated "after fifteen minutes".

Q: How do you feel when you discover Bercy with your generation?

A: "We are super happy, it would have hurt not to be in this last square at Bercy, we will discover this room and this atmosphere and we will try to play Sunday (the final) and not Saturday (for 3rd place The only time I went to Bercy was to see Snoop Dogg's concert (the American rapper), but it only lasted fifteen minutes because everyone started to light seals and they evacuated Bercy! Since then I have not returned.The atmosphere in the team is different (from the last semifinal in 2015 in Bulgaria) because we are in France, but we try to stay in our cocoon and not to see what's going on outside, not to be aware of how big it is, it's the best way to go as far as possible. "

Q: You will find on the other side of the net one of your best friends, Uros Kovacecic. What does it inspire you?

A: "The first time we met was in the final of the European Cadet Championship, it was a long time ago, we were not friends at that time! his first contract in Modena when I arrived there too, it's a very strong friendship, we were together all the time, sometimes I slept at his place while he lived on the floor above. like Uros, it's really mischief, much more than his team-mates. "

Q: Against the Serbs, will the French defense be the key?

A: "This is the type of team that we have to defeat with our defense, our reception and our game background. They are sturdy guys who are typing loud and clear. We collected all the balloons behind We had lost something that we found In Nantes, Kevin even jumped behind the benches for the ball does not fall! When we are like that, I know we are in good The opponents are very strong and that may not be enough, but for the moment we managed to impose this madness and to give the rhythm of the first to the last point.But we also have a certain physical power that had not been around for a long time. "

Interview at a press point

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