Nicolas Le Goff est sous contrat jusqu'en 2028 avec Montpellier. Midi Libre – SYLVIE CAMBON
Entretien avec le double champion olympique avant le quart de finale de Coupe de France entre Montpellier et Tours, mardi à 20h au Palais des sports de Castelnau-le-Lez.
With your partner, you have just welcomed your first child. How does this change your life? ?
It's a total upheaval, something new. We develop feelings for a new person. It's a big life change since someone depends on us now. For now, we are lucky that everything has gone well and that everyone is doing well.
Is the life of a top athlete compatible with fatherhood? ?
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000I am neither the first nor the last to become a father in the middle of my career. It is possible but it is not the most suitable job. For example, it is difficult to take advantage of paternity leave like everyone else. If I had taken my 28 days now, I would have had to do some preparation before joining the team. During a sports season, it is difficult to imagine.
You are hosting Tours in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France. How do you see this match? ?
You should know that in 2022 and 2023, we lost in Tours at this stage of the competition. It is a big game, a decisive match against a team that is doing well at the moment. We will not have the right to make a mistake, it is a source of stress but also of excitement. We have the opportunity to get back on the winning track for a qualification in the semi-final after the defeat in Toulouse in the championship (3-1).
This match kicks off an important moment of the season with the end of the regular season in Ligue A…
The end of the season will be exciting. In the championship, the ranking is tight at the top of the table, six teams can finish in the top four places. Even if we have had more difficult times, we have shown our ability to beat big teams. During big meetings, we know how to respond.
You played your 280th match with Montpellier. What does that inspire in you? ?
It is the club where I learned the ropes before going abroad, the one that launched me into the professional world. I came back, I won the title of champion of France, twice the Super Cup…. I feel 100% Montpellier.
The match
MHSC VB hosts the most successful club on the national stage. Tours has won the Coupe de France 11 times and Montpellier has never lifted this trophy. The visitors, third in Ligue A, are in great shape after a mediocre start to the season. They are still unbeaten in 2025 and have won five games in a row. At home, MHSC VB will have to put in a great performance to reach the last four of the competition.