Melvyn Richardson awarded TruckScout24 EHF FINAL4 MVP

Richardson key for Barça offensively, as he mixed the right and centre back positions. He also remained cold-blooded when it came to converting penalties. The former Chambéry and Montpellier player scored five of them in the final, at a perfect 100 per cent efficiency rate, after netted two in the semi-final on Saturday.

The EHF FINAL4 has been, over the years, a very successful event for the legendary Jackson Richardson’s son, as he lifted the trophy with Montpellier in 2018 and Barça in 2022. He also played the event in 2023, when Barça lost in the semi-final against future winners SC Magdeburg.

In 2018, Richardson scored 10 goals over the weekend with the French side, before netting only three times with Barça in 2022.

“The MVP award is a bonus for me. I think the Champions League trophy is the most important thing for the team and also for me. I want to thank my teammates, because I think all of them could have won the MVP award. This is the kind of recognition, individual and collective, that we work hard every day for,” said Richardson after the winning final. “I’m super happy, super tired, and super relieved as well. I’m really looking forward to a bit of rest.”

Melvyn Richardson is the first right back ever to be crowned MVP of the EHF FINAL4 Men and the second French player, after Nikola Karabatic, also with Barça, in 2015.