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Paris 2024 men’s volleyball: Breakdown, highlights, stats and top performers for 5 August

By Sam Peene4 min| Picture by Carl Recine/Getty ImagesVolleyball Tensions were running high in men’s volleyball quarter-final action on Monday, 5 August, as the teams knew that a loss would kill all hopes for an Olympic medal at Paris 2024.France and Italy both pulled off mind-boggling comebacks in the second and third matches of the day, progressing to the semi-finals with 3-2 wins over Germany and Japan, respectively, after both teams came back from a 2-0 deficit after the first two sets.It should be a matchup for the ages when they face each other in the semi-finals on Wednesday, 7 August.”Italy are a really dangerous team,” France’s Yacine Louati said after their match.“We saw their match [against Japan], a tense one just like ours. They also led 2-0 and won their game in the tiebreak. They’re not unbeatable, but they also play well. We’re facing off against the crème de la crème.”Poland, who advanced to the semi-finals after defeating Slovenia 3-1, will face the United States, who…