Champions Cup final LIVE: Saracens regain title with 20-10 victory over dethroned champions
Follow the latest updates from the Heineken Champions Cup final
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Your support makes all the difference.Re-live the latest updates live from the Heineken Champions Cup final between Saracens and Leinster at Newcastle’s St James’ Park.
Saracens became the first English side to be crowned three-time champions of Europe with an emphatic victory that leaves little doubt over who the best side in Europe is, outclassing Leinster and outscoring them after fighting back from 10 points behind.
A try from Tadhg Furlong put Leinster ahead in the first half, but the teams went in at the break level as Sean Maitland replied for Saracens on the stroke of half-time. Owen Farrell then kicked Saracens ahead before Billy Vunipola added a second try for the Premiership side. Re-live the live action below.
What time does it start?
The Champions Cup final begins at 5pm on Saturday 11 May.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 2 from 4pm, and Channel 4 from 4.30pm.
Teams
Saracens: Goode; Maitland, Lozowski, Barritt, Williams; Farrell, Spencer; Mako Vunipola, George, Lamositele; Skelton, Kruis; Itoje, Wray, Billy Vunipola.
Replacements: Gray, Barrington, Koch, Isiekwe, Burger, Wigglesworth, Tompkins, Strettle.
Leinster: Kearney; Larmour, Ringrose, Henshaw, Lowe; Sexton, Luke McGrath; Healy, Cronin, Furlong; Toner, Ryan; Fardy, O’Brien, Conan.
Replacements: Tracy, Jack McGrath, Bent, Ruddock, Deegan, O’Sullivan, Byrne, O’Loughlin.
58 mins: There's no clear grounding, but just like in the first half there's a penalty and a yellow card to the number six, but this time on Leinster's behalf as Fardy is sent to the sin-bin for killing the ball. Farrell wil go for posts to put Saracens into the lead for the first time today.
60 mins: Garces stops play and comes back for a TMO check, with Kearney down and holding his head. The full-back got a whack to the face as he jumped for a high ball from Maitland, and to top it off Itoje tackled him before he returned to the ground. Leinster don't make use of the penalty though ad Vunipola intercepts Sexton's pass to O'Brien.
64 mins: Leinster are clinging on here with four minutes left on the sin-bin. Lozowski breaks down the left and is stopped five metres short, before Jackson Wray goes even closer. But the Leinster defence holds firm and manages to kill the ball legally, giving Saracens a 5m scrum.
66 mins: Saracens bring the pressure in the scrum but Vunipola loses control at the base. Spencer tries to chip the loose bal to a teammate, but only succeeds in finding the hands of Ringrose. Saracens have a penalty though for the scrum disbanding, and Saracens go for the scrum again...TRY FOR SARACENS!
67 mins: Now that's an emphatic try. Vunipola takes the ball frmo the base of the scrum aand batters his way through four men, holding off Conan, McGrath, Sexton and Lowe, and reaches out one-handed to score next to the posts. Farrell convert and it gives Saracens a 10-point lead. 10-20
71 mins: Saracens' scrum dominance is really shining through now as they win another penalty that allows Farrell to fire the ball into touch inside the Leinster 22. A third try here would almost certainly kill off Leinster.
72 mins: Itoje coughs up possession and the chance goes begging, and the lock then gets away with a high-ish tackle that upsets Lowe, only for Sarries to get pinged for offside.
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