CONFIRMED | European glory awaits Saracens and Clermont

European glory awaits Saracens and Clermont at BT Murrayfield in three weeks time after the English and French sides booked their place in the Champions Cup final (Saturday 13 May)Click here to buy tickets for the European Champions Cup final on Saturday 13 May!Saracens were first up in Dublin and took another huge step toward defending their European Rugby Champions Cup crown with a comprehensive 26-10 triumph over Munster.The reigning champions had to be patient at a packed-out Aviva Stadium as they blew Munster away in the second-half thanks to tries from Mako Vunipola and Chris Wyles.The match was finely poised at 6-3 at half-time, but Owen Farrell and co. seized control to extend their unbeaten run to 17 matches and seal a place in next month’s BT Murrayfield showpiece.CJ Stander muscled over in the final minutes, but it was too little, too late as Munster’s quest to reach a first final since 2008 fell short, confirming Saracens as one half of next month’s showpiece final.It was then over to Lyon where two second half drop goals from man of the match Camille Lopez steered ASM Clermont Auvergne past Leinster and into a third Champions Cup final, where they’ll try to win the ultimate prize in world club rugby after falling at the final hurdle against RC Toulon in 2013 and 2015.The last-four clash saw Clermont dominate the first period through tries from Peceli Yato after only four minutes and former England wing David Strettle.But after the break Leinster came roaring back into the contest and four penalties from the reliable boot of Johnny Sexton cut the 15-3 interval deficit to a mere three points.The game’s crucial moment came when a visiting try for back-row man Dan Leavy was ruled out for holding at a ruck that was spotted by touch judge Ian Davies and confirmed by the TMO that gave referee Nigel Owens no option other than to pull Leinster back.Had the try counted, Leinster would have hit the front, but instead Morgan Parra kicked the resulting penalty.After that came two sublime drop goals from Lopez and that was enough to get the TOP14 side over the finish line, even though Garry Ringrose ran 50 metres to score a sensational try that Sexton converted.Click here to buy tickets for the European Champions Cup final on Saturday 13 May!European Rugby finals weekend at BT MurrayfieldFriday 12 May – European Rugby Challange Cup FinalGloucester Rugby v Stade Francais Paris (kick-off 8pm)Sky Sports / BT Sport / beIN Sports / FR4Saturday 13 May – Continental Shield Final (back pitches)Enisei-STM v Krasny Yar (kick-off 12 noon)Saturday 13 May – European Rugby Champions Cup FinalASM Clermont Auvergne v Saracens (kick-off 5pm)Sky Sports / BT Sport / beIN Sports / FR2