Summary

  • Final score: Saracens 28-17 Clermont Auvergne

  • Saracens win back-to-back European titles

  • Ashton, Kruis, Goode tries, Farrell 2 cons & 3 pens for Saracens

  • Lamerat, Abendanon tries, Parra 2 cons & 1 pen for Clermont

  • Ashton now leading all-time try scorer in European Cup with 37

  • Clermont have now lost all three of their European Cup finals

  1. Postpublished at 66 mins

    Clermont 17-18 Saracens

    Fritz Lee is back on for Clermont after a head-injury assessment.

    But this is superb handling from Saracens. Like Harlem Globetrotters...

    Billy Vunipola is up to within two metres.

    It goes wide...there is space...there are men.

    Camille Lopez swats the ball forward. Deliberate knock-on? 

    Saracens scream so. The video review is going to decide...

  2. 'Sarries need points'published at 18:39 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Clermont 17-18 Saracens

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    Saracens are absolutely playing in the right area of the field. 

    But that can only go on so long until you need to yield some points from it.

  3. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Clermont 17-18 Saracens

    Saracens come surging into the Clermont 22m as Vincent Koch tramples through from Schalk Brits clever pop pass.

    But there is a knock-on by Schalk Burger...

    The pressure that was building on Clermont is allowed to seep away once again.

  4. 'Saracens have to kick'published at 18:33 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Clermont 17-18 Saracens

    Matt Dawson
    England World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live

    Saracens are forgetting about the wind. They are getting sucked into the game of pressure and emotion.

    They need to ask themselves "what would we be doing if they were at Allianz Park?"

    They've got to kick. Clermont can't kick with this wind and they're playing a very sensible game.

  5. Replacementpublished at 63 mins

    Clermont 17-18 Saracens

    Just when Saracens thought they had seen the back of him...

    Peceli Yato is back into the fray as an head-injury replacement for Fritz Lee.

  6. Postpublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Clermont 17-18 Saracens

  7. Postpublished at 63 mins

    Clermont 17-18 Saracens

    Fritz Lee has had a stormer of a game at eight for Clermont, low and fast as a sportscar and sticking to the ball like chewing gum.

    Another turnover by the Samoan.

    Clermont's Fritz LeeImage source, Getty Images
  8. Replacementspublished at 61 mins

    Clermont 17-18 Saracens

    Jackson Wray off and Schalk Burger on in the Saracens back row.

    And Clermont also make a change at flanker. Off goes the excellent Peceli Yato and on comes Alexandre Lapandry.

  9. Penalty - Clermont 17-18 Saracenspublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Morgan Parra

    Morgan Parra's kick squeaks inside the post.

    Clermont are a point away and we are into the final 20 minutes.

    This game is anyone's.

  10. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Clermont 14-18 Saracens

    Damian Penaud - on as a replacement for Clermont - chases up the kick-off and hustles Marcelo Bosch into a knock-off.

    Scrum down, the set-piece corkscrews round and it is a penalty to Clermont.

    This is eminently kickable...

  11. get involved

    Get Involved - England or France?published at 18:26 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    #bbcrugby

    John McEnerney: After many near misses I'd like Clermont to finally get their hands on the big prize & being Irish only one winner for me! Allez.

  12. Penalty - Clermont 14-18 Saracenspublished at 57 mins

    Owen Farrell

    Saracens are back out to more than three points clear.

    Owen Farrell kicks a penalty for SaracensImage source, Getty Images
  13. 'Saracens attack disappointing'published at 18:24 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Clermont 14-15 Saracens

    Matt Dawson
    England World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live

    I've been a little bit disappointed with Saracens on the last few attacks.

    They've been a bit split, they don't want that. They want to overload and get a decisive direction.

  14. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Clermont 14-15 Saracens

    Saracens are straight back onto the front foot.

    Just a metre out. Another infringement from Clermont. Owen Farrell is furious.

    He thinks this should be card or penalty try time.

    He is going to have to make do with a straightforward penalty.

  15. Postpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Clermont 14-15 Saracens

  16. Replacementpublished at 55 mins

    Clermont 14-15 Saracens

    Duncan Taylor is on in place of Brad Barritt who looks like he is carrying a knock in the Sarries midfield.

  17. 'Clermont with talent to burn'published at 18:21 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Clermont 14-15 Saracens

    Matt Dawson
    England World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live

    What a break from Scott Spedding. 

    He is a big unit, he could be deemed a little bit cumbersome but he comes up with a big step off the left, a big step off the right and runs right up the guts.

    And when you've got the pace of Peceli Yato on the outside - talent to burn all over the pitch.

  18. try

    Converted try - Clermont 14-15 Saracenspublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Nick Abendanon (con Lopez)

    It is a one-point ball game...

    Clermont sprinkle stardust all over the Murrayfield pitch.

    Scott Spedding runs hard from deep, swerving and stepping.

    The ball is swung wide into the wide open space, Peceli Yato feeds Owen Farrell a slice of palm pie and offloads to Nick Abendanon who strolls in for a length of the field try.

    Lopez lands the conversion and the lead is as slim as it gets.

    Abendanon scores a try for ClermontImage source, Getty Images
  19. Replacementpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Clermont 7-15 Saracens

    Jamie George off and Schalk Brits on at hooker for Saracens.

  20. 'Clermont killing the ball'published at 18:17 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Clermont 7-12 Saracens

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

    Nigel Owens eventually loses his patience with Clermont. They are hurling bodies in to try and slow the ball down.

    They're fighting for their lives at the breakdown, but for me that was a yellow card. The Clermont players are killing the ball.