Summary

  • FT: Leicester 17-18 Montpellier

  • Second-half Goosen try wins the game for Top 14 side

  • Leicester were playing in first major final since 2013

  • Montpellier previously won this trophy in 2016

  • Bristol won competition last season beating Toulon 32-19 in October

  • Twickenham hosts European club finals on Friday and Saturday

  • La Rochelle face Toulouse in all-French European Champions Cup final on Saturday (16:45 BST)

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  1. Postpublished at 20:36 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Leicester 3-10 Montpellier

    Vicky Macqueen
    Ex-England women full-back on BBC Radio Leicester

    Montpellier have more control over this game.

    Going into half-time Leicester need to hold out and start the game again after the break.

  2. Missed penalty: Leicester 3-10 Montpellierpublished at 27 mins

    George Ford off target with a rare missed penalty at Twickenham.

    It drifted just wide of the right post from 40 metres back as his dad and Leicester coach Mike Ford watches on from the stands.

  3. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Leicester 3-10 Montpellier

    Montpellier forced into a change now as back row Fulgence Ouedraogo is replaced by Jacques du Plessis.

    This is the South African's final appearance before he returns to the Bulls in Super Rugby next season.

  4. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Leicester 3-10 Montpellier

    More aerial battles between the respective full-backs as they have to show their composure under the high balls.

    A bit of a scrap at present this one. But Leicester have a penalty inside the Montpellier half after they go off their feet.

  5. Postpublished at 20:29 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Leicester 3-10 Montpellier

    Vicky Macqueen
    Ex-England women full-back on BBC Radio Leicester

    Montpellier are not leaving anything in the locker room - they are coming out all guns blazing in defence.

    Their defence has been magnificent so far.

  6. Postpublished at 23 mins

    Leicester 3-10 Montpellier

    Apologies - George Ford instead goes for the corner after selling a dummy to everyone initially with how he shaped up there.

    Leicester win the line-out and try and rumble over for the score but Montpellier's defence is right on song from seven metres out and they force a penalty against Leicester.

  7. Postpublished at 22 mins

    Leicester 3-10 Montpellier

    Couple of scrum resets as Leicester try to force a promising move from just inside the Montpellier half.

    They win a scrum penalty eventually and George Ford opts to have another shot at goal from about 38 metres back.

  8. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Leicester 3-10 Montpellier

    Guy PorterImage source, PA Media

    Early concern here for Leicester as winger Guy Porter has to make way for a head injury assessment and Kini Murimurivalu is on in his place in the back line.

    We'll wait and see if that's a permanent change for Tigers.

  9. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Leicester 3-10 Montpellier

    Bit of kick tennis follows that latest Montpellier penalty and Leicester looking to try and find their feet back in this contest.

  10. Penalty: Leicester 3-10 Montpellierpublished at 16 mins

    Benoit Paillaugue

    Leicester give away another cheap penalty for collapsing a maul just inside their own half and scrum-half Benoit Paillaugue notches it over.

    Montpellier now a converted score ahead.

  11. Postpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Leicester 3-7 Montpellier

    Vicky Macqueen
    Ex-England women full-back on BBC Radio Leicester

    Rattez should be really pleased with that. I don't know how he got his hand to it.

    Moroni was unfortunate because I thought he had defended that line with his life.

    Tigers have started well but we'll see how they respond to that one-off piece of magic.

  12. try

    Try: Leicester 3-7 Montpellierpublished at 14 mins

    Vincent Rattez, con Paillaugue

    Vincent Rattez scores for MontpellierImage source, Rex Features

    And it is a try for the French!

    Winger Vincent Rattez chases down his grubber kick on the left touchline and somehow gets his right fingertips to it ahead of Matias Moroni who was also trying to dive on it.

    Fine margins and Leicester are suddenly behind. Benoit Paillaugue kicks the extras.

  13. Try reviewpublished at 13 mins

    Leicester 3-0 Montpellier

    Montpellier think they might have a try here after the ball ends up in the Tigers in-goal area...

  14. Postpublished at 11 mins

    Leicester 3-0 Montpellier

    Montpellier under some early pressure here and they've been clocked by referee Andrew Brace too on the discipline front.

    A couple of cynical bits of play off the ball giving away penalties and territory.

  15. Postpublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Leicester 3-0 Montpellier

    Vicky Macqueen
    Ex-England women full-back on BBC Radio Leicester

    Leicester fansImage source, PA Media

    What a roar! That has given me goosebumps up the back of my neck.

  16. Penalty: Leicester 3-0 Montpellierpublished at 9 mins

    George Ford

    Simple as you like for the Leicester and England fly-half.

    Tigers take an early lead.

  17. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Montpellier

    Early high ball test for Montpellier full-back Anthony Bouthier as he marks George Ford's hanging high kick and there's a bit of spice with it afterwards.

    But, there was an earlier offside from Montpellier so Ford will take a first shot at goal.

  18. Postpublished at 5 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Montpellier

    Leicester's turn to enjoy a bit of early possession and territory as George Ford pings a kick into touch to the Montpellier five-metre line off his right boot.

    But the French win their line-out ball and get themselves out of their own 22.

  19. Postpublished at 3 mins

    Leicester 0-0 Montpellier

    Montpellier make all the early running and make an early visit to Leicester's 22.

    Second row Florian Verhaeghe makes a break through the line before Leicester force it wide for a line-out.

    They then stop Montpellier's attempts to get the shove on at the rolling maul in its tracks and win a penalty.

  20. Kick-offpublished at 1 min

    Leicester 0-0 Montpellier

    Here we go then!

    Irishman Andrew Brace is the man in charge of this final for us.

    Montpellier kick us off...