Summary

  • Use audio icon to listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary

  • Winners to face La Rochelle in the last four

  1. Penalty - Racing 92 16-10 Salepublished at 48 mins

    Nolann le Garrec

    Over it goes and Racing are out to six points clear.

    Sale need to stem the bleeding.

    Ten unanswered points for the hosts at the start of the second half.

  2. Postpublished at 47 mins

    Racing 92 13-10 Sale

    Akker van der Merwe pulls back Racing wing Teddy Thomas as the try-scorer hacks on and looks to get across once again.

    The crowd jeer. They want a card or a penalty try.

    They will have to make do with a shot at goal.

  3. try

    Converted try - Racing 92 13-10 Salepublished at 43 mins

    Thomas (con Le Garrec)

    I'm not sure I have ever seen anything quite like that before...

    Teddy Thomas gathered a Finn Russell, but his momentum seemed set to carry him into touch.

    The Racing winger leapt into the air, while simulatanously dropping the ball onto his instep to grubber infield.

    He landed out of play, but without the ball, scampered back onto the pitch and dived on the ball to dot down.

    Superb. As was Nolann Le Garrec's conversion.

  4. Try reviewpublished at 42 mins

    Racing 92 6-10 Sale

    What!?

    This is absolutely outrageous from Teddy Thomas!

    But was his foot in touch? We go upstairs...

  5. Kick-offpublished at 40 mins

    Racing 92 6-10 Sale

    We are back underway...

  6. Half-timepublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 8 May 2022

    Racing 92 6-10 Sale

    Oranges.

  7. 'Parted like the Red Sea'published at 15:53 British Summer Time 8 May 2022

    Racing 92 6-10 Sale

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup-winning captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Sale overran their options but it actually sat up nicely for Manu Tuilagi. The defence parted like the Red Sea and it's a run in. You could not get anything easier in a European quarter-final.

  8. converted try

    Converted try - Racing 92 6-10 Salepublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 8 May 2022

    Tuilagi (Du Preez)

    Manu TuilagiImage source, Getty

    Try stands!

    Nothing wrong with that at all. Maybe something wrong with Finn Russell's defence, who allowed Tuilagi to piroutte into space and score.

    But Robert du Preez chips over the conversion to send Sale down the tunnel four points clear.

  9. Try reviewpublished at 39 mins

    Racing 92 6-3 Sale

    Manu Tuilagi!

    The Sale centre has been quiet so far but as the ball goes to ground to wrong-foot the Racing defence, he gathers, spins and surges through a gap and under the posts.

    Was he offside from a knock-on though? We are checking...

  10. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Racing 92 6-3 Sale

    Not straight. A horrible dart from Akker van der Merwe.

    Racing could opt for the scrum, but are running scared of the set-piece. Instead they go for the line-out.

    And Racing's throw is crooked as well!

    Scrum Sale, 20m out.

  11. Postpublished at 38 mins

    Racing 92 6-3 Sale

    FafImage source, Getty

    Nick Schonert's ear is more bloody than a bleu steak fillet. The Sale prop is wining his scrum battle though.

    Another penalty at the set-piece. Sale kick up into the Racing 22m to claim a quality attacking platform.

  12. 'Scrappy ball'published at 15:44 British Summer Time 8 May 2022

    Racing 92 6-3 Sale

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup-winning captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    The line out is a prime opportunity for Sale but they are lucky if they win the ball, and if they do, it's very scrappy.

  13. Postpublished at 35 mins

    Racing 92 6-3 Sale

    Max SpringImage source, Getty Images

    There is a a lot of chat out there between the two front rows. Referee Andrew Brace's microphone is full of it as he awards a penalty to the visitors for some scrum skulduggery by Racing.

    A chance for Sale to clear their lines.

  14. Postpublished at 33 mins

    Racing 92 6-3 Sale

    Racing with some of the bubbly vintage stuff.

    Finn Russell flicks a pass off his fingertips to beat the rush defence, but his team-mates narrowly fail to join the remaining dots. Teddy Thomas can't gather a pass that is slightly behind him.

    Ball goes forward. Scrum Sale, five from their own line.

  15. Missed penaltypublished at 32 mins

    Racing 92 6-3 Sale

    First blot on Nolann Le Garrec's work as the teenage scrum-half bites off more than he can chew, taking on a long range penalty and coming up well short.

  16. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Racing 92 6-3 Sale

    Sale with a monstrous defensive set, the highlight being pocket Superman Faf de Klerk lofting Camille Chat towards the rafters before Akker van der Merwe rattles the Racing man with a big shoulder over the top.

    Tasty.

  17. 'Russell lives on momentum'published at 15:34 British Summer Time 8 May 2022

    Racing 92 6-3 Sale

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup-winning captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    The game feels like it's going from set piece to set piece and there is not a lot of flow. Finn Russell lives on momentum but it isn't working out like that at all.

  18. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Racing 92 6-3 Sale

    Finn Russell's first crossfield dab, but that is down the throat of Luke James at full-back for Sale.

    The vistors are building well here, just outside the Racinig 22m.

    But Lood de Jager coughs up the pill and Racing will have the put-in to the scrum.

  19. Penalty - Racing 92 6-3 Salepublished at 23 mins

    Rob du Preez

    This is the smartest fringe work this side of Claudia Winkleman's stylist.

    Faf de Klerk is whip smart to slap the ball out of the hands of a dawdling forward.

    Racing are offside in their attempts to tidy up.

    Rob du Preez punishes them off the tee.

  20. 'More patience'published at 15:24 British Summer Time 8 May 2022

    Racing 92 6-0 Sale

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup-winning captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Racing did such a good job of slowing Sale's momentum, but Sale's pick and go game was really good and they just needed a bit more patience there.