74th : They are 2 meters away but Leinster still do not crack!
71st : What resistance from Leinster, they push back all the assaults from La Rochelle!
69th: Good touch obtained by La Rochelle on the Irish 5 meters.
68th : 59,682 people are present at the Vélodrome stadium for this European Cup final.
67th : Melee on the halfway line after an Irish forward. The Rochelais must give everything in numerical inferiority to reverse this match.
65th: Yellow card for Thomas Lavault for having tricked an Irishman. Sexton converts the penalty and Leinster regains a 4-point lead.
62nd: Ihaia West converts the try and the Rochelais are only one point behind Leinster!
60th: Test scored in force by Stade Rochelais! They went looking for that one. It is Pierre Bourgarit who revives his team.
60th : Go a good touch 5 yards from the Leinster line.
58th: Drop attempt missed by Brice Dulin. The Rochelais push to try to come back to the score but the Irish still do not crack.
56th: Another highlight of La Rochelle completely ruined by a bad pass from Ihaia West a few meters from the end.
53rd: 6/6 for Sexton and 18 – 10 for Leinster who takes off!
52nd : And new penalty for Leinster. It’s starting to do a lot.
51st : Big highlight of Leinster…
49th : Another silly forward from a player from La Rochelle.
47th: He transforms and Leinster regains a 5-point lead.
47th : And penalty for Leinster. Sexton prepares.
45th: The Irish push into the 25 meters from La Rochelle and get dangerously close…
44th : After discussions with colleagues during half-time, many find the referee Wayne Barnes more severe with the Yellow and Black than with Leinster.
41st: And already a first penalty for La Rochelle. West transforms her. 2/2 for the Rochelais striker!
40th: Here we go again, ball to the Rochelais.
40th: It’s transformed, and the referee blows his whistle for half-time.
40th : New penalty against the Rochelais. It’s the 8th. Sexton is getting ready again.
39th : Lots of collapsed scrums. Focus guys.
39th : What pressure from the Irish on the Rochelais, forced to flatten in their own area.
37th : The ball is returned to Leinster after another error in the scrum.
36th : The Vélodrome stadium pushes the Rochelais, they have a scrum very close to the test area of the Irish.
35′: Oh no, another ill-fitting pass from a player from La Rochelle when they tried to score a strong try. Such a waste.
33rd : The ball is often in the hands of the Maritimes but the Leinster players are difficult to circumvent.
31st : Another opportunity wasted by the Rochelais after a new breakthrough from Rhule. The ball is returned to Leinster.
30th : Ronan O’Gara’s men make a lot of impact.
28′: Attempt to drop completely missed by Sexton. It doesn’t look like him, and he gets booed by the stadium.
27th : Very good defense of La Rochelle after a scrum from the Irish. It was not far from cracking but they finally held!
22nd: And it’s once again transformed by the Irishman and Leinster regains the advantage!
20th: And a new penalty for Sexton, be careful not to make too many mistakes and stupidly give points to the Irish.
19th : Superb interception of the Rochelais who could have gone to register a new test, but the referee returns to a fault for Leinster.
17th : The Rochelais are doing very well in their scrum. But they need to do a little better on their passing game.
15th : Already a change for Leinster, Kelleher is replaced by Sheehan.
14th : The Rochelais settle quietly in the camp of the Irish.
11th: It’s West who takes charge in the transformation and it passes! 6-7 for La Rochelle. This transformation will give them confidence.
9th: Test for La Rochelle! Magnificent breakthrough from Rhule from the left in the Irish defense and he goes flat! Very nice reaction, it was necessary.
8th: She is easily transformed by Johnny Sexton! 2/2 for him.
8th : And already a new penalty for Sexton! Even closer.
7th : It’s going very very quickly forward for the Irish, the Maritimes are overwhelmed on all sides.
6th : Another foul from a La Rochelle player which already allows Leinster to recover the ball. Better use it!
5th: It is successful by Sexton, 3-0 for Leinster!
4th : First penalty for Leinster, full axis.
2nd : The Irish are already very dangerous in the 25 meters Rochelais, they emerge as they can.
1st: Big physical impact from Leinster which puts crazy pressure on the yellow and white today.
1st: The kick off is given by Leinster.
5:43 p.m. : The players enter the lawn of the Vélodrome stadium in a great atmosphere!
5:38 p.m. : Well, I’m more used to live the exploits of Payet and his friends from OM so be lenient on this game!
5:35 p.m. : Lots of yellow flags in the Vélodrome stadium at the announcement of the La Rochelle players!
5:32 p.m. : Come on, let’s go to follow this final of the European Rugby Cup together. Big atmosphere in Marseille since the beginning of the weekend with all these rugby fans from all over Europe. The weather is nice, warm, and the beer is flowing.
>> See you around 5:30 p.m. to follow this European Cup final under the Marseille sun