European heavyweights Leinster Rugby and Saracens look set for a blockbuster clash in the Heineken Champions Cup final at St James’ Park in Newcastle on Saturday (17:00 BST). The Irish province are chasing a record-breaking fifth European crown, while Saracens will be looking to get their hands on the trophy for a third time in four seasons. The English club claimed a place in the showpiece final with a 32-16 semi-final win over Munster Rugby in Coventry, while Leinster swept aside fellow four-time winners Toulouse 30-12 in Dublin. You can watch live, free-to-air coverage on Channel 4 and Virgin Media, and there is further live coverage on BT Sport, beIN SPORTS and FR2. Pool positions Leinster Rugby: 1st, Pool 1, 25 points Saracens: 1st, Pool 3, 28 points Head-to-head record Leinster Rugby wins: 3 Draws: 0 Saracens wins: 0 2018/19 top points-scorers Leinster Rugby: Johnny Sexton (48), Ross Byrne (45), Sean Cronin (30) Saracens: Owen Farrell (79), Alex Lozowski (25), Ben Spencer (24) Key quotes

Robbie Henshaw (Leinster Rugby): “For us, we’re just cherishing it. It’s almost going to be like an international game in ways, so we’ll need our full support behind us.
"You can’t underestimate the support we’ve had throughout the year and the years gone by. It’s definitely helped, so we’ll need them in full voice this weekend.”
Owen Farrell (Saracens): “When you look back at all these big clubs and they’ve got all those stars by their name, you look at it in admiration and think ‘what a club’.
"We’ve done pretty well over the past few years, but we’re still pretty new to it, so we want to keep that going and not take it for granted that we’ve been in a few finals. We want to make sure we make the most out of each opportunity we get and we’ve put ourselves in a good position this year.”

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Leinster name joint leading try-scorer Sean Cronin in the starting XV alongside Cian Healy and fellow EPCR European Player of the Year nominee Tadhg Furlong.
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has the luxury of naming an unchanged side from the Heineken Champions Cup semi-final victory over Toulouse, with fly-half Johnny Sexton captaining the side, while Garry Ringrose and Robbie Henshaw offer up a power-packed midfield.
Jordan Larmour will seek to assert his authority on the continental stage and add to his two Heineken Champions Cup tries on the right flank, while James Lowe - who missed the 2018 final win in Bilbao - will take the No.11 jersey.
Saracens have made two changes from the side that beat Munster in the semi-finals, with back-row Mike Rhodes - who scored the opening try in last four clash - missing out. Maro Itoje and Jackson Wray will don the No.6 and 7 jerseys respectively.
Leading Heineken Champions Cup points scorer Owen Farrell, with a tally of 79 to date, will be pulling the strings for Saracens, while full-back Alex Goode - who has played every minute of this season's campaign - will bring the attacking threat alongside wings Liam Williams and Sean Maitland.

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Leinster are unbeaten in three European Cup matches against Saracens, with their last victory coming in the 2017/18 quarter-finals, when they beat the English side 30-19 in Dublin.

Leinster are aiming for a record-breaking fifth European Cup success, while Saracens will be looking to clinch a third European crown – more than any other Gallagher Premiership club.
Should Saracens lift the Heineken Champions Cup, it will be the ninth time an English team has lifted the European Cup. However, if Leinster are victorious, it would represent an eighth Irish victory in the tournament – level with England and France.
Leinster have won 16 of their last 17 tournament matches since the beginning of the 2017/18 campaign. The sole defeat came against Toulouse in Round 2 of this season’s pool stages.
Both finalists have notched 32 tries from their eight Heineken Champions Cup matches this season.
Saracens have recorded the highest lineout success this season, winning 95% of their throws.

Leinster back Jordan Larmour and Saracens full-back Alex Goode are two of just four players to play all 640 minutes of this season’s Heineken Champions Cup.