Toulouse inflicted yet more Champions Cup final heartbreak on Leinster with a thrilling 31-22 extra-time win over the Irish province as the French side were crowned kings of European club rugby for a record-extending sixth time on Saturday.
For Leinster this agonising reverse in London meant they have lost the last three Champions Cup finals following successive defeats by another French club, La Rochelle.
But they had to play the bulk of the additional 20 minutes a man down after Richie Arnold was sent off before penalties from fellow replacement Thomas Ramos proved decisive. For Lebel, victory took some off the edge of France's failure to win last year's World Cup on home soil.
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