Les Bleus had won the 2018 and 2019 tournament finals in Beziers and Rosario but the pandemic forced the cancellation of the next three tournaments before it returned in 2023.
Player ratings: In a game that was a Test match in every way but in name, Leinster and Toulouse delivered a contest befitting the two most successful sides in Investec Champions Cup history in the final at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as the French side won their sixth title 25-15 in extra time.
Having the two best teams in the competition in the final is all you can ask for and it should be mouth-watering but it’ll be the top two inches that decides the outcome.
Investec Champions Cup finalists Toulouse have named the same starting team they fielded in their semi-final win over Harlequins in early May, but they have tweaked their bench for this Saturday's final with the inclusion of Joshua Brennan in place of Mathis Castro-Ferreira.
The Argentine back was a 69th-minute replacement for midfielder Paul Costes but his part in finishing out the 38-26 semi-final victory over Harlequins has now been called into question.
The emergence of three super clubs may threaten the Investec Champions Cup, but there is a solution.
Toulouse thwarted a thrilling Harlequins fightback to triumph 38-26 and book an Investec Champions Cup final clash against fellow European heavyweights Leinster.
Toulouse player rating: The aristocrats of European rugby got it done in end but it didn't come without a scare from Gallagher Premiership mavericks Harlequins...
France stars Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack have both been named to start as Toulouse named their side to take on Harlequins in the Investec Champions Cup clash this Sunday at Stadium de Toulouse.
Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter has named an unchanged team to take on Toulouse on Sunday from the one that he believes put in their performance of the season against Bath last week.