The 11th Heineken Cup final will be played between Irish provincial side Munster and the current French champions Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque.
It is an intriguing contest between two teams that both believe their time for Heineken Cup success has come.
Munster have played 76 Heineken Cup matches during their eleven seasons in Europe's top rugby competition , and are contesting their third final.
They suffered a 9-8 defeat to Northampton Saints in 2000 at Twickenham, and were defeated 15-9 by Leicester Tigers in 2002 at the Millennium Stadium.
Biarritz are in their first Heineken Cup final after making it "third time lucky" at the semi-final stage.
Losses to Toulouse (2004) and Stade Francais (2005) left Patrice Lasiquet's side desperate for success against Bath in the semi-final earlier this month.
A hard fought 18-9 victory sent them to Cardiff and a date with Munster.
