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We have 10 minutes until kick-off. Despite the lack of fans in the stadium, there still looks to be a real buzz among the players. One of these teams will be European champions for the first time in a couple of hours.
Mike Prendergast, the Racing 92 attack coach, speaks about their preparations: “Obviously they weren’t ideal, we had to adapt and to deal with it … fortunately we got on the pitch last week against Toulouse … we went to Corsica, we had a good week’s training. There is a huge desire there – for seven or eight players, it’s their third final … There is huge drive and huge excitement. Being in a hotel for a week, it allowed us to sharpen our minds … we can’t wait to get out there.”
