Leinster vs Stade Toulousain Prediction: Leinster will not bottle this

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will host the final game of the 2023/2024 European Rugby Champions Cup between Leinster and Stade Toulousain. Both teams have had great performances to this stage of the season and will now hope for a positive outcome in this final. 

Leinster will search for glory in this final after losing each of this competition's finals in the last two years. In 2023, this side lost by one point to the Stade Rochelais, while this side also defeated them by three in 2022. 

In the meantime, this side has consistently dominated European competitions, but their performances in the final matches of the playoffs. Last year, Leinster made history by becoming the first team since the formation of the Champions Cup to lose successive finals. Another defeat in a major final would only emphasize the feeling of unfulfilled potential within this group. 

In the meantime, this team will come into this game as favorites, and following what we could say is a fulfilling season, we would now hope they do better here and win this competition. 

Stade Toulousain will confidently come into this game following a run of win performances. Ahead of this game, this team holds the record for the side with the most European Champions Cup wins, but they are slight underdogs in this year's final. Additionally, of the four most prominent leagues in the world - the Gallagher Premiership, the United Rugby Championship, the Top 14 and the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby, no team has secured more domestic league titles than Stade Toulousain. They clinched the title 22 times since 1912, including ten times since 1996.

In their last match in this competition, Stade Toulousain played Harlequins in the semifinal action, and they secured a 38-26 win. Their integration of forwards and backs was seamless, and with an impressive average of 6.6 tries per game in the competition this season, Leinster will need to bring their A-game here to remain competitive.

Having lost the previous year to the Stade Rochelais, I expect more and better performance from the Leinster side. However, Stade Toulousain have been a tough side to every team, and Leinster will not be an exception. Regardless, I feel these two sides will have their moments and with a focus on winning, a bet on points here, with Leinster winning at the end.