Clermont Auvergne and La Rochelle clash in the first all-French European Challenge Cup final for seven years.
Clermont held off a second-half surge from Harlequins for a 32-27 win and set up a Challenge Cup final clash with La Rochelle.
Sale Sharks fell short in their bid to reach the European Challenge Cup final as they were beaten 24-20 by La Rochelle in France.
Clermont Auvergne advanced to the Challenge Cup semi-finals with a 61-38 win over Northampton on Sunday.
Sale moved into the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup following a 20-10 triumph over Connacht at the AJ Bell Stadium.
Bristol clinched their place in the last eight of the European Challenge Cup after thrashing Enisei-STM 107-19.
Northampton hammered Timisoara Saracens while Quins beat Agen to book their places in the European Challenge Cup quarter-finals.
Clermont and Northampton left the best for last as they served up a 48-40 thriller in the final Challenge Cup game of the weekend.
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