Clermont beat champions Racing to reach Final
Despite being reduced to 14 men after Flip van der Merwe was sent off after 41 minutes for a dangerous tackle, Clermont held on to avenge their elimination in last year's semifinals by the Parisians.
Four tries laid the groundwork for victory with Camille Lopez (in the 27th and 47th minutes) touching down twice, with Damian Penaud (18th minute) and Fritz Lee (64th minute) also going over.
Racing scored three late tries with a Chris Masoe double on 70 minutes and 77 minutes followed by Ben Tameifuna in the 81st minute.
All Blacks flyhalf superstar Dan Carter also kicked four penalties for Clermont who now meet Toulon in the Fat the Stade de France on June 4.
A drop-goal from Anthony Belleau with the last kick of the game gave Toulon a come from behind 18-15 win over 14-man La Rochelle on Friday.
Clermont – winners in 2010 beat Toulon 29-9 in their last meeting in this year's European Cup quarterfinals in April.
Former three-time European champions Toulon won the last of their four Top 14 titles in 2014.
Agence France-Presse
