Preview: Leinster can count on their five-star veterans in La Rochelle decider

In the 27 years of Champions Cup rugby, just one team have lifted the trophy five times.

Those five Toulouse stars have been well spread out, to the extent that that father and son Emile and Romain Ntamack played key roles in the first and last.

Today, Leinster have the chance to draw level with Toulouse at the top of the charts, and in the space of just 14 seasons.

While two generations Ntamacks bookended those Toulouse successes, Leinster's triumphs have been charged by a core group of players.

Johnny Sexton and Can Healy have started all five of the province's Champions Cup finals and won four medals apiece, while Devin Toner has been in the matchday squad on each occasion.

The retiring second row won't be involved today - barring a late injury - but Sexton and Healy will, as they seek a fifth medal, as many as Saracens and the Leicester Tigers combined, the Premiership's two most successful European clubs.

The careers of Sexton and Healy have neatly followed the path of Leinster's journey from hope to expectation since 2009, from getting one over a Munster juggernaut at Croke Park to routinely seeing off their red neighbours in the present day.

And it's no surprise that in the years when Leinster seemed to regress to the chasing pack, both Sexton and Healy were absent in large chunks, with Sexton spending 2013-15 in Paris at Racing 92, and Healy struggling with career-threatening injuries from 2015-17.

At 36 and 34, their influence is still huge on Leo Cullen's side.

A look back on the semi-final against Toulouse would show you all you need to know about Sexton's control over the Leinster machine, dictating their every move in one of the most complete performances of his career.

And while Healy now plays support to Andrew