Bielle-Biarrey and Lucu with one try contributed to their side's five touchdowns in a powerful display to cement French clubs' recent stranglehold over the competition, with Top 14 sides winning the tournament every year since 2021."We had a very difficult run with all the big teams we had to play, and we're delighted to come away with a trophy," Lucu told France Televisions, having beaten six-time champions Toulouse, Bath and Leicester in the knock-outs."We felt we were in a good place (today), that the heat wasn't completely crazy either, we told ourselves we'd approach it differently, we did, and it worked out really well," with the temperature reaching 30 degrees Celsius at kick-off.Despite opening the scoring after just nine minutes, Leinster failed to add to their four Champions Cup successes and lost a record-extending fifth straight final having last lifted the trophy in the Basque city in 2018."It's an incredibly tough competition to win," their captain Caelan Doris told Premier Sports."I'm proud of the boys for the resilience they showed to keep coming back, and no doubt we'll be back better again next year," the No 8 added.Bordeaux-Begles coach Yannick Bru was able to pick a full-strength side including in-form 22-year-old Bielle-Biarrey and the controlling Lucu, who grew up barely a two-hour drive away the other side of the French border.Leinster boss Leo Cullen chose to omit experienced winger James Lowe from the matchday squad with New Zealand's Rieko Ioane starting on the left flank instead.World-class finishing