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The quarter-final line-up for this season’s Champions Cup is complete.<\/b><\/p>\n
A record seven English clubs made it through to the knockout phase but they have whittled down to three, with Saracens, Bristol Bears, Harlequins and Leicester Tigers all exiting the tournament in the last 16.<\/p>\n
Northampton Saints, Bath and Sale Sharks – who were the only side to win away from home in the first knockout round – remain.<\/p>\n
France also have three teams in the last eight, while Glasgow Warriors and Leinster are the sole representatives from Scotland and Ireland respectively.<\/p>\n
The four quarter-finals will be played across 10-12 April.<\/p>\n
Prem rivals Bath and Northampton meet in the first tie on Friday, while defending champions Bordeaux Begles will host six-time winners Toulouse in an all-French contest two days later.<\/p>\n
The semi-finals are scheduled for the first weekend in May, with the final in Bilbao taking place on Saturday, 23 May.<\/p>\n
Only three sides – Glasgow, Leinster and Bordeaux – have won all five of their matches so far in this season’s competition.<\/p>\n
French clubs have won each of the past five editions of the competition, with Exeter Chiefs’ win in 2020 the most recent success by a team not from France.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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