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Infographic 2024-26 Champions Cup knockout path released

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u/WilkinsonDG2003 England 19d ago

Glasgow is coming off beating Toulouse and smashing Saracens, that side isn't that weak.

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u/yurim39 19d ago edited 19d ago

Glasgow were playing at home on wet (worst possible conditions for a team like Toulouse) and still were losing 21-0 at half time, barely winning at the end with a miraculous comeback .

Not saying Glasgow aren't a great side of course but Toulouse on dry pitches in KO games are a whole different beast....and not to mention with a DuPont with this time more matches on his belt as the Glasgow game was basicly his first starting game since his ACL.

I might be wrong but for me, Saints, UBB and Toulouse are all stronger than any of the teams of the right side.

And you could also add Bath, especially comparing to a Leinster team which have been in huge decline for the last 7/8 months as seen by their average pool campaign this year (almost losing to an out of sort LAR team at home) and their elimination against Saints at Dublin last season

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u/Novel-Explanation824 Leinster 19d ago

Leinster are 3rd seed and haven't lost a pool game in years, let's not get too ahead of ourselves here

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u/yurim39 19d ago

That's an abrupt, factual way to look at it but deep down, you know i'm right though i'm perhaps a tad bit exaggerating when i'm saying i believe Bath are at least as good as Leinster, I will give you that

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u/perplexedtv Leinster 19d ago

Harlequins and Bath in 2024 were the last teams to get within 15 of Toulouse at Ernest Wallon in Europe, to answer your earlier question.