The EPCR, which organizes the Champions Cup, revealed this Thursday the dates and times for the round of 16 of the competition, which will take place on the weekend of April 5-6-7.
First French club to play its match: Lyon will travel to Pretoria on Saturday April 6 to challenge the Bulls.
At 4:00 p.m., La Rochelle, double reigning European champion, will also go to South Africa, but to Cape Town to face the Stormers, whom they have already faced during the group stage (21-20 defeat).
Later, at the end of the afternoon (6:30 p.m.), UBB will host Saracens at Chaban-Delmas, for a reunion after the offensive festival of the Girondins (55-15).
The next day, Stade Toulousain, the most successful team in the competition (5 crowns), will face Racing 92 in a match which will be relocated to the Stadium.
The program for the final phases:
Friday April 5:
8:00 p.m.: Harlequins (5)–Glasgow Warriors (12) at Twickenham Stoop
Saturday April 6:
1:30 p.m.: Bulls (6)-Lyon (11) at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria
4:00 p.m.: Exeter (8)–Bath (9) at Sandy Park
4:00 p.m.: Stormers (7)–Stade Rochelais (10), at DHL Stadium in Cape Town
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6:30 p.m.: Union Bordeaux-Bègles (4)–Saracens (13) at the Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux (
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9:00 p.m.: Leinster (2)–Leicester (15) at the Aviva Stadium
Sunday April 7:
1:30 p.m.: Northampton (3)-Munster (14), at Franklin's Gardens
4:00 p.m.: Stade Toulousain (1)-Racing 92 (16) at the Stadium
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Quarter-finals (April 12-13-14):
QF 1: winner of the 8th final 1 – winner of the 8th final 8
QF 2: winner of the 8th final 2 – winner of the 8th final 7
QF 3: winner of the 8th final 3 – winner of the 8th final 6
QF 4 : winner of the round of 16 4 – winner of the round of 16 5
(The best ranked clubs in the group stage will play at home)
Semi-finals (May 3-4-5):
DF 1: winner of QF 1 – winner of QF 4
DF 2: winner of QF 2 – winner of QF 3
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The matches will be played in Europe and the best ranked clubs in the group stage will have the advantage of the territory in the case applicable)
Finale:
Saturday May 25 (3:45 p.m.) at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London