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Champions Cup quarter-finals set with French showdown

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The Champions Cup quarter-final lineup features three English survivors after seven clubs started the knockout phase. Northampton Saints, Bath and Sale Sharks advanced while Saracens, Bristol Bears, Harlequins and Leicester Tigers all fell in the last 16. France also boasts three representatives, with Glasgow Warriors and Leinster flying the flags for Scotland and Ireland respectively.

Quarter-finals will unfold across April 10-12, starting with Bath versus Northampton on Friday. Defending champions Bordeaux Begles will host six-time winners Toulouse in an all-French showdown two days later. The semi-finals take place on the first weekend in May, with the final scheduled for Bilbao on Saturday, May 23.

Only Glasgow, Leinster and Bordeaux remain perfect with five wins apiece. French clubs have claimed each of the past five Champions Cup titles, with Exeter Chiefs' 2020 victory the most recent non-French triumph. The quarter-finals set up intriguing matchups across the continent as teams battle for European rugby supremacy.