How will the qualified for the round of 16 of the Champions Cup be defined?

After the closing of the fourth date that will be played this weekend, the eight best classified from Group A and the eight from Group B will be defined who will get into the round of 16 of the Champions Cup.

Till the date, Racing 92, Ulster and La Rochelle are the confirmed teams that qualified in Group A. For their part, Harlequins, Leicester, Munster y Bristol They already have their tickets to the next round in Group B.

In Group A, on the verge of securing passage to the round of 16, are Leinster y Exeter, with 10 units each team. They appear behind Sale and Clermont, with 7 points, Glasgow y Montpellier, with 5, Northampton y Bath, with 2, and close Ospreys Without points.

For its part, in Group B, the last four passages to the next stage are tighter. Bordeaux y Connacht appear in fifth and sixth place with eight units, Toulouse follows them with seven, and so far, Wasps he would be the last classified with six. In the dispute to enter the top eight, Castres is ninth with three points, and both Stade Francais as well as Cardiff and Scarlets, close the table with two units and dream of the chances of getting into the next round.

It should be remembered that the three teams that finish in 9th, 10th and 11th place in each group will qualify for the round of 16 of the Challenge Cup. The matches of the round of 16 of the Champions Cup are determined by the classification of the clubs in the group stage. The matches will be played in round-trip matches.

This is how the fourth and last date of the group stage will be played:

Friday
Harlequins vs Castres, Grupo B

Saturday
Toulouse vs Cardiff, Grupo B
Bath vs Leinster, Grupo A
Leicester v Bordeaux, Grupo B
Ulster vs Clermont, Grupo A
Scarlets vs Bristol, Group B
Glasgow v La Rochelle, Group A

Sunday
Stade Francais vs Connacht, Grupo B
Sale vs Ospreys, Grupo A
Racing 92 vs Northampton, Grupo A
Munster vs Wasps, Grupo B
Montpellier vs Exeter, Grupo A

This is how the pairings for the knockout stages of the Champions Cup will be:

Match 1: First of Group A vs Eighth of Group B

Match 2: Second of Group A vs Seventh of Group B

Match 3: Third of Group A vs Sixth of Group B

Match 4: Fourth of Group A vs Fifth of Group B

Match 5: Fifth of Group A vs Fourth of Group B

Match 6: Sixth in Group A vs. Third in Group B

Match 7: Seventh of Group A vs Second of Group B

Match 8: Eighth of Group A vs First of Group B

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