Need to know

Saracens v Glasgow: Champions Cup quarter-final, today 1pm at Allianz Park. Live on Sky Sports 4.

What’s at stake?

In the last eight of the Champions Cup for the first time, the Warriors have the incentive of a semi-final at Murrayfield to play for. Saracens have their European title on the line.

How did the teams get here?

Glasgow qualified as one of the three best pool runners-up, finishing behind Munster. They secured qualification with one of their greatest – a 43-0 win at Leicester. Saracens topped a pool that also contained Toulon, Sale and Scarlets.

What form are the teams in?

Glasgow have won their last two league games, but, with most of their internationals absent, lost the three before that to leave themselves little chance of reaching the PRO12 play-offs. Saracens are third in the Premiership and thrashed Bath 53-10 in their last game.

Do Glasgow have a chance?

Yes, but they will need to be at their very best against opponents Gregor Townsend has acknowledged as the best team in Europe over the past couple of years. That means Glasgow returning to the form they showed against Leicester in January – something of which they have given us no more than the odd glimpse since.

Where will the game be won and lost?

Everywhere. Saracens have a good all-round game built on pressurising the opposition, so Glasgow cannot afford to have a few players off-form. They can put in patchy displays against some opponents in the PRO12 and come out on top thanks to the brilliance of individuals such as Stuart Hogg. That will not be an option here.

What will be the key clash?

Every individual battle will play its part, but the clash between stand-offs Finn Russell and Owen Farrell should go a long way to determining the outcome. If his pack are up against it, Russell will need to make the most of every possession, deciding wisely between options that are adventurous and those that are just too risky.