Inside Line: Three reasons Leicester Tigers v Leinster is a European classic in the making

Leicester Tigers and Leinster are meeting in the Champions Cup quarter-finals. The teams played against different styles. Leicester accumulated 1,972 kicking metres against Clermont and 1.183 against Connacht. Leo Cullen's side carried the ball for 1,.076 metres and registered 323 passes. They also accumulated 743 metres with ball in hand and made 206 passes against Clevmont.

Leicester Tigers are playing Clermont in the second leg of their European Champions Cup tie.

Hanro Liebenberg is feeding Harry Wells. Clermont's right wing is Alivereti Raka and Baptiste Jauneau is their scrum-half.

Leicester Tigers beat Leinster. Van Poortvliet kicked a delicate kick over the front line of defence.

Van Poortvliet scored a try for Leicester against Leinster. Leins have a lot of attacking options, including Julián Montoya, Matt Scott, Nemani Nadolo, Reffell, Liebenberg and other forwards.

Leinster's attack is like nothing that Tigers have encountered in the Premiership. James Lowe's second try in first leg against Connacht encapsulated the variation that Leinsters have developed.

Johnny Sexton and Hugo Keenan set up Luke McGrath and Johnny Sexton for the try.

Leicester Tigers play Leinster. John Porch gambles on Sexton receiving a return pass. Gavin Thornbury and Bundee Aki drift. Keenan has two options: pull-back to Seleton or a flat pass to Keenans.

Leicester and Leinster are playing in the Champions Cup quarter-finals. Stuart Lancaster and Steve Borthwick are the last two English coaches left at their clubs. Sale Sharks and Leicester are only Premiership clubs to have reached the quarter finals. Racing 92 are taking on Sale in a quarter final.  In the absence of Saracens, no English clubs reached semi-final last season. Exeter Chiefs and Harlequins were eliminated. Sarries were knocked out at the weekend. Leinsster won the competition. They are in Champions League quarterfinals and have home advantage.