Tigers' Jasper Wiese labels Leinster as the best in the world

Jasper Wiese has highlighted how big a challenge Leicester face by describing their Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final opponents Leinster as "probably the best club team in the world".

Leicester head to theAviva Stadium on Friday, where the tournament favourites will await them.

And although Tigers have won four of the fierce rivals' previous 11 European meetings, the odds are stacked against them.

Leinster, chasing a record-equalling fifth European title, have romped into the last eight.

They can reflect on five-successive victories through the pool stage and round of 16, amassing a total of 214 points at an average of 43 points per game.

"They are so clinical," Leicester’s South Africa international back-row forward Wiese said.

"I would say they are probably the best club team in the world if you go on performance and how they operate.

"They are a brilliant team and we need to front-up for a big battle. It is a really good challenge for us to see where we are.

"To match yourself against the best is probably one of the better tests you will get in a club career.

"You definitely have to try and slow them down. They play quickly with very good ruck speed. They have got a world-class pack and our challenge first of all is to try and stop them there."

Leicester boss Richard Wigglesworth was part of the Saracens team that beat Leinster in the 2019 final and he also featured in a quarter-final victory over them at the Aviva Stadium in 2021.

Tigers’ latest experience of the Irish heavyweights produced a quarter-final home defeat last season, when Leinster took charge early on and did not look back.

Wigglesworth said: "They came out and were dominant early on. They kept us at arm’s length and it was a quarter-final that they had complete