Leinster's veteran captain Reggie Corrigan has warned his players Leicester's grizzled, determined Tigers will be no soft touch in Saturday's Heineken Cup quarter-final, despite what the seedings might suggest.
Leicester scraped into the last eight as the second best qualifiers after edging out defending Heineken Cup champions Wasps in a their pool, which was eventually topped by Biarritz.
Leinster, meanwhile, reached the quarter-finals in style as the only unbeaten side in the competition but feel they have received precious little reward for being top seeds.
"Leicester are one of toughest teams in Europe and by getting the number one slot you would have thought we might have got someone slightly easier," Corrigan said wryly.
"They have been rebuilding for the last couple of seasons after winning those two finals in 2001 and 2002 but now they are right back up there at the top.
"It is going to be a very difficult match for us, even playing at Lansdowne Road.
Arguably home advantage was the only benefit Leinster received from the quarter-final draw. A 47,000 sell-out crowd will cram into Lansdowne Road on Saturday.
"They have vast experience in players like Martin Johnson and Neil Back and they won't feel intimidated playing in Dublin," said Corrigan.
"It is a very big challenge for us and I am hoping that home advantage might give us just the lift we need to make it through to the semi-finals."
