The 15th Heineken Cup final will be played at Stade de France in Paris on 22 May - and while Stade Français Paris have the carrot of a "home" showpiece occasion to aim for they are already in touching distance of qualifying for the April quarter-finals.
They travel to the Scottish capital on Saturday in search of the Pool 4 double and with it their passport into the last eight but wary that Edinburgh at Murrayfield will be no pushovers.
The cosmopolitan Paris club are four points clear of Ulster Rugby but their England international back row forward James Haskell accepts the job is far from finished.
"We still have another big task ahead against Edinburgh - they are a good side and they'll want to finish the pool phases on a high after their defeat against Ulster," said Haskell.
"And it's always dangerous to play against a squad that has nothing to lose.
"Playing in Scotland won't be an easy thing to do and the chances are the conditions will probably be as bad as last Saturday's and we are in for another very physical game.
"Playing at Murrayfield will probably be a little bit intimidating but a lot of the international players will have been there before, including the guys who have played in the France team. It is a big arena but it won't be as packed as a Test match so it may create an odd atmosphere but it will definitely be a big occasion for us all. We look forward to that.
"What we have to do is stick together as a team, play well and focus on what we have to do to get that win. We must show the same amount of solidarity that we showed against Bath and communicate better among ourselves.
"We were good at gaining territory and powerful in the scrum against very well organised opponents.
"Now we need to get another point in Scotland - and we are on the right track to achieve that. However, let's face it; with 17 points after Round 5, it'll be hard to get a home quarter-final.
"We are very happy with the win and the position we're in after Round 5. We've had a few hiccups this season in our domestic championship and a lot of the time we haven't been able to finish games off like that.
"This result in the Heineken Cup - and the thought of coming out of our Pool and qualifying for the quarter-finals - will definitely give us a boost for this weekend.
"And we are in a better position in this season's Heineken Cup than this time last year. So it is encouraging and we want to go that step further.
"Bath are a very physical side and are very well suited for the type of weather we had in Round 5. The score was tight and they had nothing to lose and were keen to prove us wrong.
"Being able to respond to that was very satisfying and we held on against their strong pack. It was really tense right up until the very end and, although it wasn't pretty rugby, we came out winners and that's what matters at this stage. We stay at the
top of our Pool and it's great.
"And considering that we had a number of injuries and suspensions we did rather well. The players had to be shuffled about and Hugo Southwell had to play No 9 to fill in the vacancy when he normally plays at full back. He did a good job for a last-minute stand-in so, all things considered, we did what we could with the resources available and we managed to pull it off."
