Perpignan coach Olivier Saisset says his team are desperate to make up for the disappointment of losing at Gloucester last weekend when they entertain the West Countrymen in the return game in Pool 2 of the Heineken Cup.
Gloucester maintained their 100% record in the Pool with a 33-16 victory at Kingsholm, but Perpignan are a mighty force at home.
This will be their ninth Heineken Cup game at Stade Aime Giral and only Leicester Tigers, by a single point last season, have won there.
"This is a very important Heineken Cup game for us. We saw last week just how good a team Gloucester are," said Saisset.
"But I think our team played at a very good level in the away leg, so hopefully we will take our revenge at Aimé Giral on Saturday.
"I don't know many of the English teams, although having played Leicester last year we have some idea. Gloucester don't play the same style of game and they don't have many weak points.
"They are a very solid team, organised in defence - in short, they are top of the range. Maybe Leicester have little more creative genius, but Gloucester are always looking to do things well.
"They are excellent at holding onto the ball and producing long sequences of play. We will do everything to make up for last week's defeat.
"In fact, I don't think we are much short of their level. They took their opportunities last week and whenever they were going well in the match they scored.
"That's the way it is with this competition. You can't afford to make any mistakes in defence or attack. "We learnt that lesson last year when we almost had the game against Leicester in the bag but lost out to a blunder at the end.
"With this calibre of team, if you don't take your game to them, the punishment is heavy. We must confirm our good performance last weekend with another high level outing, and hopefully with a good result to boot."
