Michael Cheika is predicting Exeter will make the Aviva Premiership play-offs after they came within a whisker of knocking his Stade Francais side out of the Amlin Challenge Cup last Thursday night.

Stade Francais stars Felipe Contepomi and Paul Williams have spoken of their relief at making it through to the Amlin Challenge Cup semi-finals.

Exeter may have seen their Amlin Challenge Cup dream come to an end last night but star fly-half Ignacio Mieres believes the Chiefs have shown that they belong in the knockout stages of European competition.

Brive vice president Simon Gillham says his side's Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final against the Scarlets was a huge success both on and off the field.

Scarlets hooker Ken Owens says the club expected more from their continental campaign after they exited the Amlin Challenge Cup with a quarter-final defeat to Brive.

Brive back row Alexandre Bias admits he and his team-mates are both surprised and delighted to have reached the semi-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup.

Scarlets head of rugby Nigel Davies has described his side's European campaign as a disappointment after they were knocked out of the Amlin Challenge Cup by Brive on Sunday night.

Brive head coach Ugo Mola spoke of his pride in his players after their hard-fought Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final win over the Scarlets on Sunday night.

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea believes his side will bounce back from their Amlin Challenge Cup mauling by Toulon last Friday.

Toulon centre Mathieu Bastareaud says he and his team-mates love playing in the Amlin Challenge Cup.

Toulon hooker Sébastien Bruno says his side seem to be saving their best rugby for European competition.

Toulon haven't won a top-flight title since 1992, but England international Steffon Armitage believes the Class of 2012 is on the verge of ending the long wait.

London Wasps' European dreams were ended by a later Dimitri Yachvili penalty at Adams Park but director of rugby Dai Young has praised his side following the defeat after they battled back into contention from 23-9 down.

Biarritz Olympique became the third French club to book a place in the Amlin Challenge Cup semi-finals - and London Wasps the third English club to bow out - but the the French giants were given a real scare before edging hom 26-23 in their Saturday lunchtime quarter-final at Adams Park.

Biarritz Olympique will travel to Adams Park on Saturday (12.30pm) on the back of a season reviving four wins in a row in the Top 14 - and with the kind of experience and fire-power that will present plenty of problems for the home side.

With the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup knockout stages set to dominate the rugby landscape this weekend, the clubs who qualify for the last four of European club rugby's elite tournament will play the semi-final matches at Dublin's Aviva Stadium, and at either Twickenham Stadium or Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux.

Dai Young says his young charges will relish a chance to upset French favourites Biarritz Olympique when they travel to Adams Park for Saturday's Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final.