Job done: ASM Clermont Auvergne banked the maximum five points from their 29-0 win over the Scarlets in Llanelli to join Harlequins on 28 points in the Heineken Cup standings at the completion of the pool stages.
However the English champions claim the top ranking spot courtesy of their superior 28-23 try count from all six of each clubs' group matches.
It means Clermont will play the best of the two Pool runners-up in April's quarter-finals and Harlequins the second best runner-up.
Clermont had booked their last-eight place with a match to spare but they still went off at a fast and furious pace, scoring 17 points in as many minutes to silence the Parc y Scarlets crowd.
Julien Malzieu did most of the ground work for fellow wing Napolioni Nalaga to finish things off from 30 metres out after just six minutes and the always threatening Morgan Parra soon got the second as he capitalised on a Scarlets muddle at the back of a scrum.
Scrum half Parra added both conversions and a penalty goal to leave the Scarlets facing a tough final hour.
And things only got worse with All Blacks centre Benson Stanley adding a third and, although Parra departed to the safety of the touchline after taking a couple of heavy tackles, his replacement Ludovic Radoslavjevic quickly got in on the act by setting up Stanley's score with a glorious long pass.
And the goal kicking duties were simply handed to another master of his art with outside-half David Skrela adding the conversion to take his tournament points tally to 496 and put Clermont 24 points clear at the break.
It was hardly surprising when Clermont virtually cleared their replacements bench before an hour of play but captain and centre Aurelien Rougerie was required to carry on and responded with the try that earned the bonus point with 15 minutes to go.
