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Munster, along with ASM Clermont and London Wasps, are contesting the Amlin quarter-finals after finishing as Heineken Cup Pool runners-up and saw Cardiff Blues take the same route to a European title last season.
A home semi-final against either Harlequins or London Wasps is the prize for the Corrèze region winner with Ireland back row powerhouse Denis Leamy adamant the Munster target is to pick up more silverware.
"It is European rugby in the heart of France and everyone knows it doesn't get much tougher than that so we need to be smart and continue to play our style of rugby," said Leamy.
"It is bound to be a cracking atmosphere down there but we have played in these big ties before so we know where we are heading and that will really help.
"We are at the business end of the season where you have to approach games one at a time, but now we are in this competition and a win on Saturday would give us a semi-final place - and of course we play in these competitions to win them.
"The tournament is somewhat uncharted territory for Munster but when you look at the teams still in the competition you know it is a quality tournament."
Munster have played in all 16 Heineken Cup tournaments, reaching the knock-out stages for the last 12 seasons, but are now focused on their Amlin Challenge Cup test.
"It was a disappointment for the squad not to be involved in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals - and there is no getting away from that - but we have another shot in Europe in the Amlin Challenge Cup and we are certainly going to give it a real go, starting on Saturday.
"We have seen a little of Brive and have been catching up with their Top 14 games but we don't know a huge amount about them.
"They were in the same Heineken Cup group as Leinster last season, so we have learnt a little bit from the way they played those games, but we just know we need to head over there and take our A Game with us and put in a European performance on the night.
"We beat Leinster last weekend and a win over a quality European side like Leinster is great and sets us up well going into this Saturday.
"We can take quite a lot of pride and confidence from our second half performance and look forward to taking that onto the field in Brive."
Munster head coach Tony McGahan echoed those sentiments, adding: "We need to leave the Leinster game at the door and now focus solely on Brive because they will not give a hoot about what we have done against Leinster and whether or not we have prevented Leinster making it six in a row against us.
"It is going to be a big game for them as well because they are probably a little further away from their Top 14 ambitions than they would like to be and so for Brive and all their supporters down there Munster will be a huge contest."
