Saracens are capable of having a big impact on this season's Heineken Cup according to their director of rugby Mark McCall.
McCall believes his side, who were crowned English Premiership Champions last season, have the quality and experience to make an impact on this season's tournament.
"We learned lessons very quickly during last season's Heineken Cup, particularly from the games against Leinster and hopefully we haven't got the same failings we had back then," he said.
"I believe we are capable of having a good impact on the Heineken Cup and that we have the strength and quality within the squad to take advantage of last season's experiences.
"We open our Heineken programme at home to Benetton Treviso next Sunday and there is always a sense of anticipation when this competition comes around."
Following their clash with Benetton Treviso at Vicarage Road in Round 1 Saracens travel to Biarritz Olympique
