France's big-spenders Toulon already look like the Pool 6 side to beat and are the favourites to reach the Heineken Cup quarter-finals after the first two rounds of this season's tournament.
Toulon's back-to-back ties with Sale could see England's 2003 World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson and the enigmatic Danny Cipriani do battle on the pitch when the two sides meet at the Salford City Stadium.
Toulon won their opening game and all-French affair against Montpellier to give them the perfect start to their European campaign and they carried that on in their second game.
The French glamour side emerged with their second win of the Pool with a 22-14 win over the Cardiff Blues at the Arms Park and effectively ended the Welsh side's qualification hopes.
The Sale Sharks, who beat the Blues in their opening Pool game, suffered a 33-18 away defeat to Montpellier who look like the only side in the who can stop Wilkinson's side making the last eight.
The Cardiff Blues face the task of restoring some pride in their back-to-back games against a Montpellier side which won't relish the trip to Cardiff Arms Park in December
