Leinster out to upset ‘Real Madrid of rugby’ in Champions Cup, says Heaslip

• Leinster captain Jamie Heaslip bullish about semi-final showdown

• Reigning champions Toulon chasing third consecutive European crown

Jamie Heaslip has braced his Leinster team for a European Champions Cup semi-final showdown on Sunday against a team he describes as “the Real Madrid of rugby”.

Toulon, the reigning European champions, stand between Leinster – who won the tournament three times in four years in its previous guise as the Heineken Cup – and a place in the final at Twickenham on 2 May.

Related: How Leinster can beat Toulon – from coaches and players who have done it

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