The English club had already beaten the likes of Cardiff and Pau to get to the final, something Lyle said helped his side as they took aim at Brive in Bordeaux.

"The thought process as a club was that this was a competition that we could win if we put everything together," said the 49-year-old.

"I suppose when you have the likes of Jeremy Guscott on your team, the confidence is never low and this Bath team had never lost a final so it never came up.

"We never felt we were going to lose the semi-final (against Pau). There was just a level of confidence and I suppose some destiny at the same time."

Despite that confidence, Bath were behind at the break and had to fight back in the most dramatic fashion, as Lyle explained.

"It was very calm at half time and on the field. I think that was the way that the week unfolded and it felt like an international week.

"We were playing in France against a French team so it took us a little bit of time just to get into the game.

"At the end, we had a five-metre scrum having repelled them a number of times on our line. I managed to pick it up and drew a few players.

"Like every good scrum-half, I had Andy Nicol off me and just played an offload and once we had done that, we walked in. It was a game-changer of a moment and a fantastic try."

You can watch all the ‘pre-match’ coverage from Bath v Brive on Saturday from 17:00 (UK and Irish time) with kick-off at 17:45. The match can be found on ChampionsCupRugby.com and will be the 11th of our Heineken Champions Cup Rewinds to be shown on site and our various social media feeds.

Listen to the full Champions Rugby Show with former Bath captain Andy Nicol by clicking HERE or by using Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.

Former Bath Rugby No.8 Dan Lyle admitted his side were confident ahead of the 1998 Heineken Cup final, despite having to take on Brive on French soil.