ASM Clermont Auvergne welcome three-time Challenge Cup champions Harlequins to the Stade Marcel-Michelin this Saturday in a last-four clash as they aim to remain unbeaten this campaign. The French club, who are twice winners of the competition, will look to avenge their final defeat from 15 years ago, with Harlequins seeking their first European final since 2016. You can watch live coverage of the semi-final live on BT Sport, beINSPORTS and FR4 from 20:00 BST on Saturday night. Pool positions ASM Clermont Auvergne: 1st, Pool 1, 30 points Harlequins: 1st, Pool 5, 21 points Head-to-head record ASM Clermont Auvergne wins: 0 Draw: 0 Harlequins wins: 1 2018/19 points-scorers ASM Clermont Auvergne: Peter Betham (50), Patricio Fernandez (39), Greig Laidlaw (38) Harlequins: Marcus Smith (52), Alex Dombrandt (15), Joe Marchant (15) https://twitter.com/Harlequins/status/1118462176094838784 Key quotes

Chris Robshaw (Harlequins) told RugbyPass: “If you look at the Clermont team then they could be in the semis of the Heineken Champions Cup and Damian Penaud is very dangerous. The city will shut down for this game and these are the games where you want to test yourself and see what you are about.”
Wesley Fofana (Clermont): “Since the start, this competition has been a target. We are getting closer to it and we are going to do everything not to stop here.”

Team news

ASM Clermont Auvergne wing duo Alivereti Raka and Damian Penaud both start while the experienced half-back partnership of Camille Lopez and captain Morgan Parra remains in place.
Hooker Rob Buchanan makes his first start for Harlequins since October 2017, partnering Joe Marler and Kyle Sinckler in the front row.

Match stats

Clermont and Harlequins have met once before in the Challenge Cup, with Quins edging a 27-26 win in the 2004 final at the Madejski Stadium.
Clermont and Harlequins last met in European competition in the 2013/14 Champions Cup, with the TOP 14 side winning both pool stage encounters.
Two-time tournament winners, Clermont, are through to the semi-finals for the fifth time, and so far they’ve played three at this stage at Stade Marcel-Michelin and won them all.
Three-time tournament winners, Harlequins, are through to the semi-finals for a sixth time, progressing from four of their previous five.
Clermont have averaged the most points (52), tries (7.4) and defenders beaten (40) of any side this season. They also have the best lineout success rate (93%) whilst Harlequins have the worst (76%).
Clermont’s Peceli Yato has won a competition-high nine turnovers and he also has the most tries (5) and try assists (3) of any forward.
Harlequins’ Marcus Smith (52) and Betham (50) are two of four players to score 50+ points in the Challenge Cup this season (also Carlo Canna of Zebre and Bristol Bears’ Callum Sheedy).
Clermont’s Patricio Fernandez has successfully landed all 17 shots at goal he has taken this season, and no player has attempted more without missing at least one. The next best is Sam Davies (Ospreys, 11/11).

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