Although Exeter cruised to a 38-15 home victory in their quarter-final against English rivals Northampton Saints last Sunday, four-times European champions Toulouse had earlier demolished Ulster 36-8 at home.

“It’s important now that we recover well and get ourselves mentally and physically right to start preparing for that game,” Baxter told the Exeter website.

“We know it will be tough, but equally we’re at home and we won’t have to worry about things like travel.

“What we can do as a group is review this game, prepare for next week and really look forward to knuckling down and getting ourselves in the best possible condition for a European semi-final.

“I’ve no doubt we will be stronger again next week. That group of players needed a tough game of rugby and that’s what they got. Now, we must get ready for another tough, maybe tougher, game against Toulouse.”

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter is anticipating a tight Heineken Champions Cup semi-final with Toulouse at Sandy Park on Saturday in the English club’s first appearance in the last four.