“People acknowledge in both set-ups that the Champions Cup is the elite of the elite, so that’s one good thing,” the 30-year-old Irish international tells this week’s Champions Rugby Show.

“With Racing 92, the mindset just differs slightly. We’re still going out to win at all costs, but it’s a more upbeat kind of atmosphere in the team. It’s more excited and willing to attack the game, excited by the challenge I almost feel.

“With Munster, it’s just slightly different. There’s a lot more pressure on the Munster players to perform. The public at home would be a lot stronger in terms of needing their players to perform in the Champions Cup, because Munster have such a history with the Champions Cup.

“The players at Racing hold their own high standards and we want to lift that trophy too, so they’re very different in their mentalities, but both teams have the same goal.”

Zebo, who scored 23 tries in 46 European Cup games for Munster before moving to France in 2018, has noticed a “totally different” atmosphere among each set of supporters as well.

“The Racing fans are very, very passionate,” said the 35-Test back, who has notched six tries in 11 Heineken Champions Cup ties for the Top 14 club.

“We could arrive home at three o’clock in the morning from an away trip in Clermont and there would be Racing fans at the gate to clap us in. It doesn’t matter. They’re incredible and a different breed. They really are full-on supporters, let’s say.

“At Munster, you’d have a lot more passion; you’d find that the Munster crowd would be a lot more engaged in the game in terms of if a high ball goes up or if a last-ditch tackle is made. That’s like scoring a try.

“For a good clean-out, sometimes you would get a cheer or a round of applause at Munster. The knowledge that the fans have of the game is incredible and you really feel that passion when you’re playing.”

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