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Sunday's Champions Cup team news and line-ups

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Leinster won all four of their pool matches to reach the last 16 [Getty Images]

The Champions Cup has reached the knockout phase and two more matches will be played on Sunday, after which the quarter-final line-up will be complete.

The last-16 draw contained seven English sides, four French, two apiece from Scotland and South Africa, plus Leinster from Ireland.

The four quarter-finals will be played across 10-12 April.

As well as live text updates on the BBC Sport website and app, there is live radio commentary of Leicester's trip to Bordeaux on BBC Sounds.

The team news and line-ups for Sunday's two matches can be found below.

Bordeaux Begles v Leicester

Venue: Stade Chaban-Delmas Date: Sunday, 5 April Kick-off: 15:00 BST

Defending champions Bordeaux have named a host of France stars in their starting XV.

Matthieu Jalibert is at fly-half and France's all-time leading try-scorer Damian Penaud will begin at centre, while Louis Bielle-Biarrey starts on the wing in the same week he was named Six Nations player of the tournament for the second successive year.

Experienced Australia international James O'Connor will start at fly-half for Leicester, replacing Billy Searle in the team that beat Gloucester in the Prem last weekend.

Adam Radwan has been selected on the wing and will make his first start for Tigers since mid-January.

Line-ups

Bordeaux: Rayasi; Uberti, Penaud, Moefana, Bielle-Biarrey; Jalibert, Lucu (capt), Poirot, Lamothe, Sadie, Palu, Coleman, Vergnes-Taillefer, Woki, Gazzotti.

Replacements: Barlot, Perchaud, Tameifuna, Bochaton, Matiu, Retiere, Reus, Van Rensburg.

Leicester: Steward; Radwan, Perese, Woodward, Hassell-Collins; O’Connor, Van Poortvliet; Van der Flier, Blamire, Hurd, Liebenberg (capt), Wells, Moro, Manz, Cracknell.

Replacements: Clare, Haffar, Loman, Henderson, Palmer, Whiteley, Searle, Wand.

Match officials

Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Assistant referees: Peter Martin (Ireland), Padraic Reidy (Ireland)

TMO: Olly Hodges (Ireland)

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Leinster v Edinburgh

Venue: Aviva Stadium Date: Sunday, 5 April Kick-off: 17:30 BST

Harry Byrne will start at fly-half for Leinster, with Ireland number 10 Sam Prendergast not named in the matchday squad.

Ryan Baird is selected in the second row for his first appearance since October after recovering from a broken leg, while New Zealand centre Rieko Ioane is in for the injured Garry Ringrose.

Edinburgh make two changes to their starting XV, both of them among the forwards.

D'arcy Rae is fit again after a calf injury and replaces Paul Hill at prop, while Ben Muncaster has recovered from concussion and slots in at number eight in place of injured club captain Magnus Bradbury (ankle).

Line-ups

Leinster: Keenan; T O’Brien, Ioane, Osborne, J O’Brien; Byrne, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong, McCarthy, Baird, Conan, Van der Flier, Doris (capt).

Replacements: McCarthy, Usanov, Clarkson, Deeny, Deegan, McGrath, Frawley, Henshaw.

Edinburgh: O’Conor; Graham, Currie, Lang, Satala; Thompson, Shiel; Schoeman, Ashman, Rae, Sykes, Gilchrist (capt), McConnell, Richardson, Muncaster.

Replacements: Blyth-Lafferty, Venter, Hill, Young, Douglas, Vellacott, Tuipulotu, Brown.

Match officials

Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Assistant referees: Hamish Smales (England), Joe James (England)

TMO: Andrew Jackson (England)

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