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Every game is live on BT Sport

Let’s start with the important stuff. BT Sport is the only place where you can watch every match from this season’s Heineken Champions Cup live. From the first group game to the final on 11 May, you can follow every try, scrum, maul, ruck, and mudbath on your telly. Out and about when the action is on? Then keep up to speed with the drama as it happens via the Virgin TV Go app.

Three powerhouses have dominated in recent years

Since 2011, only a trio of clubs have won the tournament: Saracens, Toulon and Leinster, who clinched a record-equalling fourth title last season. These teams really are the titans of European club rugby, and you can expect them to be right in the mix again this season.

But this season’s other contenders are looking strong

England’s Exeter Chiefs (with prop Ben Moon, pictured) and Irish giants Munster are both likely to go deep in this season’s competition, while there’s plenty of buzz around Gallic duo Montpellier Hérault and Castres, while last year’s runners-up Racing 92 will be hoping to go one step further in 2019. What about the Welsh and Scottish teams, we hear you cry? No team from these nations has ever won the tournament, and that’s unlikely to change this season.

There’s a group of death

Defending champions Leinster have been pitted against Wasps, Toulouse and Bath in Pool 1. It’s an incredibly tough group, with the four clubs boasting 11 Champions Cup titles between them. There’s only one thing you can do as a viewer in this situation – sit back and watch the carnage unfold.

These are the star players to look out for

It’s impossible to name all the A-list players on show this season, but there are a few who are definitely worth keeping an eye on. For game-changing backs, look no further than Owen Farrell (Saracens, pictured), Jonathan Sexton (Leinster), Simon Zebo (Racing 92) and Henry Trinder (Gloucester). If ferocious forwards are more your thing, last season’s European Player of the Year Leone Nakawara (Racing 92), Mako Vunipola (Saracens) and Tadhg Beirne (Munster) will be providing some serious power. It’s all shaping up to be a terrifically entertaining tournament.

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