Kingsholm Stadium is the location for the opening Heineken Champions Cup clash of the season as Gloucester Rugby take on four-time winners Toulouse on Friday night, live on BT Sport and beIN SPORTS from 19:45 GMT. The Pool 5 encounter sees 2019 semi-finalists Toulouse return to Gloucester for the first time since 2012, when they were beaten 34-24 in a European Cup classic. Key quotes Johan Ackermann (Gloucester): "They are an in-form team, they just produced a number of French players for the World Cup and then, obviously, Cheslin Kolbe will be excellent. So it’s a great privilege for us, as Gloucester [Rugby], and especially on a Friday night - it will be a packed stadium and it will be a great atmosphere." Ugo Mola (Toulouse): “We’ve got a major history in this competition. Alongside Leinster [Rugby] we’re the competition’s most decorated club, although Saracens are rapidly making up ground on us. It’s in our interests to put our all into this competition, so that there are no regrets. At Stade Toulousain we’re keen to perform well or, indeed, very well in this competition.” https://twitter.com/ChampionsCup/status/1194888593346564096 Key facts

Gloucester have won their opening game in five of their last six Heineken Champions Cup campaigns (L1), however, the one defeat in that run came at the hands of Toulouse in 2011/12.
Toulouse have lost just two of their last 11 pool stage games in the Heineken Champions Cup (W8, D1), although both defeats in that run came away from home, against Wasps in 2016/17 and at Leinster last season.
Gloucester have won each of their last six home games against TOP 14 opposition in the Heineken Champions Cup, their last such defeat coming in 2006/07 against Agen.
Toulouse have won each of their last two away games against Premiership opposition, but they’ve never managed to win three consecutive away games against English clubs in the Heineken Champions Cup.
Only Saracens (95%) recorded a better line out success rate in the Heineken Champions Cup last season than Toulouse (92%), while Gloucester recorded the lowest rate (75%).