Racing 92 head into their Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 second leg against Stade Français Paris at Paris La Defense Arena on Sunday as firm favourites. In a first ever European meeting between the Paris rivals in the first leg at Stade Jean Bouin, a try from Gaël Fickou and 17 points from the boot of Nolann Le Garrec saw Racing claim a 22-9 victory. A daunting challenge now faces Stade Français in the return fixture - Racing have conceded only 11 points per game on average in the Heineken Champions Cup this season, fewer than any other team, and were 56-3 winners against Edinburgh Rugby in their previous home knockout stage game. The game kicks off at 15:30 (UK & Irish time) - catch the action live on BT Sport, beIN SPORTS and Sky Italia. https://twitter.com/ChampionsCup/status/1512884352165711879 Other key stats:

Racing have won three of their last four home matches in the knockout stage of the Heineken Champions Cup (L1); however, their solitary loss during that period came against TOP 14 opposition (21-22 v Stade Toulousain in the 2018/19 quarter-final).
Stade Français have lost their last two games against TOP 14 sides in the Heineken Champions Cup after winning six of the previous seven such meetings; they scored fewer than 10 points for the first time against a French club during the 1st leg of this tie (9-22).
Stade Français have lost each of their five previous away games in the knock-out stage of the Heineken Champions Cup, including their only previous away tie against fellow French opposition (42-16 v Stade Toulousain in the 2009/10 quarter-final).
Racing are the only team yet to concede a single point in the opening 20 minutes of a Heineken Champions Cup game this season.
Racing have missed just 13 tackles per game on average this season, fewer than any other side, with only two teams boasting a better tackle success rate than Racing this campaign (89.3%, Leinster Rugby –90.2%, Glasgow Warriors – 89.4%).
Stade Français have averaged six 22 entries per game in the Heineken Champions Cup this season, fewer than any team still in the competition and the second fewest overall (Castres Olympique - 4.5); meanwhile, Racing have conceded the fewest 22 entries of any team this season (5.3).
Wenceslas Lauret (Racing) was the only player to make more than two dominant tackles in the Heineken Champions Cup last weekend (3); he has made a total of four dominant tackles this season, only Zander Fagerson and Filipo Nakosi have made more (5 each).
Nicolas Sanchez (Stade Français) has registered seven try assists in his last five starts in the Heineken Champions Cup; he played only 14 minutes as a replacement in the 1st leg, however.