GLASGOW Warriors coach Gregor Townsend has given a second chance to the team who lost at home to Munster last week by naming the same starting line-up for the Champions Cup clash against Leicester Tigers today.

The Warriors would have been top of Pool One if they had beaten Munster at Scotstoun, but lost 14-12, a result that means the Irish province go through to the quarter-finals as pool winners. However, any sort of win - with or without a bonus point - will still be enough to take Townsend’s team through to the last eight as one of the three best runners-up from the five pools.

Leicester, who Glasgow beat at home in the first match of the group stages, are out of the running and can finish no better than third. But Townsend warned that the Tigers - who like Munster have twice been European champions - will be no pushovers, especially on their own ground.

“They will definitely want to play their best at home - they have a great home record,” he said. “They have fresh memories of losing to us and will want a better performance.

“They would not be happy with aspects of that game, or the Racing 92 game last week” - when the French team beat Leicester to end their hopes of reaching the last eight. “They are very dangerous and they’ll try things as they have nothing at stake.

“It will be tough. They’re a very good team, but we have prepared well this week with a lot of energy in our sessions. We need to play with the intensity we had against Munster, but take our opportunities close to the try line.

“They have quality players, a really strong set-piece, dangerous runners in the backfield. It looks like they’re trying to move the ball more - more off-the-top lineouts rather than driving.

“Players are dropping back for counter-attack. There is an emphasis on them getting the ball and playing.”

That willingness to have an open, attacking game should play into Glasgow’s hands compared to Munster’s preference for a slow, forward-oriented match. And, while Townsend expects a tough contest, he is sure his team will be highly motivated by the knowledge that victory will take them into the last eight for the first time.

“It’s a much better situation to be in than in the past few years. We’ve been involved in the last round before, but needed a lot of results to go our way. We know now that if we win we’ll go through, and that’s exciting.”

Glasgow Warriors (against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road, today, 5.30pm, live on BT Sport: S Hogg; T Seymour, M Bennett, A Dunbar, L Jones; F Russell, A Price; G Reid, F Brown, Z Fagerson, T Swinson, J Gray, R Harley, R Wilson, J Strauss. Substitutes: P MacArthur, A Allan, D Rae, B Alainu'uese, C Fusaro, H Pyrgos, N Grigg, P Murchie.