Leinster are favourites to go on and lift the trophy, a status underlined by a crushing 10-try victory over Harlequins in the last round.
Glasgow can be backed are odds of around 10/1 to spring an upset in Dublin, but Leinster and All Blacks superstar back Jordie Barrett has full respect for the URC champions.
“If we don’t get our jobs right this weekend, well, then there’s no more European rugby for us, it’s as simple as that,” Barrett told RTE.
“Glasgow are a good side. They play a lot of rugby, a very attacking side. They’re tough as well, as they showed in the weekend against Leicester.
“So it’s going to be a challenge. They’re a very strong one-to-eight and they play with a lot of ball and kick the least in the URC.
“They’re a confident side, they do back their ability. But, look, we’re right up for the challenge.
“We respect them as an outfit. But we feel like we’re heading in the right direction here too.”
After losing the last three consecutive finals, and four of the last six, there is pressure on Leinster to finally get their hands on the Champions Cup.
They have made six changes to the side that demolished Quins, with Ireland internationals Dan Sheehan, Andrew Porter and Caelan Doris all starting from the bench.
That’s three pretty much nailed-on British and Irish Lions for this summer’s Australia tour, including a potential captain in Doris, left on the sidelines for the start of the game.
Are Leinster taking Glasgow just a little lightly? Or are they simply so strong they have got the capacity to mix and match on a week-to-week basis?
Probably the latter, when you consider the team is still boasts multiple Six Nations winners, Lions, a double World Cup winner in RG Snyman and is dripping with class from top to toe.
Not many are expecting Glasgow to knock Leinster off course in their quest to become kings of Europe for the first time since 2018.
If they do, the reverberations will be felt across the rugby world.
