Leinster's Jacques Nienaber claims that Leinster have work to do ahead of their Champions Cup final against Toulouse this month.
The Irish province is into its third final in three years, will be looking to win their fifth star, and will also equal Toulouse's record of five European cups.
Leinster's nervy 20-17 win over Northampton Saints last week put the scares into many Leinster fans, but thankfully for them, they managed to overcome the challenge posed by the English side.
Nienaber believes that despite Leinster's nervy finish, they still have a lot to work on before the Champions Cup final in Wembley this month.
"The whole world will know we were in control for 60 minutes," Nienaber told RTÉ Sport.
"We had good control of the game, and then obviously, with the quality of opposition that we had, you can see why they are the top Premiership team currently; they kept coming at us, and we had to finish out the game in the last eight minutes or so.
"Some of it, we did really well; some of it, we could have done better. That's probably the takeaway.
"From our view, there is lots to work on going into the final. But we're not thinking about the final just yet.
"I said to the lads that if we lift our heads up too high and start looking at the horizon, we might fall over the obstacle right in front of your face."
Leinster's last win over the French side was in May 2022, and that was a 40-17 victory in the Champions Cup semi-final. This year should be closer to content due to the abundance of talent that the top 14 sides possess.
Leinster flanker Will Connors believes both teams will throw everything they have at each other when the final comes around.
"It's a final; both teams are going to throw everything at it, and not that they didn't the other times; we just had our day and it worked out for us," added the Leinster player.
"We are under no illusions that, from the last two [games], it will play out like that again.
"The way they've been going in the Top 14 and the Champions Cup, they've really built on last season. Players like [Emmanuel] Meafou and [Antoine] Dupont are really coming into their own.
"We know the threats that are coming."
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