Saracens will be England's last remaining hope when the Heineken Cup resumes in April.
The Premiership champions face French side Clermont in the last eight as they bid to reach the semi-finals for only the second time in their history.
Saracens came through a group containing Biarritz Olympique, Ospreys and Benetton Treviso with five wins and one defeat.
They are determined to make up for a disappointing return to the Heineken Cup last year, where they fell at the pool stages. Those following the best online heineken cup odds will be keeping a close eye on them.
England centre Brad Barritt said ahead of Sarries' final group game against Treviso: "We were disappointed last year about being knocked out so early. We've got huge ambitions this year to do well in the Heineken Cup.
"We'll take it step by step but it's a massive ambition for the club to be up there with the Munster's and Toulouse's of this world."
Saracens sealed a place in the quarter-finals with a 26-20 victory and attentions immediately turned to their clash with Clermont.
South African World Cup winning captain John Smit is relishing the prospect of facing his former club and is looking forward to a keenly-contested clash.
"I know from my time there that they always want to do well in the Heineken Cup. But at Saracens we are looking to create our own legacy with the squad of players we have. It should be a really exciting match," said Smit.
As well as striving for their first European title, Saracens are well positioned to defend their Premiership crown. They sit six points behind leaders Harlequins with seven rounds to play.
Everything is set for a rousing finish to the season for Saracens.
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