Having set a CHL record win over Gap last weekend, the ZSC Lions entertain the French champions knowing that there can be no slip-ups to keep the pressure on at the top of Group H with Klagenfurt not far behind.

"I was really pleased with out performance in Gap," said Head Coach Hans Wallson. "Sometimes you let up a bit but we kept going for the full 60 miuntes and that was really good."

On the other side of the equation, the Rapaces head to Zurich knowing that a loss, and other results going against them, could see them eliminated before Friday morning. "We try not to lose our confidence and keep our heads up," explained Head Coach Luciano Basile after the loss to ZSC. "Our aim is to get better with every game in the competition. We have experience from previous seasons where we lost matches went but on to win our French championship. We are learning lessons all the time."