Stade Français have named a strong side ahead of their Heineken Cup quarter-final against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on Sunday.

Coach Fabien Galthie has welcomed back scrum-half Agustin Pichot and Italy back row Sergio Parisse after they sat out last week's Top 14 draw at Bourgoin.

French international fly-half David Skerla starts alongside Pichot, with Argentine star Juan Martin Hernandez at full-back.

Galthie has left out centre Geoffroy Messina, while wing Julien Saubade and full-back Ignacio Corleto are also absent.

Stade are also without Sylvain Marconnet, David Auradou, Dimitri Szarzewski, Radike Samo and Shaun Sowerby due to injury, while flanker Mauro Bergamasco is suspended.

Stade Francais

 15 Juan Martin Hernandez
 14 Julien Arias
 13 Stéphane Glas
 12 Brian Liebenberg
 11 Christophe Dominici
 10 David Skrela
 9 Agustin Pichot
 
 1 Rodrigo Roncero
 2 Benjamin Kayser
 3 Pieter de Villiers
 4 Boela du Plooy
 5 Mike James
 6 Pierre Rabadan
 7 Rémy Martin
 8 Sergio Parisse

 Replacements

 16 Mathieu Blin
 17 Juan Gomez
 18 Arnaud Marchois
 19 Antoine Burban
 20 Jérôme Fillol
 21 Lionel Beauxis
 22 Mirco Bergamasco