Tottenham face a close Champions League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt this week as they strive to reach the knockout stage of Europe’s elite competition this season.
Spurs and Frankfurt are level on four points in Group D, two behind leaders Sporting Lisbon who face Marseille this week with the French bottom but still on three points.
Antonio Conte’s side could not draw 0-0 in Germany last week but will know that a win in London will put them in an excellent position to qualify.
After a tough time on and off the pitch recently, Tottenham rallied to a 1-0 win at Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
And they hope to use that as a platform to build on ahead of a crucial European night.
Tottenham v Eintracht Frankfurt: talkSPORT coverage
This Champions League clash will take place on Wednesday, October 12.
talkSPORT will have live coverage of the match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm.
Adrian Durham will be your presenter, while commentary will come from Sam Matterface and former Republic of Ireland midfielder Matt Holland.
talkSPORT.com will also host a live blog for all the action.
To tune into talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 via the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen through the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Tottenham v Eintracht Frankfurt: Team News
Harry Kane suffered a slight knock in Tottenham’s win over Brighton on Saturday and will be assessed.
Dejan Kulusevski has sat out Spurs’ last three games with a hamstring injury but is set to return.
Lucas Moura remains absent but Emerson Royal will be able to play despite his national ban.
Tottenham v Eintracht Frankfurt: what was said?
Heung-min Son has promised to face Tottenham’s busy schedule with “happiness” and urged them to deliver in this week’s crucial Champions League clash.
“Everyone knows how important this game is,” Son said.
“I think the two home games – because we had two very difficult away games in the Champions League – we should show that we are a very strong team like Saturday and it’s a huge game.
“(The calendar) it’s hard to be honest. Traveling and being away from home is not easy. But we were born to do this and everyone dreams of it so we don’t have time to to complain.
“When you think, when you were a kid, what was your dream? Everyone will probably say ‘play in the Premier League’. So we are living the dream and we can never forget those moments.
“I know there are times of fatigue and it’s mentally and physically really, really difficult. But we were born to do this, we love to do this and we should enjoy it.
“Obviously the more you enjoy it, the more happiness will be here. I know these are difficult times but we should bring more happiness and it will be more enjoyable.
Tottenham v Eintracht Frankfurt: Match facts
- Spurs have failed to score in their last two UEFA Champions League games, losing 0-2 to Sporting CP on MD2 and drawing 0-0 with Eintracht Frankfurt last time out. The last time they went three consecutive matches without scoring in European competition was in March-April 2011, in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League (0-0 against AC Milan and 0-4 and 0-1 against Real Madrid).
- Spurs have won nine of their last 11 home matches in the UEFA Champions League (L2) group stage, including each of the last three. These last three were all led by different managers: Mauricio Pochettino (5-0 against Crvena Zvezda), Jose Mourinho (4-2 against Olympiakos) and Antonio Conte (2-0 against Marseille).
- Eintracht Frankfurt won their first ever UEFA Champions League away game, beating Marseille 1-0 last month. No German side have ever won their first two away games in the competition.
- Spurs have lost four of their last six home games to German opposition (W2), including each of the last two. Their four defeats in this run have all come against different sides, losing to Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League in 2016, and Bayer Leverkusen (2016), Bayern Munich (2019) and RB Leipzig (2020) in the UEFA Champions League. League.
- Eintracht Frankfurt have won on their last two trips to English sides in European competition, those two victories being in London – 2-1 against Arsenal in November 2019 and 2-1 against West Ham in April 2022, both in UEFA Europa. League.
- Spurs are winless in their last five matches against German sides in the UEFA Champions League (D1 L4), having won four in a row before this run – all four wins have been against Borussia Dortmund between 2017 and 2019.
- Among English players who have scored more than 10 UEFA Champions League goals, Spurs striker Harry Kane has the best minutes-to-goal ratio of any player (118 mins/goal – 20 goals in 27 appearances).
- Only Rangers and FC København – the two teams yet to score in the UEFA Champions League this season – have a lower shot conversion rate than Eintracht Frankfurt (2.7%) in 2022-23 , with the German side having scored just one goal from 37 attempts so far.
- Richarlison scored twice in his first home appearance for Spurs in the UEFA Champions League (against Marseille on MD1), while only Harry Kane scored 2+ goals in consecutive home appearances for the club in the competition (against Crvena Zvezda and Olympiakos in October-November 2019).
- Of the 18 Italian managers who have taken charge of more than 10 UEFA Champions League games, only Alberto Zaccheroni (28% – 7/25) has a lower winning percentage than Spurs boss Antonio Conte (33% – 13 /39).
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