Overview of the match for Tottenham against Frankfurt
Tottenham goes to their most pivotal match of the season insofar as they welcome the German side Frankfurt in northern London for the first stage of their quarter -final confrontation in the Europa League on Thursday evening.
Angel Postcoglou has recently been examined more and more, with questions about his future, earning even more traction after the recent defeat against Chelsea.
The Spurs ensured a 3-1 victory against Southampton already noted on the weekend, although he did little to repair the rift between the manager and part of the fans base.
However, a convincing performance against Frankfurt could greatly contribute to restoring faith.
It is the first European quarter -final of Spurs since their iconic 2019 race when they eliminated Manchester City on outside goals in a classic of the Champions League.
But historically, Tottenham had a hard time at this stage of European competition, winning only one of their 13 previous finals.
They faced Frankfurt for the last time in the Group phase of the Champions League during the 2022-23 campaign, but the only previous direct elimination meeting occurred during the Cup of the 1981-82 Cup winners, where Tottenham preceded the Germans 3-2 in aggregate.
Quarter-Finaux Up Next 👊 pic.twitter.com/mekmqj69i2
– Tottenham Hotspur (@Spursificial) April 9, 2025
Frankfurt is not foreigners at this stage of the Europa League. This marks his third appearance in the quarterfinals in six seasons.
Historically, they progressed of this round even without winning the first leg – eliminating Barcelona at the Nou camp in 2022 on the way to lift the trophy.
They were dominant in the round of 16, hammering Ajax 6-1 on the aggregates, although they looked less threatening since Omar Marmoush left for Manchester City in January.
The recent results have been incoherent, with only five victories in their last 13 games, including a 2-0 defeat on weekends against Werder Bremen. However, they stay third in the Bundesliga table and imagine their chances against a poor team of Spurs.
Team news for Tottenham against Frankfurt
Tottenham will be without Dejan Kulusevski and Kevin Danso for at least the next two weeks, excluding them from both legs. Radu Dragusin is made for the season due to an LCA injury.
Timo Werner is not eligible for equality because he was not registered in European competition, but Richarlison could resume action after recovering from an injury.
Our 23 men’s travel team for #Totsge 🦅#Sge | #Uel pic.twitter.com/iqd2sxuffj
– Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintracht_eng) April 9, 2025
Rodrigo Bentancur is back after serving a suspension, and Micky Van de Ven and Destiny Udogie were rested on weekends in preparation on Thursday.
For Frankfurt, Nnamdi Collins is back from suspension, but the goalkeeper of first choice Kevin Trapp remains away. With Jens Grahl also not recorded, the young Kaua Santos can again get the head sign between the posts.
Oscar Hojlund and the Junior Dina Ebimbe are both unavailable due to registration problems. Ansgar Knauff and Elye Wahi were bound for injuries, while Aigor Matanovic returned this weekend.
Could Uzun be back after the disease, but Timothy Chandler stays with an injury to the hamstrings.
Lignales with Tottenham against Frankfurt
Tottenham: Vicario; Pedro Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bergvall, Maddison, Bentancur; Johnson, Solanke, son
Frankfurt: Kaua Santos; Kristen, Theate, Koch, Brown; Shkiri, Larsson, Tuta; Gotze, Ekitike, Bahoya
How to watch Tottenham against Frankfurt: TV channel, online flow
Tottenham against Frankfurt will start at 8 p.m. Thursday evening and is available to watch on TNT Sports 3. Fans in the United Kingdom can also broadcast the match on the Discovery +application.
