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Tottenham face a close Champions League clash tonight against Eintracht Frankfurt as they struggle to reach the knockout stage of Europe’s elite competition this season.

Spurs and Frankfurt are four points in Group D, two behind leaders Sporting Lisboa, who will face Marseille this week with France at a disadvantage but still in play.

Antonio Conte’s side failed to draw 0-0 in Germany last week, but they know a win in London will put them in an excellent position to qualify.

After a tough spell on and off the pitch recently, Tottenham returned to beating Brighton 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.

And they hope to use it as a platform on which to build for a crucial European night.

Tottenham v Eintracht Frankfurt: talkSPORT coverage

The Champions League clash will take place on Wednesday 12 October.

talkSPORT will broadcast the match live at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, kicking off at 20:00

Adrian Durham will be your host, while Sam Matterface and former Republic of Ireland midfielder Matt Holland will comment.

talkSPORT.com will also have a live blog for all the action.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 via the website, click HERE for live streaming. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, via your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

Tottenham – Eintracht Frankfurt: News about the team

Harry Kane suffered a slight blow in Tottenham’s win over Brighton on Saturday and will be evaluated.

The British star said he was fine, but Spurs have another busy week ahead of them.

Dejan Kulusevski and Lucas Moura took part in training on Tuesday before the clash in Frankfurt.

Kulusevski has not played since the break for the national teams due to a hamstring injury suffered with Sweden, while Moura has been stopped since the beginning of the season with a hamstring injury.

Its inclusion meant that it was a full training of the team before the clash with the Europa League champions.

Tottenham v Eintracht Frankfurt: what was said?

Heung-min Son vowed to approach 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, as we played two very difficult games away from home in the Champions League, we should show that we are a very strong team like Saturday and it’s a great match.

“(The program) is hard to be honest. Traveling and being away from home is not easy. But we were born to do it and everyone dreams of it, so we don’t have time for quejarse.

“When do you think, when you were a child, 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 moments of fatigue and it is mentally and physically very, very difficult. But we were born to do this, we love doing it and we should enjoy it. “

“Obviously, the more you have fun, the more happiness there will be here. I know these are difficult times, but we should bring more happiness and it will be more fun.”

Tottenham vs Eintracht Frankfurt: party data

• Spurs have not scored in their last two UEFA Champions League games, losing 2-0 to Sporting CP in MD2 and drawing 0-0 with Eintracht Frankfurt last time. The last time he played three consecutive games without scoring in European competition was in March-April 2011, in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League (0-0 against Milan and 0-4 and 0-1 against Real Madrid ).
• Spurs have won nine of their last 11 UEFA Champions League (L2) group stage home games, including their last three. The latter three were managed by different coaches: Mauricio Pochettino (5-0 against Crvena Zvezda), José Mourinho (4-2 against Olympiakos) and Antonio Conte (2-0 against Marseille).
• Eintracht Frankfurt won their first UEFA Champions League away game, beating Marseille 1-0 last month. No German team has ever won the first two away matches of the competition.
• Spurs have lost four of their last six home games against German sides (G2), including their last two. The four defeats in this series have come against different clubs, falling against 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. .
• Eintracht Frankfurt have won their last two away games against English sides in European competition, those two wins being in London: 2-1 against Arsenal in November 2019 and 2-1 against West Ham in April 2022, both in UEFA Europe. League.
• Spurs have remained winless in their last five games against German sides in the UEFA Champions League (D1 L4), having won four in a row prior to this series; all four wins came against Borussia Dortmund between 2017 and 2019.
• Among English players who have scored more than 10 goals in the UEFA Champions League, Spurs forward Harry Kane has the best minutes-to-goal ratio of any player (118 minutes / goal – 20 goals in 27 appearances).
• Only Rangers and FC København, the two sides that have not yet scored in the UEFA Champions League this season, have a lower conversion rate than Eintracht Frankfurt (2.7%) in 2022-23, and the German team he only scored one goal in 37 attempts. till now.
• Richarlison scored two goals in his first home appearance for Spurs in the UEFA Champions League (against Marseille in MD1), while only Harry Kane scored more than 2 goals in consecutive home games for the club in the competition (against Marseille in MD1 ). and Olympiakos in October-November). 2019).
• Of the 18 Italian coaches who have directed more than 10 UEFA Champions League matches, only Alberto Zaccheroni (28% – 7/25) has a lower win rate than Spurs manager Antonio Conte (33).% – 13/39 ).