Tottenham’s season is on the line when they face Eintracht Frankfurt in a pivotal Europa League quarter-final clash tonight.
Despite producing one of their better performances in last week’s first leg in north London, Spurs could only draw 1-1 which means they face a difficult task to navigate a way past the German outfit and reach the semi-final.
However, Ange Postecoglou’s side endured the worst possible preparation for the trip to Germany, losing 4-2 away at Wolves at the weekend which was their 17th defeat of the the Premier League campaign.
Meanwhile, Frankfurt cruised to a 3-0 win over Heidenheim on Sunday and, in the process, boosted their chances of qualifying for the Champions League via the Bundesliga route.
It is the biggest game of the season so far for Spurs and anything less than a win will pile even more pressure on Postecoglou.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham is scheduled for a 8pm BST kick-off tonight on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick at the ground.
Tottenham will be without captain Heung-min Son, with the player succumbing to a long-standing foot injury and was unable to travel. In better news, Kevin Danso has been passed fit but is not expected to start.
Micky van de Ven, Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie are set to return to the XI after being rested completely at the weekend, with Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Bergvall pushing to start after making substitute appearances at Molineux.
Dejan Kulusevski also got some minutes on his return from injury, but it remains to be seen if he’s ready to start.
Frankfurt are set to be without first-choice goalkeeper, and captain, Kevin Trapp but Kaua Santos proved last week he is a capable understudy, whilst highly-rated striker Hugo Ekitike is expected to lead the line.
It felt like Tottenham needed to take a lead into the second leg, so last week’s 1-1 draw was certainly a missed opportunity and they are likely to rue a series of missed chances.
Frankfurt are very strong at home and their supporters are expected to create a hostile atmosphere - something this young Spurs have struggled with in Europe this season having lost away at Galatasaray and scraping a draw with Rangers in Glasgow.