What Ange Postecoglou shouted to Tottenham players before Dominic Solanke penalty

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Tottenham were handed a huge boost in their hopes of qualifying for the Europa League semi-final with them leading 1-0 in Germany against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Spurs travelled to the Bundesliga side level on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in north London last time out. In Germany, after riding an intense wave of attacks from Frankfurt, Spurs grew into the game.

Mathys Tel forced a smart save from Kaua Santos before Dominic Solanke was inches away from connecting with a cross. However, just before half-time, Spurs were handed a penalty after James Maddison was clattered to the floor by the Frankfurt goalkeeper.

A ball from Cristian Romero gave Maddison a free run into the home side's penalty area. The midfielder connected with the ball with head before Santos' collision left him on the floor.

Whilst VAR checked the incident, cameras panned to Ange Postecoglou barking orders out to his players. The Spurs boss was spotted shouting: "Dom. Dom," pointing towards Dominic Solanke to take the penalty.

At the time, Tel was holding the ball. Solanke was then handed the ball before calmly putting Spurs ahead. It comes after Tel was involved in a penalty row with Brennan Johnson in the recent win over Southampton.

Johnson was left frustrated after being denied the chance to clinch his first Premier League hat-trick. The Wales international had the ball taken off him by Pedro Porro before Romero gave it to Tel.

Elsewhere, Spurs will be sweating over the fitness of Maddison. After receiving treatment on the pitch, he did continue before going back down and being replaced by Dejan Kulusevski.