Tottenham Hotspur will be aiming to beat Eintracht Frankfurt and secure a straight entry into the Champions League Round of 16.
Seeking to secure a top-eight finish in the Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur travel to Deutsche Bank Park to face Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday evening in their final league phase encounter.
The pressure around Thomas Frank briefly eased after the Lilywhites’ impressive 2-0 home win over 10-man Borussia Dortmund last week, but it has intensified right back following the failure to beat relegation-threatened Burnley in the Premier League at the end. It took a 90th-minute Cristian Romero header to rescue a point for Spurs against Burnley at Turf Moor.
The 2-2 draw also summed up the Thomas Frank-managed side’s struggles in the Premier League, with them winning just two league games in the past 15 fixtures and languishing 14th in the table.
Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt sacked their manager Dino Toppmoller less than a fortnight ago, ending a three-year spell in charge. Under Toppmoller, Frankfurt were not progressing as they would have liked to. The German club head into this fixture 33rd in the Champions League standings, having not won any of their league phase fixture.
When and where will Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Tottenham take place?
Tottenham will make the trip to Germany to face Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, with kick-off at 20:00 pm (UK time).
How to watch Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Tottenham in the Champions League?
Supporters in the United Kingdom can watch Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Tottenham live on TNT Sports 1.
Team News for Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham
Frankfurt will be without Michy Batshuayi, Jonathan Burkardt and Younes Ebnoutalib for the visit of Tottenham.
As for Tottenham, the visitors will be without Richarlison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ben Davies, Lucas Bergvall and Mohammed Kudus due to injury. Conor Gallagher, Yves Bissouma, Mathys Tel and Radu Dragusin miss out too as they are not registered in the Lilywhites’ Champions League squad. Joao Palhinha remains a doubt, having not featured in any of Spurs’ previous three games.
TTLB prediction for Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Tottenham
The two sides met as recently as last season’s Europa League quarter-final. Tottenham were held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg before grinding out a 1-0 win in a boisterous Deutsche Bank Park in the return leg, en route to winning the Europa League title.
Things could be different this time, though, with the German side having lost their manager Toppmoller and struggling with form. They lost 3-2 to Qarabag in the Champions League last week before suffering a 1-3 home defeat to Hoffenheim at the weekend in the Bundesliga.
Tottenham have not been pulling up trees in the Premier League, but when it comes to the Champions League, Frank’s side have performed well. Despite several absentees, the north London side may just have enough to overcome Frankfurt and qualify straight to the competition’s round of 16.
Score prediction: Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 Tottenham