Eintracht Frankfurt face top-eight chasing Tottenham Hotspur in the final round of league-phase action in 2025-26 UEFA Champions League.
Eintracht Frankfurt are already eliminated from contention for the knockout stages, whilst Tottenham can secure a top-eight finish and pass to the Round of 16 with a win – although a draw could be enough if results elsewhere swing in their favour.
Team News
Eintracht Frankfurt have no fresh injury concerns to report.
Can Uzan (thigh), Jonathan Burkardt (calf), Michy Batshuayi (ankle), Timothy Chandler (muscle) and Elias Baum (MCL) are sidelined.
Love Aarhov, Ayoube Amaimouni, Younes Ebnoutalib, Arnaud Kalimuendo and Keita Kosugi are ineligible for selection.
Tottenham will be without Pedro Porro after he suffered a hamstring injury during their 2-2 Premier League draw at Burnley.
Mickey van de Ven (knock) is also sidelined but Wilson Odobert and Randal Kolo Muani are set to feature despite having been involved in a car accident, although the pair thankfully escaped unharmed without any injury.
Joao Palhinha (knock), Rodrigo Bentancur, Richarlison (both hamstring), Lucas Bergvall, Ben Davies (both ankle), Mohammed Kudus (quad), James Maddison (ACL) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) are still ruled out.
When is Kick-Off?
Eintracht Frankfurt host Tottenham at Waldstadion on Wednesday 28 January at 9pm CET (8pm GMT), live on Discovery+ in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Eintracht Frankfurt are yet to beat Tottenham in the Champions League (D1, L1).
- Tottenham drew 0-0 in their only previous Champions League trip to Eintracht Frankfurt in October 2022.
- Eintracht Frankfurt are yet to keep a clean sheet at home in this season’s league phase (W1, L2).
- Spurs have failed to win any of their three away league-phase matches this season (D2, L1).
Prediction
With no hope of qualifying for the knockout stages, Eintracht Frankfurt simply have a free hit here because they’re capable of goals yet their defence has been their downfall in this season’s league phase, so this is a chance to try and finish on a high and end their six-match winless run in all competitions.
Tottenham meanwhile are an inconsistent team which is giving me deja vu vibes of last season where they struggled in their domestic league, yet performed strongly in the Europa League so am feeling like this is a chance to go a step better and avoid the knockout play-offs by finishing top eight here.
That would also give Thomas Frank additional time in February to work with his squad to try and take steps forward towards domestic safety, before switching their focus from March to this competition’s knockout phase to try and win it but that is a huge ask for them given the stronger opposition.
Either way, I do feel like there will be goals here but Tottenham should edge this if can play like they did in their dominant home win over Borussia Dortmund last week, rather than the largely wasteful side which almost threw their first-half lead away only to snatch a draw at Burnley last Saturday.
Prediction: Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Result: Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
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