Champions League Matchday 8: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham facts

Eintracht Frankfurt play their final European fixture of 2025/26 at home against a Tottenham Hotspur side looking to seal a place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 in Germany on Matchday 8.

Frankfurt have four points from their first seven games and can no longer reach the knockout phase play-offs; they are 33rd in the league phase table. Spurs are fifth on 14 points.

Last match

Spurs eliminated Frankfurt in the quarter-finals on their way to lifting the UEFA Europa League last season, a 1-1 draw in north London in which Pedro Porro levelled for the home side followed by a 1-0 away win in Germany, Dominic Solanke's first-half penalty separating the sides.

Spurs have three wins from the teams' previous six meetings to one for Frankfurt. The English club prevailed 3-2 on aggregate in the 1981/82 European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals (2-0 h, 1-2 a) and took four points off their German opponents in the 2022/23 Champions League group stage (0-0 a, 3-2 h).

Frankfurt went down 1-5 against Liverpool on Matchday 3 to make it five European games without a win against English teams (D2 L3).

The German club have one victory in their last seven matches at home to Premier League visitors (D3 L3).

Tottenham are unbeaten in six matches against German opposition (W4 D2) and are aiming to record consecutive victories after beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at home on Matchday 7.

Spurs have won their last two games in Germany.

Frankfurt

Frankfurt's only previous participation in the Champions League came in 2022/23 when – as Europa League holders – they reached the round of 16.

The German club were Europa League quarter-finalists in 2024/25, losing 1-2 on aggregate to eventual champions Tottenham.

Frankfurt parted company with coach Dino Toppmöller on 18 January, placing Under-21 boss Dennis Schmitt in temporary charge.

Tottenham

Spurs are making their seventh appearance in the Champions League proper and a sixth in ten seasons. Their last four participations have all stretched into the knockout rounds.

A team coached by Ange Postecoglou claimed Spurs' third UEFA Cup/Europa League in 2024/25. It was Tottenham's first trophy since 2008 and followed their UEFA Cup triumphs in 1972 and 1984.

Key stats

Tottenham forward Randal Kolo Muani scored 26 goals in 50 games for Frankfurt between August 2022 and September 2023.

Frankfurt's 3-2 loss at Qarabağ on Matchday 7 made it six European games with a win (D1 L5), the longest run in the club's history.

Frankfurt have managed just one win in their last nine European fixtures (D2 L6).

The German club have lost their last two home league phase matches.

Since beating Galatasaray 5-1 on Matchday 1, Frankfurt have conceded 18 goals in six league phase fixtures.

The 2-0 win against Dortmund last time out was Tottenham's fourth clean sheet in five league phase matches.

Tottenham have opened the scoring in their last four Champions League matches.

Spurs have lost only one of their last 14 European games (W9 D4).