Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham Hotspur will go head-to-head in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final in western Germany on Thursday night.
Success in this competition came Frankfurt's way just three years ago, while Spurs are desperate to be the winners in Bilbao next month, in order to avoid extending their trophy drought to 17 years.
Standing in their way are a Frankfurt side who they faced in Europe just over two years ago, but this tie is the first between the two in the Europa League, with the first leg ending 1-1.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 5
Spurs wins: 2
Draws: 2
Frankfurt wins: 1
Meetings between Spurs and Frankfurt have been rare, but when they have faced off, a lot has been at stake.
The upcoming encounter will see them battle for a spot in the semi-finals of the Europa League, and that was the same objective both had when they were drawn together in the Cup Winners' Cup back in 1982.
Likewise to the 2025 edition, Spurs were drawn at home in the first leg, and they came out 2-0 winners at White Hart Lane thanks to goals from Paul Miller and Micky Hazard.
However, Frankfurt gave them an early shock in the return leg, taking a 2-0 lead inside 15 minutes, but fortunately for Spurs, they had Glenn Hoddle in their ranks, and the club icon netted late on to send Spurs into the semi-finals, but they were beaten by eventual winners Barcelona at that stage.
It would be 40 years until the two met again, with Frankfurt being granted a spot in the Champions League thanks to their Europa League success the previous season, and they were drawn with Spurs in the group stage, as well as Sporting Lisbon and Marseille.
The matchday three clash at Deutsche Bank-Park was cagey and underwhelming, with just three shots on target across a goalless 90 minutes, but the action was evidently saved for the return fixture a week later.
Still mourning from the passing of Gian Piero Ventrone, fitness coach and close friend of manager Antonio Conte, Spurs trailed early on through Daichi Kamada, but stormed back to lead 3-1 at the break thanks to a double from Son Heung-min and a Harry Kane penalty.
Tuta was sent off for the visitors just after the break, but they still gave Spurs a late scare thanks to Faride Alidou's goal three minutes from time, and Kane could not make sure of the win, missing a rare penalty shortly after, but Spurs did hang on for a 3-2 victory, eventually topping the group, with Frankfurt coming second, but both were eliminated in the last 16.
There was very little between the sides once again when they met in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals in April 2025, with Hugo Ekitike's opener being cancelled out by Pedro Porro before the interval, leaving the tie wide open heading into the second leg.
Previous meetings
Apr 10, 2025: Spurs 1-1 Frankfurt (Europa League Quarter-Final First Leg)
Oct 12, 2022: Spurs 3-2 Frankfurt (Champions League Group Stage)
Oct 04, 2022: Frankfurt 0-0 Spurs (Champions League Group Stage)
Mar 17, 1982: Frankfurt 2-1 Spurs (Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-Final Second Leg)
Mar 03, 1982: Spurs 2-0 Frankfurt (Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-Final First Leg)
Andrew Delaney
