UEFA Champions League

Tottenham Hotspur vs Eintracht Frankfurt, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Tottenham Hotspur
  • 20': Son Heung-Min
  • 28': Harry Kane (P)
  • 36': Son Heung-Min
FT
3 - 2
Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 14': Daichi Kamada
  • Red Card 59': Tuta
  • 87': Faride Alidou

Tottenham near Champions League qualification with win over 10-man Frankfurt

Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to claim a 3-2 victory over 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jesper Lindstrøm.
  • 6': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 6': Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Christopher Lenz (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Rode.
  • 12': Foul by Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 12': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 13': Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 14': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 14': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Rode.
  • 16': Foul by Jesper Lindstrøm (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 16': Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 18': Jesper Lindstrøm (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Kane with a through ball.
  • 21': Hand ball by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 23': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 23': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 23': Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 25': Hand ball by Christopher Lenz (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 25': Penalty Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 25': Penalty conceded by Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 26': VAR Decision: Penalty Tottenham Hotspur.
  • 28': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 29': Foul by Jesper Lindstrøm (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 29': Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 31': Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Jesper Lindstrøm (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristijan Jakic.
  • 32': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Lenz with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Richarlison with a headed pass.
  • 36': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with a cross.
  • 38': Foul by Christopher Lenz (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 38': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min tries a through ball, but Ryan Sessegnon is caught offside.
  • 40': Hand ball by Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 40': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 40': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a through ball.
  • 43': Christopher Lenz (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 45'+2': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Makoto Hasebe.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.
  • 48': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 48': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richarlison.
  • 52': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
  • 54': Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 55': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 55': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 55': Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Tuta (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 57': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Tuta (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Foul by Tuta (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 59': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Second yellow card to Tuta (Eintracht Frankfurt) for a bad foul.
  • 60': Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
  • 62': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
  • 62': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Ryan Sessegnon is caught offside.
  • 65': Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 65': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 67': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Richarlison.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Daichi Kamada.
  • 69': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Rafael Borré replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  • 69': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Éric Ebimbe replaces Makoto Hasebe because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Hrvoje Smolcic replaces Sebastian Rode.
  • 70': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Faride Alidou replaces Christopher Lenz.
  • 71': Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 74': Attempt saved. Jesper Lindstrøm (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rafael Borré.
  • 74': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
  • 78': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Davinson Sánchez replaces Eric Dier.
  • 78': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Mario Götze replaces Daichi Kamada.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Faride Alidou.
  • 83': Foul by Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 83': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 84': Éric Ebimbe (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 85': Rafael Borré (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  • 86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Son Heung-Min.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Rafael Borré (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Faride Alidou.
  • 87': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
  • 87': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 2. Faride Alidou (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Götze with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Penalty Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Hrvoje Smolcic (Eintracht Frankfurt) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Hrvoje Smolcic (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot is too high. Harry Kane should be disappointed.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Davinson Sánchez tries a through ball, but Lucas Moura is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Faride Alidou (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Eintracht Frankfurt 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 4
48.7 Possession 51.3
11 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
376 Accurate Passes 416
462 Passes 494
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 50
20 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
5 Effective Tackles 11
11 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 14
10 Effective Clearances 21
10 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 55,180

Line-Ups

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
15 Eric Dier Yellow Card
34 Clément Lenglet
17 Cristian Romero
5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
30 Rodrigo Bentancur Yellow Card
19 Ryan Sessegnon Yellow Card
12 Emerson Royal
10 Harry Kane
7 Son Heung-Min
9 Richarlison
Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
Fraser Forster, Bryan Gil, Yves Bissouma, Davinson Sánchez, Matt Doherty, Djed Spence, Ben Davies, Lucas Moura, Ivan Perisic, Pape Matar Sarr, Harvey White, Oliver Skipp.

SGE Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Kevin Trapp (GK)
20 Makoto Hasebe Yellow Card
2 Evan Ndicka
35 Tuta Yellow Card
8 Djibril Sow
17 Sebastian Rode
25 Christopher Lenz
6 Kristijan Jakic
9 Randal Kolo Muani
15 Daichi Kamada
29 Jesper Lindstrom
Eintracht Frankfurt Substitutes:
Rafael Borré, Lucas Alario, Jens Grahl, Junior Dina Ebimbe, Diant Ramaj, Timothy Chandler, Faride Alidou, Hrvoje Smolcic, Mario Götze.

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