With barely anything left to hold onto except for their Europa League In the campaign, Tottenham are at their closest to having a full-strength team in months as they gear up to face Eintrcht Frankfurt in the first-leg encounter on Thursday.
Throughout the entire season, Spurs have faced continuous injury issues, significantly reducing Ange Postecoglou's options for team selection and putting immense pressure on those players still able to play. However, this situation appears to be easing up now, giving Postecoglou the opportunity to choose from his strongest and healthiest roster going ahead.
Just a handful of people stay on the sidelines, so a drive toward European success could offer a welcome break from the disappointing domestic season where the team finds itself mired in the lower portion of the rankings.
Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt finds itself in a very different position. The German team currently occupies an impressive third place in the Bundesliga rankings, which means they are considering the prospect of Champions League qualifying via several pathways, whether by securing one of the top four spots in their domestic league or by claiming victory in the Europa League for the second time within four years.
The Sporting News goes over the most recent team developments and injury reports for both squads as the game approaches.
Tottenham versus Eintracht Frankfurt: Projected Starting Elevens, Team Updates
With every successive game, Spurs are becoming progressively more healthy, and currently, only three players are still dealing with injury issues.
It's still quite premature at this point. Dejan Kulusevski To make his comeback from a foot injury, after being overworked during the height of the injury crisis when he felt the repercussions. Radu Dragusin has been ruled out for the season due to a torn ACL, and was added in January. Kevin Danso requires some additional time to heal from his hamstring strain.
Ange Postecoglou appears extremely hesitant to utilize the highly touted signing. Mathys Tel rather than appearing to lean towards Wilson Odobert or Brennan Johnson On the right flank, however, Tel came off the bench to score over the weekend. The coach now has to decide between Yves Bissouma , Pape Sarr , or Lewis Bergvall for the last midfield position along with James Maddison and Rodrigo Bentacur .
Predicted Tottenham lineup (4-2-3-1 formation, from right to left): Vicario (GK) - Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence - Bissouma, Maddison, Bentancur - Odobert, Solanke, Son.
Injured: Kulusevski (foot), Dragusin (ACL), Danso (hamstring).
Suspended: None.
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With Omar Marmoush having been transferred to Manchester City in January, Eintracht Frankfurt has now looked towards their former Paris Saint-Germain forward for support. Hugo Ekitike acting as the primary forward responsible for goals, backed by an aging German legend Mario Gotze .
They lack two key offensive players because of fitness issues, including an 18-year-old. Can Uzun and Germany youth international Ansgar Knauff Both currently unavailable, meanwhile the preferred goalie Kevin Trapp Also dealing with a muscular issue is another player. The expectation is that all three will return shortly; however, it remains uncertain whether they might be available for this particular game.
Former U.S. international Timmy Chandler and forward Elye Wahi include more players who have been out for extended periods, whereas the midfield position Mahmoud Dahoud is dealing with an ailment similar to several team members.
Eintracht Frankfurt predicted XI (3-4-3, right to left): Kaua (GK) - Kristensen, Koch, Theate, Brown - Tuta, Skhiri - Gotze, Larsson, Bahoya - Ekitike.
Injured: Knauff (knee, doubt), Uzun (ill, doubt), Trapp (calf, doubt), Dahoud (ill, doubt), Chandler (hip), Wahi (knee).
Suspended: None.
Eintracht Frankfurt live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Europa League quarterfinal first leg across selected areas of the world's major regions:
| Date | Time | TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Thu, Apr. 10 | 3 p.m. Eastern Time / 12 p.m. Pacific Time | - | Paramount+ , ViX |
| Canada | Thu, Apr. 10 | 3 p.m. Eastern Time / 12 p.m. Pacific Time | - | DAZN |
| UK | Thu, Apr. 10 | 8 p.m. BST | TNT Sports 3 | discovery+ |
| Australia | Fri, Apr. 11 | 7 a.m. AEST | - | Stan Sport |
| India | Fri, Apr. 11 | 1:30 a.m. IST | Sony TEN 1 | Sony LIV, JioTV |