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By DANIEL DAVIS and MATT BARLOW AT DEUTSCHE BANK PARK and KIERAN GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE Published: 03: 00 AEST, 18 April 2025 | Updated: 06: 01 AEST, 18 April 2025 9 View comments Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates from the Europa League clash between Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham plus updates from Chelsea vs Legia Warsaw in the Europa Conference League.   By Dan Davis That was a pretty frantic first half, wasn't it? While I get my breath back, let's get the half-time scores. .. Europa League Frankfurt 0-1 Tottenham Manchester United 2-0 Lyon Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Rangers Europa Conference League Chelsea 1-1 Legia Warsaw By Dan Davis Spurs are 45 minutes away from the Europa League semi-finals. By Dan Davis Brennan Johnson has gone into the book. It all kicked off right in front of the dugouts. Frankfurt weren't happy with a challenge from Johnson and their substitutes and coaches rushed to the touchline. Johnson was shown yellow while a Frankfurt coach was sent off. Now, now, gentlemen! By Dan Davis Rodrigo Bentancur surrendered possession cheaply on the edge of his own box but Spurs did enough to block the shot. Very sloppy. Can't be doing that so close to the break. By Dan Davis There will be SIX additional minutes. By Dan Davis James Maddison went down and he's been taken off as a precaution. It looked to be a separate issue to the heavy whack he took earlier and he notably limped toward the touchline. Dejan Kulusevski has taken his place on the stroke of half-time. By Dan Davis How do Frankfurt respond to that? Spurs have been superb. I believe it was Ange Postecoglou who instructed Dominic Solanke to take the penalty. What a decision that turned out to be. By Dan Davis SPURS TAKE THE LEAD! Ice cold from Dominic Solanke. He held his nerve despite an ear-splitting din from the home crowd and buried the spot-kick. On a huge night for the club, the visitors are in front. That's a massive goal. By Dan Davis TOTTENHAM HAVE A PENALTY! It's a stonewaller for me. Kaua Santos has been booked for good measure and he can have no complaints. James Maddison was absolutely clattered. By Dan Davis The referee has gone to the monitor! We all know what that means. By Dan Davis Spurs want a penalty - and they might get it! James Maddison was played in behind with a long ball but goalkeeper Kaua Santos raced off his line and slammed into him. It was such a clumsy challenge. Anywhere else, it's a foul. VAR are taking a look. By Dan Davis Destiny Udogie's strike was deflected behind and from the resulting corner, Spurs almost pounced. The delivery was good but Micky van de Ven couldn't muster up the necessary contact at the front post. By Matt Barlow At Deutsche Bank Park By Dan Davis The hosts can breathe again. Jadon Sancho was allowed to run and run and run and his low ball into the six-yard box was buried by Marc Cucurella. The defender is Chelsea's top scorer in 2025, believe it or not. It's now 4-1 on aggregate and the tie *should* be over. By Dan Davis James Maddison laid off to Destiny Udogie down the left but his delivery was poor and was blocked at the cost of a corner. Frankfurt broke away after a pretty poor delivery but they couldn't find the right pass, and the danger petered out. By Dan Davis Spurs have had to suffer over the last couple of minutes. Frankfurt moved the ball well from side to side before crossing into the area, but the visitors stood firm and shepherded behind for a goal kick. By Dan Davis Pedro Porro stood over the resulting corner and was unfortunately pelted by objects before whipping into the penalty area. Frankfurt cleared their lines easily enough. By Dan Davis I thought it was in for Spurs! Mathys Tel looked to bend one into the top corner from the edge of the box but Kaua Santos denied him with an eye-catching stop. Ange Postecoglou must be pretty pleased with this display so far. By Dan Davis After a brief lull, Frankfurt quickly moved through the gears down the far side and should perhaps have done better. Fares Chaibi wriggled free at the front post and met a decent cross but he couldn't generate enough power to head into the corner. By Dan Davis Goodness me. Chelsea should be two goals down. It's a big, big, big miss from Ryoya Morishita. He was found down the right and got into the box, but his effort was sliced just off target. Inches away. By Dan Davis That was a decent opening for Spurs. Brennan Johnson powered into space down the right-hand side and pulled back for Mathys Tel, who could only knock his shot well wide. They're getting joy down both these flanks. By Dan Davis What a shame that is. Mario Gotze's race is run. He hobbled off the pitch and was replaced by Fares Chaibi. I think he pulled his hamstring while stretching for the ball. By Dan Davis Micky van de Ven, take a bow. WHAT a tackle. It was too easy for Frankfurt to release Hugo Ekitike in behind after a long punt down the pitch from the goalkeeper. Just when it looked like Etitike would tuck into the corner, Van de Ven snapped into an inch-perfect challenge. I think he denied a goal with that. Heroic. By Dan Davis Mario Gotze might be in real trouble. He went down off the ball and was clutching his hamstring. By Matt Barlow At Deutsche Bank Park By Dan Davis Mathys Tel was able to run at his full back for the first time tonight but was stopped dead in his tracks. Round two soon, I'm sure. Spurs look pretty bright when they get bodies forward. By Dan Davis Back underway in Frankfurt. The noise. .. it's so loud. By Dan Davis Well, well, well. Chelsea are behind and it's a pretty poor moment from their stand-in goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen. He took out Tomas Pekhart in the box and the striker dusted himself down to squeeze home the resulting spot-kick. . Jorgensen was booked and probably should have saved that. By Dan Davis Ouch. That looked like it hurt. Dominic Solanke won the ball in the air fair and square but caught Robin Koch in the aftermath. Nothing he could have done about that. Koch was helped back to his feet after receiving treatment. By Dan Davis Dominic Solanke made a dart into the channel to meet Cristian Romero's pass but he was penalised for a pretty unfortunate handball. Spurs look to have survived those early waves of pressure. By Dan Davis The warning signs are there for Spurs. The ball landed kindly for Mario Gotze on the edge of the box but his strike was right at the goalkeeper. By Dan Davis It's been a bright start by the hosts. Hugo Ekitike broke away but the attack came to a pretty tame end when Nathaniel Brown forced Guglielmo Vicario into a routine stop. By Dan Davis That's the danger for Spurs right there. Hugo Ekitike was released in behind and tumbled under pressure from Micky Van de Ven, but no foul was awarded. What a tussle that will be tonight. By the way, the atmosphere is deafening. I'm not even there and I can't hear myself think at the moment. By Dan Davis PEEEEEEP! We're underway! By Matt Barlow At Deutsche Bank Park By Dan Davis Here we go! The players are out in Frankfurt. Spurs have to start quickly and be careful at the back. Not easy. Let's get some last-minute score predictions. Who's your money on? By Dan Davis Are we ready, folks? Take your seats. It's almost time. By Dan Davis This comment from Ange Postecoglou has not gone down well at all. What are your thoughts? It felt like an accidental backhanded rallying cry to me, but absolute clarity is needed when you're under the cosh. Not ideal, eh? By Dan Davis Owen Hargreaves, speaking on TNT Sports: By Dan Davis As my colleague Matt Barlow rightly mentioned earlier, the atmosphere in Frankfurt is absolutely crackling. It's goosebump-inducing. A date with destiny awaits for Spurs. Will they do it? These have to be the nights you relish most as a player. By Dan Davis Here's a question for you. Who has had the worst season: Tottenham or Manchester United? Answers on a postcard, please. By Dan Davis I think it's fair to say Frankfurt boss Dino Toppmoller is well up for this. His side are bang in form and sit third in the Bundesliga, trailing only leaders Bayern Munich and reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen. Their 3-0 win over Heidenheim will have given them confidence heading into tonight, especially after Tottenham lost 4-2 at Wolves. 'It's a very big game. It's definitely my biggest game as coach, ' Toppmoller said pre-match. 'We believe in ourselves and our ability. Spurs' result at the weekend doesn't matter. Their focus will be on the Europa League. ' By Dan Davis This was all a bit awkward, wasn't it? Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw by Ipswich at Stamford Bridge last weekend and the mood was grim. Actually, that's a bit of an understatement now I think about it. Supporters were heard venting their frustration with their side's slow passing style and even directed criticism at Enzo Maresca. Maresca responded and shared his sympathy for punters, saying they may not be able to see the tactical plan during some games. Here is his answer in full. .. By Matt Barlow At Deutsche Bank Park By Matt Barlow At Deutsche Bank Park By Dan Davis Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou, speaking to TNT Sports: On starting Mathys Tel On importance of the game By Dan Davis Tottenham arrived at the Deutsche Bank Park in good time and Ange Postecoglou has already conducted his pre-match press duties. I can't even begin to imagine what he will say should Spurs be dumped out tonight but he looked positive enough after surfacing pitchside. James Maddison flashed a smile for the cameras as he headed toward the away dressing room. The warm-ups won't be far away now. You'll notice I've also put the spotlight on Guglielmo Vicario. He was atrocious at the weekend and Spurs will need him to step up here. By Dan Davis Will this man come back to haunt Tottenham again tonight? Hugo Ekitike scored in the first leg, of course, and if he is on target again here, it will be his fifth Europa League goal this season. Simply, he is one of the most wanted young strikers on the planet and has even been compared to Arsenal great Thierry Henry. But just what makes him so good, and how much would he cost? Well, luckily for you, our man JAMES SHARPE has all the answers. .. If you don't have a Mail+ subscription yet, by the way - why not? By Dan Davis Here's what awaits the Blues at Stamford Bridge. By Dan Davis Somewhat surprisingly, Enzo Maresca has named a strong side. Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson start up top and Christopher Nkunku has been given another shot down the middle. By my reckoning, it will be either Marc Cucurella or Josh Acheampong at right back with Reece James, I think, moving into midfield. We'll see if I'm right when we get underway. By Dan Davis Son Heung-min is out tonight due to a foot injury and hasn't travelled with the rest of the squad to Germany. 'He's been battling with a foot problem, ' Ange Postecoglou said. 'It's got too painful so we made a decision to leave him at home. 'Sonny tried really hard. We left him out at the weekend to try to allow him time to recover but he couldn't make it. 'We've had these challenges like this all year, this is just another. ' By Dan Davis Keep a close eye on Hugo Ekitike tonight. He's wanted by both Arsenal and Liverpool this summer and showed exactly why in the first leg. We'll have more on him shortly - so don't go anywhere. Frankfurt are unchanged. By Dan Davis It's just the one change to the Spurs side that drew 1-1 in the first leg. Son Heung-min is out through injury and Mathys Tel has been recalled. By Dan Davis Over at Old Trafford, it's a similarly monumental evening for Manchester United. Eerily, they're in the exact same position as Spurs. The only difference is that Ruben Amorim won't be going anywhere for the foreseeable future, not that a defeat wouldn't hurt, mind you. If you want to follow along with every kick of this one, then simply click on the link below to join my colleague Harry Bamforth. Or have both blogs up side by side, if you're feeling daring. By Dan Davis That's the damning verdict of Jamie Carragher, who has tipped Tottenham to agree to some form of mutual departure if Spurs lose. Speaking on Sky Sports News, he said: By Dan Davis Ange Postecoglou admitted yesterday that he had 'no idea' about his future should Tottenham be knocked out tonight. Here's what he had to say. .. By Dan Davis The signs aren't looking good for Ange Postecoglou. Let's break it down, shall we? Tottenham are 15th in the Premier League, out of the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup, and their Europa League hopes are in the balance. Lifting the trophy at the end of the season would end Spurs' 17-year wait for silverware, but will that even be enough to save his job? Would you sack Postecoglou regardless of tonight's result? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. By Dan Davis While Chelsea can't quite put their feet up, they're surefire favourites to finish off the job tonight and reach the Conference League semi-finals. Their 3-0 victory in Poland this time last week effectively wrapped up the tie and somewhat eased the pressure on Enzo Maresca. It's been a rocky few days for the Blues head coach after he took a dig at angry supporters during the 2-2 draw with Ipswich. Another big display - and plenty of goals - may help him move on. Top four and a trophy - is that a good enough season for him? By Dan Davis Europa League quarter-final: Eintracht Frankfurt v Tottenham (1-1 agg) Europa Conference League quarter-final: Chelsea v Legia Warsaw (3-0 agg) By Dan Davis It's all or nothing for Tottenham tonight - and that's no understatement. Win, and their season will roll on. Lose. .. well, it surely wouldn't be good for Ange Postecoglou. This is a huge evening for him. Do Spurs have what it takes? What are you neurals watching? I think I'll start . ..

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