{"id":10014,"date":"2025-04-11T10:21:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/?p=10014"},"modified":"2025-04-11T10:21:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:21:32","slug":"tottenham-held-in-thrilling-europa-league-draw-with-frankfurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/football-news\/tottenham-held-in-thrilling-europa-league-draw-with-frankfurt\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Held in Thrilling Europa League Draw with Frankfurt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s hopes of seizing control of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final were frustrated as they settled for a 1-1 draw against a resilient Eintracht Frankfurt. Despite dominating the second half, Ange Postecoglou\u2019s side couldn\u2019t find the winning goal in front of a buzzing home crowd in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Lightning Start from Frankfurt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This was the first European knockout meeting between the two sides since 1982, and it started with a bang. Just six minutes in, Frankfurt pounced. James Maddison was dispossessed by Ellyes Skhiri, who quickly launched a counterattack. His pass found Hugo Ekitike, and the Frenchman, full of confidence, cut inside and curled a stunner into the far corner \u2013 his 20th of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tottenham were rocked but not rattled. They responded quickly with Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson both going close. Their persistence was rewarded in the 26th minute. Solanke fed Maddison, who set up Pedro Porro with a cheeky backheel flick that brought Spurs level in style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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End-to-End Football but No Winner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The second half brought fireworks but no breakthrough. Destiny Udogie surged forward dangerously, while Jean-Matt\u00e9o Bahoya looked sharp for Frankfurt. However, Spurs looked more likely to score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucas Bergvall cracked the crossbar with a thunderous long-range effort, and Son Heung-min forced a smart save from Kau\u00e3 Santos. Then came another vast chance \u2013 Rodrigo Bentancur rose highest from a corner, but again, the crossbar denied Spurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maddison, ever-creative, continued to unlock the Frankfurt defence, but Santos was in unbeatable form, denying both Maddison and Bentancur once more. Despite wave after wave of pressure, the German side clung on, relieved to escape with a draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advantage Frankfurt \u2013 But All to Play for<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although Spurs will rue their missed chances, the tie is still wide open. The return leg at Deutsche Bank Park promises drama, with both teams knowing a moment of brilliance could be the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Frankfurt, taking a draw back to Germany after being second-best for large parts of the match feels like a win. It\u2019s a missed opportunity for Tottenham, but their unbeaten home run in Europe now stretches to 19 games, which keeps morale high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bet on the Second Leg with Bangbet!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Bangbet<\/a> offers high odds<\/strong>, quick payouts<\/strong>, and exciting promotions<\/strong> to boost your betting experience. Don\u2019t miss out \u2013 join thousands of Kenyan fans and bet on every Europa League thriller, including Tottenham vs. Frankfurt. Bet now<\/strong><\/a> and turn your predictions into cash!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s hopes of seizing control of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final were frustrated as they settled for a 1-1 draw against a resilient Eintracht Frankfurt. Despite dominating the second half, Ange Postecoglou\u2019s side couldn\u2019t find the winning goal in front of a buzzing home crowd in London. A Lightning Start from Frankfurt This was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[211,529,490,313,105,38,78,314],"class_list":{"0":"post-10014","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football-news","8":"tag-bangbet","9":"tag-bangbet-affiliate","10":"tag-bangbet-epl-bonanza","11":"tag-europa-league","12":"tag-football-news","13":"tag-kenya","14":"tag-sports-betting-africa","15":"tag-uefa-europa-league"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10014"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10019,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10014\/revisions\/10019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}