Wasteful Tottenham forced to settle for draw with Frankfurt

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Updated: Apr 10, 2025, 04:57 pm

Tottenham Hotspur had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Eintracht Frankfurt in a lively first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal on Thursday, with Pedro Porro cancelling out the visitors' early opener from Hugo Ekitike.

Eintracht, the 2022 winners, took a sixth-minute lead through striker Ekitike, who slotted home from outside the box into the bottom right corner.

Porro levelled for Spurs 20 minutes later, flicking the ball in with a clever finish from close range.

The second leg will be played on April 17 and the winners will face either Lazio or Norway's Bodo/Glimt for a spot in the final in Bilbao. Bodo/Glimt won the first leg 2-0 earlier on Thursday.