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Thomas Frank is holding his press conference after Tottenham's 2-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday night in the Champions League.
Frankfurt had conceded three goals in each of their previous five matches and their defence showed throughout. The returning Joao Palhinha, playing on the right of a back three, and Pape Matar Sarr both had early efforts at goal before Wilson Odobert struck the right-hand post.
Xavi was then gifted the ball by Eintracht goalkeeper Kaua Santos in the hosts' box before the break but the stopper got a toe to the Dutchman's strike. Frankfurt had a late chance before the interval when Hugo Larsson's shot bounced off the top of the crossbar.
Spurs finally scored two minutes into the second half when Xavi's deep cross was headed into the six-yard box by the unmarked Cristian Romero and Randal Kolo Muani flicked the ball into the net with his heel.
The visitors queued up the efforts at the Eintracht goal in the aftermath of the goal. Sarr saw his low shot saved by Santos before Xavi's deflected effort rolled wide of the Frankfurt goal with the goalkeeper wrong-footed. Nineteen-year-old Archie Gray had a strike blocked in the box before Romero sent a header at the keeper.
It was left to Dominic Solanke to come off the bench to seal the victory in the 77th minute with a low assured finish after running on to Mahmoud Dahoud's poor header back, sending Spurs into the last 16.
Our Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold is among those putting the questions to Frank after the game. Scroll down for his latest updates from the press conference at Deutsche Bank Park.
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