The referee has blown the full-time whistle at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, meaning it’s time for our Spurs vs Eintracht Frankfurt Europa League player ratings.
Goals from Pedro Porro and Ekitike in the first half saw Tottenham Hotspur share the spoils in their first-leg Europa League quarter-final tie at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Over the course of the last ninety minutes, we examined each player’s individual performance, rating them on a scale of 1-10. Let’s take a look at how they got on.
Tottenham’s player ratings vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Guglielmo Vicario – Just like in the first half, Tottenham did manage to limit the chances created by Frankfurt, as once more they failed to trouble Vicario. 5
Pedro Porro – Porro had a mixed performance, as he got the only goal of the game, but he should have defended a lot better for Frankfurt’s opener. His delivery from set-pieces were also very good – a solid display from the full-back. 7.
Cristian Romero – Just like in the first half, chances were few and far between for Frankfurt in the second half, which meant Romero had little defending to do. He did attempt a rather ambitious run in the second half, which led to a corner. You love to see it. 6.
Micky van de Ven – In typical Tottenham fashion, there were a few moments where Frankfurt had a chance to counterattack, however, van de Ven stood tall and saw out the danger. Again, pretty good when playing out from the back. The Dutchman also had a chance late on to grab the winner, but once more Santos made a fine save. 8.
Destiny Udogie – A really lively and solid performance from Destiny Udogie tonight, as he looked great defensively and worked his socks off in attack with his overlapping runs. Again, the final pass needs to be better, as he got into good positions for a cutback. 5.5.
Lucas Bergvall – Much better second half from Bergvall, who looked to join in on the attack a lot more. He came so close to adding to Tottenham’s tally, only to be denied by the crossbar. 7.
Rodrigo Bentancur – After an anonymous first forty-five, Bentancur did get himself a chance during a spell where chances were coming aplenty for the Lilywhites, hitting the bar from a corner. He continued to mop up defensively as well for Tottenham. 8.
James Maddison – Maddison started the second half a lot better than the first and drew a fine save from Santos after cutting in from the right. However, aside from his assist in the first forty-five, no further goal contributions. 5.
Brennan Johnson – Throughout the game, his one standout moment came when he failed to convert a Solanke cross at the back post, which was ruled offside. In the second half, a few attacks came from his wing, but he failed to convert the biggest when Spence’s cutback found him in the box. 4.
Dominic Solanke – Solanke was lively and industrious throughout the first half, and it was his clever run down the channel that was key in the build-up to Spurs’ goal. In the second half, he was rather quiet and failed to have any real clear-cut chance to trouble Frankfurt’s shot-stopper. 6.
Heung-min Son – After a quiet first half, Son did eventually manage to get a shot on target, which should have found the back of the net, only for it to be saved by Frankfurt’s goalie. 4.
Substitutes:
Pape Sarr: Sarr came in for Maddison as Postecoglou looked to add a bit more energy to his midfield. Sarr did try to keep things ticking in the midfield. N/A
Mathys Tel: Tel replaced captain Heung-min Son, who struggled to get going in the game. The young forward did put a few crosses into the box, but nothing came from it. N/A.
Djed Spence: Came on for a tired Udogie and quickly got involved in the game, putting in a beautiful low-driven cutback from the left, but Johnson couldn’t convert. N/A
Richarlison: Came on for Solanke late on in the second half to mark his first appearance after a long spell on the sidelines. N/A.
Pape Sarr: Sarr came in for Maddison as Postecoglou looked to add a bit more energy to his midfield. Sarr did try to keep things ticking in the midfield. N/A
Mathys Tel: Tel replaced captain Heung-min Son, who struggled to get going in the game. The young forward did put a few crosses into the box, but nothing came from it. N/A.
Djed Spence: Came on for a tired Udogie and quickly got involved in the game, putting in a beautiful low-driven cutback from the left, but Johnson couldn’t convert. N/A
Richarlison: Came on for Solanke late on in the second half to mark his first appearance after a long spell on the sidelines. N/A.
