Conor McNamara
BBC Radio 5 live commentator

Tottenham have just come off their first league defeat of the season so Antonio Conte will want a response to that.

Frankfurt have been in very good form in Germany this season. They won the Europa League last season of course but this is new to them as it's their first Champions League campaign, so there's excitement and enthusiasm from them about that.

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Simon Gleave, head of sports analysis, Nielsen Gracenote: "The late defeat in Lisbon three weeks ago put Tottenham's chances of reaching the Champions League knockout stages down to 66% according to Gracenote's Euro Club Index., external

"Today's opponents Eintracht Frankfurt, ranked 15 places below Tottenham on the Euro Club Index, are their biggest threat to progress. Avoiding defeat in Germany tonight will be crucial to Spurs' chances."

Barcelona boss Xavi: "The game against Inter is very significant for us. It will be very important, although not definitive. Both sides need the three points after losing against Bayern.

"We showed we could compete again in the game in Munich. We just weren't effective. We are doing things right, we are La Liga leaders, but this game is another story. So, we want to prove to ourselves that this is the time to perform in this competition."

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Antonio Conte says Tottenham's Champions League trip to Eintracht Frankfurt is the chance to quickly get over Saturday's north London derby defeat at Arsenal.

Spurs lost 3-1 at Emirates Stadium for their first Premier League defeat of the season.

They have won one and lost one of their opening two Champions League matches to sit second in Group D.

"We have a chance to play another game. I think this is important," said Conte. "After a loss you want to play another game quickly, and we have this possibility.

"We know the game will be very tough because we're playing against Eintracht Frankfurt, they won the Europa League last season. We're talking about one of the best teams in Germany. It will be an important game for us, and also for them. Not decisive, but an important game."

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These two former European champions will be battling it out for second place.

Both sides have lost to Bayern Munich and beaten Viktoria Plzen so far.

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Group C was dubbed the toughest in this season's Champions League - however Bayern are cruising to nine points from nine.

The Bundesliga champions, having beaten Inter and Barcelona already, are five up against Viktoria Plzen with just over quarter of the game to go.

Leroy Sane has scored twice, with Serge Gnabry, Sadio Mane and Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting also on the scoresheet.

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Eintracht Frankfurt took the scenic route to this season's Champions League.

They qualified for the tournament for the first time by winning the Europa League, although they had reached the final of the European Cup way back in 1959-60 when they lost 7-3 to Real Madrid at Glasgow's Hampden Park.

Last year they had to play 13 games in the Europa League, included two-legged wins over Barcelona and West Ham in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively before beating Rangers 5-4 on penalties in the final in Seville after it had finished 1-1 at the end of extra time.

They finished 11th domestically last season and are sixth in the Bundesliga in 2022-23. They bounced back from losing 3-0 to Sporting Lisbon in their Group D opener by winning 1-0 in Marseille.

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It has been an excellent first half for Marseille, despite a disastrous start to the game.

The French side conceded inside the first minute as Francisco Trincao struck but three goals in 15 minutes turned things around for the hosts.

Alexis Sánchez equalised in the 13th minute before Amine Harit and Leonardo Balerdi put Marseille in control.

Antonio Adan, at fault for the first two goals, was sent off after 23 minutes for Sporting.

So Tottenham are again without Dejan Kulusevski as the midfielder continues his recovery from a hamstring injury suffered on international duty with Sweden, while Lucas Moura is also still sidelined.

When asked about the severity of Kulusevski's injury, the Spurs boss admitted he was unsure when the 22-year-old will return.

"About Kulusevski, honestly I don't know the timing to recover," said Conte. "The doctors are not finding the right solution. I am not optimistic, I am pessimistic about this situation."

Inter Milan make five changes from the side who lost 2-1 to Roma on Saturday.

Andre Onana, Stefan de Vrij, Matteo Darmian, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Joaquin Correa all come back in.

Inter Milan XI: Onana, Darmian, Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni, Dimarco, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Correa, Martinez.

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Barcelona make five changes from their weekend win over Mallorca.

Marcos Alonso makes his second start for the club, with Raphinha, Sergi Roberto, Eric Garcia and Pedri also coming in.

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Garcia, Christensen, Alonso, Roberto, Busquets, Gavi, Pedri, Raphinha, Dembele, Lewandowski.

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Eintracht Frankfurt make three changes as in come Kristijan Jakić, Djibril Sow and Tuta come in.

Mario Gotze, who has played almost every minute of the German side's campaign so far, misses out because of an ankle injury.

Eintracht Frankfurt XI: Trapp, Tuta, Hasebe, N'Dicka, Jakic, Rode, Sow, Knauff, Lindstrom, Kamada, Muani.

Subs: Smolcic, Alidou, Borre, Alario, Chandler, Lenz, Ebimbe, Grahl, Pellegrini, Ramaj.

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Tottenham are unchanged from their 3-1 defeat to Arsenal in their last match.

That means Emerson plays despite being sent off against the Gunners with his ban applicable only for Premier League games.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Lenglet, Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic, Richarlison, Son, Kane.

Subs: Doherty, Skipp, Sanchez, Gil Salvatierra, Sessegnon, Forster, Spence, Sarr, Davies, Bissouma, Austin, White.

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These are the Champions League games tonight...

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Two of them are already under way - Bayern Munich are cruising as they are 4-0 up against Viktoria Plzen, while Marseille are leading 3-1 against 10-man Sporting Lisbon - with the rest of them beginning at 20:00 BST.

Hello and welcome along to BBC Sport's coverage as Tottenham play away at Eintracht Frankfurt on the third matchday of this season's Champions League.

Kick-off for this one is at 20:00 BST.

This page will be focusing on Tottenham's match in Germany, but if you want to read all the updates from Anfield as Liverpool take on Rangers then click here.

It has been a mixed start to Tottenham's Champions League campaign after a home win over Marseille...

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...followed by a late capitulation against Sporting Lisbon.

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Won one, lost one so Spurs need to get something from a difficult assignment in Germany tonight.

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