'Frankfurt stadium will be a lion's den'

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Eintracht Frankfurt defender Robin Koch has warned Tottenham they will be playing in an intense atmosphere on Thursday and that the entire German city is up for the crucial Europa League tie.

It is Spurs' only remaining chance of silverware and a route to qualifying for next season's Champions League.

"We shouldn't expect that Tottenham, all of a sudden, don't know how to play football because they are away," Koch said.

"They play for everything tomorrow. Their league is more or less done, so they will give it everything. The stadium will be a lion's den but I don't think Tottenham will give up too early.

"You can feel it all over the city, in the club, in our team and everyone is looking forward to the match."

Frankfurt's coach Dino Toppmoller reiterated the message that Spurs should expect an intense atmosphere in Germany.

"They will feel it," he said. "There are many factors which are important. The key for success tomorrow will be that we have a good start into the match, we are right away on the pitch and that we make use of the advantage of playing at home.

"We still know about the quality of Tottenham. Of course, I know the results they had recently, but they won also at Manchester United, they won at Manchester City. These are not little successes.

"The match from last weekend doesn't say anything because the only thing where they can reach anything is the Europa League - so all their focus is on the Europa League."

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