Thomas Frank aiming to set new Tottenham managerial record in Monaco Champions League game<\/p>\n
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Thomas Frank could make Champions League history for the Lilywhites when they face Monaco in Wednesday\u2019s league-phase encounter.<\/p>\n
The Europa League winners head to the Stade Louis-II with four points from a possible six in the 2025\u201326 Champions League campaign, placing them ninth in the 36-team rankings.<\/p>\n
Spurs marked their return to Europe\u2019s top competition with a 1-0 home win over Villarreal before drawing 2-2 with Norwegian side and Europa League semi-finalists Bodo\/Glimt.<\/p>\n
Monaco, on the other hand, will be playing their first Champions League match under Sebastien Pocognoli following the dismissal of Adi H\u00fctter. The Ligue 1 outfit have picked up just one point from their opening two games, drawing 2-2 with Manchester City after a 4-1 defeat to Club Brugge.<\/p>\n
While Pocognoli seeks a winning start as Monaco\u2019s head coach, Frank has the chance to achieve a milestone no Tottenham manager has reached in the Champions League.<\/p>\n
If Tottenham avoid defeat on Wednesday, Frank would become the first Spurs head coach to remain unbeaten in his first three Champions League matches.<\/p>\n
The Lilywhites have managed to go undefeated in their opening three games of a Champions League season only once before\u2014under Mauricio Pochettino in 2017\u201318, when they recorded two wins and one draw. However, Pochettino lost his first Champions League game in charge, a 2-1 defeat to Monaco in the 2016\u201317 campaign.<\/p>\n
In later years, Jose Mourinho suffered a 3-1 loss to Bayern Munich in his second Champions League match with Spurs, while Antonio Conte\u2019s side fell 2-0 to Sporting Lisbon in his second outing. Ange Postecoglou never managed Tottenham in the Champions League but went unbeaten in his first three Europa League games last season before losing to Galatasaray on matchday four.<\/p>\n
Monaco\u2019s only Champions League point this season came through a late Eric Dier penalty against Manchester City. The former Tottenham defender, who made 365 appearances and scored 13 goals for the club between 2014 and 2024, was set for a reunion with his old side. However, the 31-year-old will miss the match due to a hamstring injury expected to keep him sidelined until mid-November.<\/p>\n
Tottenham will also be without the injured Dominic Solanke, James Maddison, Radu Dr\u0103gu\u0219in, Dejan Kulusevski, Kota Takai, and Yves Bissouma, while Destiny Udogie and Cristian Romero remain doubtful for the fixture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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