Tottenham vs Borussia Dortmund Free Streams: How to Watch Champions League 2025/26

It seems symbolic that Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund meet just one point away from a top eight spot (teams finishing between ninth and 24th must navigate the playoffs). These are two clubs who desperately covet a place at the top of the European rankings, but find themselves searching for scraps of triumphs – or, more precisely, near-triumphs – of the past.

It is telling that Mauricio Pochettino and Lucien Favre oversaw proceedings when they last met. That was less than seven years ago, but in the meantime Spurs have brought in Jose Mourinho, Ryan Mason (twice), Nuno Espirito Santo, Antonio Conte, Cristian Stellini and Ange Postecoglou, while Dortmund have parted ways with Edin Terzic (twice), Marco Rose, Nuri Sahin and Mike Tullberg.