Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 2025 (Image credit: Getty Images)
Spurs welcome Villarreal to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday evening as the Champions League gets underway for another season.
Thomas Frank will make his managerial debut in the competition proper, after predecessor Ange Postecoglou led Spurs to Europa League victory at the end of 2024-25.
Tottenham’s league phase draw has pitted them against several top sides across Europe, including Spanish outfit Villarreal who are first to visit North London.
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Ahead of the transfer deadline earlier this month, Spurs allowed surplus-to-requirements winger Manor Solomon to join Villarreal on a season-long loan.
Manor Solomon with the Championship trophy, May 2025 (Image credit: Getty Images)
This is because unlike English football in which the rules prohibit players from competing in matches against their parent clubs, UEFA competition allows it.
According to UEFA rules, a loan player is eligible to face their parent club in European competition as long as the loan agreement doesn’t include a clause preventing it and the host club has the player registered and cleared to play.
Solomon is included in Villarreal’s ‘List A’ squad for the league phase, as is ex-Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey.
The 26-year-old Israeli winger was an unused substitute at the weekend as Villarreal were beaten by Atletico Madrid.
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