Tottenham Hotspur will host Villarreal in the opening round of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League. Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank told a press conference he was looking forward to the match and was aiming for a strong start for the team.

In last season's UEFA Europa League final, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester United 1-0 with a goal from Brennan Johnson, successfully ascending to the championship throne and securing a ticket to the new season's Champions League. Following Postecoglou's dismissal, Thomas Frank became Tottenham Hotspur's new head coach in June.

In the earlier Premier League, with goals from Sarr, Lucas Bergwal and Van der Ven, Tottenham Hotspur finally defeated West Ham 3-0, successfully giving the players confidence to participate in the new season's Champions League.

Talking about the feeling of leading Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League for the first time, Thomas Frank said: "This is a very big thing. I am really looking forward to it. The moment when the Champions League theme song plays will be very special. Now it's just about preparation. There will be more scenes, but it will still be a normal rhythm. But when I walk onto the pitch tomorrow, that moment will be very special."

"I believe I have a very good team and we certainly want to go as far as possible. The ultimate goal in any competition is to win the title, but the most important thing is to take it one game at a time. We're facing Villarreal, a very strong team that I've been very impressed with from studying them, and we'll do our best to get off to a good start."

"I have great respect for Villarreal coach Marcelino, he's an excellent coach. You can see that his team is very structured and organized, and they like to control the ball as much as possible. I'm very impressed with them, and this will be a good challenge."

As for the team's lineup situation, Thomas Frank said, "Solanke's recovery is very positive, which is good news, but he is not ready to participate in tomorrow's game. Muani is ready, and as for how many minutes he can play, everyone knows that players can always play more than we think. If it is really necessary, he can play the full 90 minutes, but the key is to achieve the intensity and level we require. He is ready, and this is the most important thing."

In addition, Thomas Frank also said, "The most important thing is that we have some coaching principles, such as in defense. Everyone knows that we want to press high, this is no secret, but we may need to make some adjustments depending on the opponent, such as switching to midfield pressure or low defense. We have these principles to help players understand. The same is true for offense. How we want to break through and how we organize from the back also depends on the opponent."