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Tottenham Hotspur head coach Thomas Frank could create Champions League history for the Lilywhites when they face Monaco in Wednesday's league-phase battle.
The Europa League winners head to the Stade Louis-II boasting a respectable total of four points from six on offer in the 2025-26 UCL, good enough for ninth position in the 36-team rankings.
Spurs returned to the continental big time with a 1-0 win over Villarreal on home soil, before playing out a 2-2 stalemate with Norwegian outfit and Europa League semi-final opponents Bodo/Glimt.
Meanwhile, Monaco - set to play their first Champions League game under Sebastien Pocognoli after Adi Hutter's dismissal - have just one point from their opening two games, drawing 2-2 with Manchester City after an opening 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Club Brugge.
While Pocognoli seeks a winning start in Europe as Monegasques head coach, Frank can achieve a feat that no Tottenham manager has previously managed in the Champions League.
Thomas Frank looking to create Champions League history for Tottenham
Should Tottenham claim at least a point from Wednesday's game, Frank would be the first Spurs head coach to ever go unbeaten in his first three Champions League matches.
Only once before have the Lilywhites navigated their first three games of a Champions League season without suffering defeat, achieving two wins and one draw under Mauricio Pochettino at the start of the 2017-18 campaign.
However, Pochettino suffered defeat in his first Champions League game in charge of Spurs, who coincidentally lost 2-1 to Monaco in the Argentine's maiden top-level European match in the 2016-17 season.
In later years, Jose Mourinho was beaten 3-1 by Bayern Munich during his second Champions League match with Tottenham, before Antonio Conte's Spurs fell to a 2-0 loss to Sporting Lisbon in the Italian's second game.
Ange Postecoglou never took charge of a Champions League match for the North London club, but he did go unbeaten in his first three Europa League matches last season before a matchday four defeat to Galatasaray.
Why Tottenham will not enjoy Eric Dier reunion against Monaco
Monaco's solitary point in the Champions League this season came thanks to a last-gasp Eric Dier penalty against Man City, and the former Tottenham defender would have been on course for a Spurs reunion on Wednesday.
The England international represented the Lilywhites for 10 years between 2014 and 2024, making 365 appearances for the club and scoring 13 goals before departing for Harry Kane's Bayern Munich.
However, Dier is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury that is expected to keep him out until the middle of November, so the 31-year-old will watch on helplessly from the sidelines against his former employers
Meanwhile, Spurs will be missing the injured Dominic Solanke, James Maddison, Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski, Kota Takai and Yves Bissouma, while Destiny Udogie and Cristian Romero are both major doubts for the contest.
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