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Tottenham Hotspur v Villarreal (20.00 BST)
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Thomas Frank says he is "very proud" to manage Spurs in the Champions League.
We will have full quotes from him and Cristian Romero shortly.
Familiar faces in the Villarreal squad
Tottenham v Villarreal (Tue, 20:00 BST)
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Tuesday's game will also see Tottenham renew acquaintances with Argentina defender Juan Foyth, who joined Villarreal in October 2020 initially on loan.
The 27-year-old is one of several former Premier League players in the Villarreal squad, including ex-Arsenal pair Thomas Partey and Nicolas Pepe, with the latter scoring twice in their four league games so far.
Former Newcastle and Leicester forward Ayoze Perez is also with 'the Yellow Submarine', while Israel winger Manor Solomon is permitted to play against his parent club having just joined Villarreal on a season-long loan from Spurs.
Solanke misses training - reports
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Evening Standard
Dominic Solanke again missed training for Tottenham today, according to the Standard.
The England striker has been out with an ankle injury after coming off the bench as a late substitute in last month's 2-0 win at Manchester City.
The 28-year-old also had a problem with his ankle in pre-season.
If he is ruled out for Tuesday's game then Richarlison could start up front against Villarreal. The Brazil striker came off the bench in Saturday's win at West Ham after returning late from international duty, with Mathys Tel having started in the middle of a front three.
Frank and Romero to speak at media conference
Tottenham Hotspur v Villarreal (20.00 BST)
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We will be hearing from Spurs manager Thomas Frank and captain Cristian Romero from around 15.30 BST today.
They will be previewing their opening Champions League fixture against Villarreal, plus providing team news updates and answering other Spurs related questions.
Frank prepares for first-ever Champions League game
Tottenham v Villarreal (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Tuesday's game will be Thomas Frank's first in the main competition of a European tournament.
The Danish boss was in charge for Tottenham's European Super Cup defeat by Paris St-Germain last month and previously led Brondby to the third qualifying round of the Europa League in 2014-15.
Tottenham are guaranteed at least eight games in the league phase of this season's Champions League, which will be a measure of whether Spurs can keep building under Frank after his predecessor Ange Postecoglou led them to Europa League glory last season.
When did Spurs last play in Europe?
Tottenham v Villarreal (Tue, 20:00 BST)
Tottenham qualified for the Champions League after winning last season's Europa League, which also set up a clash with Champions League winners Paris St-Germain for the European Super Cup on 13 August.
Spurs looked set to lift the trophy in Udine after centre-backs Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero scored either side of half-time, but Lee Kang-In pulled a goal back for PSG on 85 minutes before Goncalo Ramos made it 2-2 deep into stoppage time.
The game went straight to a penalty shootout and although Vitinha fired wide from the opening spot-kick, Van de Ven and Mathys Tel failed to convert for Spurs as PSG clinched a 4-3 win on penalties.
Who started Spurs' last Champions League match?
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Tottenham's most recent Champions League match came on 8 March 2023, where they drew 0-0 at home to AC Milan in their round of 16 second-leg fixture. As a result, Spurs lost 1-0 on aggregate.
Of the starting XI, just three players remain at the club - captain Cristian Romero, defender Ben Davies and forward Dejan Kulusevski.
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How Spurs returned to the Champions League
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Spurs are back in the Champions League for the first time since the 2022-23 campaign - and they reached it in unconventional style.
Tottenham finished down in 17th place in the Premier League, scoring only 38 points and losing 22 of their 38 league games.
It was a different story in Europe however, as they beat Manchester United in the Europa League final. Winning that competition ensured their qualification for this season's Champions League.
No side has ever qualified for Europe's top club competition while finishing so low in their domestic league that season.
When are the matches?
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Champions League
Matches are spread across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the opening two gameweeks of the Champions League, before the other European competitions start.
That means some unusual scheduling, which is a topic that has angered many fans of the six Premier League clubs taking part.
Here are the games this week featuring Premier League sides...
Tuesday
Athletic Bilbao v Arsenal - 17.45
Tottenham Hotspur v Villarreal - 20.00
Wednesday
Bayern Munich v Chelsea - 20.00
Liverpool v Atletico Madrid - 20.00
Thursday
Manchester City v Napoli - 20.00
Newcastle v Barcelona - 20.00
The Champions League is back!
Champions League
Fire up the George Frideric Handel, because European football's top club competition returns this week.
As last season, we will have full live text coverage, radio commentary and video highlights from the Champions League here for you on BBC Sport.
Here's what we have to look forward to on matchday one...