Considering Hoffenheim are 16th in the Bundesliga and 27th in the Europa League, this marks an important opportunity for Tottenham to deliver some optimism in a season that has been memorably tough. Spurs may be 15th in the Premier League but they are in strong standing in all of the cup competitions – they are through to the FA Cup fourth round,
Tottenham and Hoffenheim each languish in 15th place in their respective domestic divisions. Can the Europa League provide some respite?
American soccer fans can stream every fixture of this season's tournament via Paramount Plus, which has exclusive live English-language broadcast rights in the US for the UEFA Europa League.
Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt another injury blow manager Ange Postecoglou confirming Pape Matar Sarr will miss the side's Europa League trip to Hoffenheim on Thursday.
All the details on how to watch TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, via TNT Sports and discovery+ in the UK.
SPORT brings you all the latest as the Europa League’s penultimate round of league phase games gets underway. Manchester United won the blockbuster Battle of Britain against Rangers
Atalanta progressed to the play-off round of the Uefa Champions League with a thumping 5-0 defeat of Sturm Graz in Bergamo.
The match takes place at the Rhein-Neckar Arena on Thursday, January 23. The action gets under way at 5.45pm Irish time. TNT Sports 2 and TNT Sports Ultimate will both show the game live, with their coverage commencing at 5pm.
Four of the absentees, Antonin Kinsky, Djed Spence, Sergio Reguilon and Min-hyeok Yang, are fit but ineligible in Europe – partly a consequence of the club's squad mismanagement – but 10 are injured, with Pape Matar Sarr the latest to go down after taking a knock in Sunday's defeat to Everton.
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As you can see, those in the UEFA Europa League this season receive £126,400 for a draw and £379,201 for each win. Ahead of Thursday’s action, Manchester United currently have three wins and three draws from six European outings so far this season, earning the Red Devils a total of £1.5m so far.