Frank joked about his captain’s ‘perfect bicycle kick, hit with the shin’ which earned a point at Newcastle.

Romero’s continued absence means Spurs will be without 14 players for their clash in Hoffenheim.

There was needle between the teams in November after Matty Cash injured Spurs midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur.

The Tottenham boss called for an end to the questioning of officials’ rulings in matches.