Eintracht Frankfurt has defeated Rangers 5-4 on penalties to win the Europa League on Wednesday after the final in Seville finished
Rangers of Scotland were defeated 5-4 on penalities after the initial 1-1 at the end of extra time.
It was former Arsenal player, Aaron Ramsey who missed for Rangers in the shoot-out after coming on as a substitute with only three minutes left of extra time, before Rafael Borre struck the winning shot to complete Frankfurt’s remarkable triumph.
Borre helped out Frankfurt after cancelling out Nigeria’s Joe Aribo’s opener for Rangers as Frankfurt won their first European trophy since 1980 and booked their place in next season’s Champions League group stage.
Yet, Rangers came up just short at the end of an incredible run to the final. Only 10 years ago this week, Rangers fell into administration before being liquidated and relegated to Scotland’s bottom tier.
It should be recall that Frankfurt had already beaten Real Betis, Barcelona and West Ham United en route to the final and they were probably deserving winners.
The Stadium, with a capacity of just under 43,000, Sevilla’s Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan ground was never going to be big enough to house all the travelling fans, with Rangers bringing over an estimated 100,000 while around 60,000 followed Frankfurt to Spain.
Recall that Rangers plays host to three Nigerian players of Joe Aribo, Leon Balogun and Calvin Bassey, all who couldn’t win the Europa league cup.
