An unexpected final. Eintracht Frankfurt and Glasgow Rangers will meet at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizju Stadiumhasn from Seville, after their qualification, Thursday, May 5, after the return semi-finals of the Europa League.
Victorious 2-1 in England in the first leg, the Germans made it easy against a West Ham team quickly reduced to ten after the exclusion of Aaron Cresswell (17th). Rafael Borré allowed his team to take a two-goal lead on the double confrontation by shaking the nets of Alphonse Areola (26th).
Sevilljaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Wir Kommen
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⏹️ 90. | #SGEWHU 1:0 | #SGEuropa pic.twitter.com/S1OxVxO4AO— Eintracht Frankfurt (@Eintracht) May 5, 2022
Opposite, the Frenchman’s ex-teammate Kevin Trapp kept a clean sheet to send Frankfurt to the final, a first since 1980 and their UEFA Cup victory. Forty-two years later, the Frankfurters are making a great European epic after eliminating Betis, winners of the King’s Cup, and FC Barcelona.
A win in Andalusia would send them straight to the Champions League next year after a disappointing season in the Bundesliga. Oliver Glasner’s players are indeed in 11th place in the league.
Glasgow Rangers will try to stop them on May 15. Beaten 1-0 in the first leg by Leipzig on a gem from Angeliño, Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s players once again relied on their captain James Tavernier. The side, top scorer in the competition with seven goals, opened the scoring to reset the counters to zero (19th). In the process, Glen Kamara virtually sent his own to Seville (24th).
Sevilla Brace Yourself. Rangers are Coming.#UEL pic.twitter.com/69PnhVVYEC
—Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) May 5, 2022
If Leipzig came back thanks to a goal from Frenchman Christopher Nkunku (71st), John Lundstram put his people back in front once and for all (81st). Second in the Scottish championship and therefore qualified for the preliminary round of the Champions League, the Rangers will play less big than Frankfurt, but will be keen to win their first trophy on the European stage since the European Cup Winners’ Cup, there is… 50 years old.