2021/22 UEFA Europa League finals; Frankfurt host Rangers in Spain

By Xorkpe Sosu 3 Min Read

The only side to have gone the entire Europa League campaign unbeaten, Eintracht Frankfurt go head to head with Rangers at Seville’s Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán in the 2021/22 UEFA Europa League final looking to become the first winners of the competition from Germany and Scotland respectively.

Both clubs previously met in 1959/60 European Cup semi-finals which saw Frankfurt comprehensively beat Rangers 6-1 home win with a 6-3 second-leg victory.

Frankfurt then returned to Glasgow for the final and lost 7-3 at Hampden Park to Real Madrid.

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The two clubs are now looking to lift a second European trophy after decades.

Rangers beat Dynamo Moscow 3-2 in Barcelona to lift their first European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1972.

Frankfurt lifted the UEFA Cup in 1980 beating their fellow Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-2 on aggregate.

Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium Sevilla FC 02 scaled
Ramon Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium to host 2021/22 UEFA Europa League finals

Road to 2021/2022 Europa League Finals.

Eintracht Frankfurt kicked off their 2021/22 UEFA Europa League by winning Group D with 12 points ahead of Olympiacos, Fenerbahçe and Antwerp to qualify directly for the round of 16, where they eliminated Real Betis after extra time 3-2 on aggregate.

They then eliminated Barcelona in the quarter-final with a memorable 4-3 aggregate before winning both semi-final legs against West Ham United 3-1 on aggregate.

Frankfurt go into 2021/2022 UEFA Europa League Final undefeated after 12 matches.

Rangers began the 2021/22 European campaign in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, though they spent the autumn in UEFA Europa League Group A, where they finished as runners-up to Lyon with a game to spare ahead of Sparta Praha and Brøndby.

They eliminated Borussia Dortmund 6-4 on aggregate in the knockout round play-offs and Crvena zvezda 4-2 on aggregate in the round of 16.

They later defeated Braga 3-2 on aggregate in the quarter-final, they then eliminated RB Leipzig 3-2 on aggregate in the semi-final of the competition.

Eintracht Frankfurt host Rangers at Seville’s Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán in the 2021/22 UEFA Europa League final at 19:00.

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