With a Europa League knockout stage featuring such giants of the European game as Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla and RB Leipzig, few would have expected a Rangers vs Eintracht Frankfurt final. However, here we are, with the pair having produced a series of extremely impressive displays on their way to the final of the famous trophy.
The last time Rangers were in such a final was in 2008, where they were beaten 2-0 in a poor final by Zenit St Petersburg in Manchester. Their sole European success remains the 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup and Giovanni van Bronckhorst will be keen to change this.
Frankfurt, meanwhile, remain one of the historically most recognisable teams in Germany and appear to be undergoing somewhat of a resurgence in recent years having reached the semi-finals of this competition in 2019. The side from the state of Hesse has enjoyed similar levels of European glory to Rangers, having won a single UEFA Cup in 1980.
