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Alan Galindo

Rangers are a mixture of West Ham and Barcelona reckons Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner

Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner believes Rangers are a mixture of West Ham AND Barcelona.

They will become the third German side the Light Blues have faced on their run to Seville after knocking out Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men will be aiming to make it a hat-trick of victories and bring the Europa League back to Glasgow at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium later tonight.

Glasner - who watched his troops eliminate the two sides he has likened to Rangers - isn't too concerned about who is deemed favourites for the showdown and is simply looking forward to the big game.

The Frankfurt boss said: "If you win against second and fourth in the Bundesliga you are then favourites.

"We are 11th in Bundesliga so maybe that is the calculation but it doesn't matter, both teams have deserved to play in this final.

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"We have analysed Rangers and they are a mixture of West Ham and Barcelona, and you can see the Dutch influence, the way they play, the way they play in triangles.

"They also have the British mentality so we need to have a top performance tomorrow. We are ready and in great shape.

"We will play with lots of enthusiasm and the whole of Europe is looking forward to this match.

"Europa League games have become bigger and bigger in the last couple of months

"I am very proud of my players and what they have achieved in last two months.

"Everything has been fine so far, training has been very good, we are concentrated, focused but we are also relaxed. I am relaxed and really excited about tomorrow."

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