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They're in sunny Spain and have the chance to create history. Rangers face Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League Final tonight and it should be an ...

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. James Tavernier has been the best player in the tournament and you'd back him to grab a goal again. They blitzed Dortmund and did so well against RB Leipzig too. It's going to be a roasting hot night in Seville but Rangers have what it takes to win. Prediction: Frankfurt 1-2 Rangers

The Colombian is ruled out of the Europa League Final but that hasn't stopped him lapping up the occasion with the Gers support.

More than 100,000 Rangers supporters are expected to be in Seville by the close of play today.So far there has been little trouble – with the odd outburst believed to been caused by the Frankfurt fans. Van Bronckhorst revealed last week all his injured stars would be travelling with the team and Morelos looks determined his injury misfortune doesn’t dampen his experience in what is a party atmosphere in the Andalusian capital. However that hasn't stopped him partying with the travelling Ibrox faithful who have travelled far and wide to see the club in their first European final in 14 years.

As Rangers arrive in Seville ahead of tonight's Europa League final against Eintracht Frankfurt, there is apprehension as well as excitement.

It could be a historic evening for Rangers but the club are also desperate for it to pass without detracting incidents. Goals remain a concern and Rangers are once again hoping that striker Kemar Roofe will be able to return, with Alfredo Morelos out for the season. Rangers will miss home advantage in Seville but in Van Bronckhorst on the sidelines they have a calming influence who has played in the biggest games and seen it all before. Those West Ham supporters who travelled in hope were certainly impressed by the atmosphere at the Waldstadion but the feedback Rangers fans have received on Eintracht from a football perspective has been less flattering. There’s a storm heading towards Seville. One way or another, Rangers fans will descend upon the south of Spain in droves and will be met by an Eintracht Frankfurt contingent that will likely match their number. For Eintracht, it was an opportunity to grasp and a chance to rise.

But the 59-year-old momentarily lost his cool on live radio on the day of the game as his wake up alarm was heard by talkSPORT host Laura Woods. The much-loved ...

Speaking to Woods' co-host and radio pal Gabriel Agbonlahor, he added: "Gabby, I am going to throw my wallet to the crowd if we win tonight. Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: "Listen, I wanted Aberdeen to win the Cup Winners' Cup, whenever it was. The much-loved pundit admitted he made a gaffe over the time difference, as he was up bright and breezy to give fans an update from Spain.

Before the Europa League final we look at lessons learned from the German club's win over West Ham in the previous round.

The encouraging thing for Eintracht is that they share the goals around; the worry for them is that they do not have enough ruthless finishers. Their speed makes them very effective on the break and they have shown during this run that they are capable of absorbing pressure. He had a role in Eintracht’s opening goal, was in the right place to tap home the winner after Djibril Sow’s shot was saved and was unlucky to see a deflected shot hit the woodwork during the final stages, so Rangers will need to keep a close eye on the 25-year-old. Wing-backs are crucial for a side using a back three and Eintracht’s are excellent. Borré dropping deep Eintracht’s Colombian forward Rafael Borré is a very clever player. Kamada’s creativity It will be crucial for Rangers to keep a close eye on Daichi Kamada in the final third.

Spanish police said they have arrested five Germans after Eintracht fans, many of whom were wearing balaclavas, began throwing flares at a large group of ...

One way or the other there’s going to be a set of fans were very upset when the match doesn’t go their way,’ he added. There is no suggestion the people pictured have caused any trouble 'When they saw police arrive, the German fans started to flee in the direction of Paseo Colon, assaulting Rangers supporters as they ran and clashing with police trying to stop the attack on the Rangers fans. Spanish police said they have arrested five Germans after Eintracht fans, many of whom were wearing balaclavas, scoured the streets of Seville before attacking Rangers fans Spanish police said they have arrested five Germans after Eintracht fans, many of whom were wearing balaclavas, began throwing flares at a large group of Rangers fans who were enjoying late-night drinks in Seville on Tuesday night Spanish police said they have arrested five Germans after Eintracht fans, many of whom were wearing balaclavas, began throwing flares at a large group of Rangers fans who were enjoying late-night drinks in Seville on Tuesday night.

The game of games is here as the Blue Sea of Ibrox descends on Spain in search of a first European trophy in 50 years.

The support of the fans gives us a huge boost above all in Europe. Being a fan and with everything the club has been through in recent years, it would be an amazing feat. Gio has come in and failed in the league, but the fact he’s been able to get them to a Europa League final gives him a huge amount of kudos. We're driving to Cardiff, getting a flight to Alicante, staying in Torremolinos, then getting a supporters' bus to the game,' she said. Okocha spent four memorable years at Frankfurt in the early nineties. I’m sure Steven Gerrard must be gutted that Rangers are in the final. He (Gio) might be thinking about getting the best team out there and I think Roofe would be part of that. They've shown themselves to be strong against Dortmund and FC Braga, so, for me, why can't they? Kemar Roofe is back in contention but there's a compelling case for Joe Aribo to lead the line. There was a great deal of the looking down their noses attitude towards Scottish football. Jimmy Bell has been a Rangers kit man for thirty years but died unexpectedly this season of a heart attack. We are not without a chance against Frankfurt, because we eliminated RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund before.

SEVILLE, SPAIN - MAY 17: Alfredo Morelos with Rangers fans in Seville ahead of the UEFA Europa League Final, on May 17, 2022, in Sevilla, Spain.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. But while he'll be supporting his teammates from the stands, he decided to head out and about in the city to meet punters as they enjoyed the atmosphere ahead of the game.

Rangers fans have descended on Seville ahead of the Europa League final against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan.

Included within that quartet is that epic night against RB Leipzig in the second leg of the semi-finals” Oliver Glasner has been in charge of Frankfurt for a year. They have just finished 11th in the 18-team Bundesliga and did not win any of their closing eight league matches, a run stretching back to mid-March. They drew their final game 2-2 away to Mainz on Sunday. They have been a different animal in Europe, however, with Real Betis, Barcelona and West Ham their three most recent conquests in reaching the final. A Ferran Torres goal cancelled out Ansgar Knuaff’s opener for Frankfurt and the German side had to see out a 1-1 home-leg draw with 10 men. Japanese midfielder Daichi Kamada is also a threat, having netted nine times, including in the away victory over West Ham. Serbian midfielder Filip Kostic, who joined from Hamburg four years ago, is also deemed a key man for Frankfurt. A 90th-minute goal in Germany took the tie into extra time but Frankfurt were saved from penalties by a last-minute own goal.

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Eintracht Frankfurt will aim to put the icing on the cake in their Europa League run by beating Rangers in tonight's final. The German side have made it all ...

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STEVEN GERRARD has sent Rangers a good luck message ahead of the Europa League final in Seville tonight.

STEVEN GERRARD has sent Rangers a good luck message ahead of the Europa League final in Seville tonight. Scotland’s First Minister has sent her best wishes to Rangers as the club prepare for the Europa League final in Seville. Steven Gerrard sends Rangers 'let's go' battle cry ahead of Europa League final

Rangers players will become heroes if they lift the Europa League trophy in Seville, Ibrox legend Mark Hateley said as he hailed the club's achievement in ...

“Whatever the result tonight, it has been a remarkable run for Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s team.” Hateley said: “It’s a great period for the football club at the moment, they have come from relatively zero to heroes very, very quickly over a period that has become a difficult period for them, coming back through the leagues.” “He’s taken that forward and that belief forward and turned us into finalists, and he’s done it in some style.”

RANGERS take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Europa League Final tonight and we've pulled together some of the best Fast Facts for the game here.

Rangers have used 27 players in their 16 Europa League games this season. The Light Blues, of course, beat Dinamo Moscow at the Camp Nou in 1972, thanks to two goals from Willie Johnston and one from Colin Stein. This will be the 64th of 65 competitive matches played by Rangers this season in all competitions and is the second most of any season, beaten only by the 68 matches played in the previous season in which the club reached a European final in season 2007/08.

Rangers fans soaked up the atmosphere on Tuesday night as they got their first chance to celebrate their team's achievements so far in Seville.

Mark Hately said getting to the final in Seville is 'up there with some of the greatest achievements of Scottish clubs'.

“Whatever the result tonight, it has been a remarkable run for Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s team.” Hateley said: “It’s a great period for the football club at the moment, they have come from relatively zero to heroes very, very quickly over a period that has become a difficult period for them, coming back through the leagues.” “He’s taken that forward and that belief forward and turned us into finalists, and he’s done it in some style.”

It's Europa League Final day in Spain as Rangers look to lift just their second European trophy in their history.

Real Betis wish Eintracht Frankfurt every success in the final of the UEFA Europa League!" I did my part in the group stage. I’m absolutely buzzing for the match.” It's a huge game in Spain and Rangers have the chance to create history for their club with a victory in Seville and it could be a sensational night. I’m sure they are very nervous at the moment, but I can’t wait to watch the game. Rangers captain James Tavernier insists the players will 'go to the death' in the Europa League Final as he issued a rallying cry to the whole club. Both teams deserve to be there. Seville is expecting 100k Rangers fans and Tavernier is excited for the game to kick off and believes the players have what it takes to see it through. “He then says he could get me one. It will be a massive game for Frankfurt because they only finished eleventh in the Bundesliga so this is the game they have to perform. The midfielder has been a bit part player this season with injuries keeping him out for a while but he'll be hoping to become just the fifth player to play in two European finals for Rangers tonight in the Europa League Final. The Ibrox outfit are in the Europa League final this evening and they face German side Eintracht Frankfurt at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium hoping to lift the silverware.

150000 football fans are expected to descend on Seville as Scottish giant Rangers seek their first European title in 50 years.

Prior to reaching the final this term, their best run since winning silverware in 1980 was in 2019 when they reached the semi-final of the Europa League before losing to Chelsea. Their only appearance in the European Cup final brought a 7-3 defeat against Real Madrid at Hampden in 1960. They have just finished 11th in the 18-team Bundesliga and did not win any of their closing eight league matches, a run stretching back to mid-March. They drew their final game 2-2 away to Mainz on Sunday. They have been a different animal in Europe, however, with Real Betis, Barcelona and West Ham their three most recent conquests in reaching the final. Rangers have received a major boost with news that Kemar Roofe has been passed fit for the final. We have to put in a good performance and make them proud.” Victory in Seville would also propel them into next season’s Champions League for the first time since the 2010-11 season.

Kemar Roofe is back in the squad for Rangers and starts on the bench, as does Aaron Ramsey. It's been a stunning run from the Scottish side, defying the odds to ...

“I can’t wait to watch the game. Ramsey one of those also on the bench. Frankfurt are looking for their second European trophy, having won the UEFA Cup back in 1980. They certainly won’t be short of support in the stands though. For Frankfurt, they have a UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1967 and a UEFA Cup in 1980 to their name. Rangers have been in five European finals and have won just one - the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1972.

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It’s the same Rangers XI from the semi-final second leg win over RB Leipzig at Ibrox, but the formation has been tweaked with John Lundstram deployed in midfield. Rangers players have completed their warm-up ahead of kick-off. McGregor makes a save low at the striker’s feet, the ball is only cleared to the edge of the box where a shot comes back in forcing McGregor into a good save. Terrific strike and a confidence boost for Rangers after a spell of Frankfurt dominance. The game has now stopped after John Lundstram caught Eintracht Frankfurt’s Sebastian Rode with a high boot leaving the defender with blood streaming from his head. A possible yellow or even red card shout, but not according to the referee, and VAR have also chosen not to intervene.

Supporters from both teams have flocked to the south of Spain and over 150,000 fans have arrived in the city ahead of tonight's match, in what is perhaps the ...

Knauff sends a dangerous ball into the back post where Kostic is waiting. The Scottish supporters have started off in full voice. 15 mins: Tavernier clips a cross into the middle which Rode deals with comfortably. Eintracht Frankfurt may have finished in the bottom half of the Bundesliga table this season but they too have punched above their weight by knocking out Barcelona and West Ham to reach their first European final in 42 years, and cannot be taken lightly. Follow live build-up and updates from the Europa League final in Seville as Rangers face Eintracht Frankfurt at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium. Rangers are aiming to win their first European trophy in 50 years and will believe they have nothing to fear after knocking out German opposition in Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig to reach this stage.

The Glasgow club are the first Scottish team to reach the final of a major European competition since Walter Smith's Rangers side lost 2-0 in the UEFA Cup ...

Manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men are on the brink of making history. The Europa League final will come just over a decade after Rangers entered administration, resulting in the club dropping down to the third division in Scottish football. The Europa League final comes just over a decade after Rangers entered administration, resulting in the club dropping down to the third division in Scottish football.

Having travelled so far and been backed by such numbers, Giovanni van Bronckhorst and his players found the door to sporting immortality slammed in their ...

But this rollercoaster was never going to end in such a straightforward fashion. By kick-off time the noise was coming up through its foundations. That meant Joe Aribo leading the line, flanked by Ryan Kent and Scott Wright. Deep breaths all round the order of the day as this contest hurtled into extra-time and on to a shoot-out. Rangers were being forced to go back to the well but by half-time it was van Bronckhorst’s job to establish how much was left at the bottom of it. A penalty miss by the man who was brought to the club to be the difference maker at the end of a penalty shoot-out will be the defining moment of Aaron Ramsey ’s short, unsatisfactory stay at Ibrox.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst was rueful after Rangers' dream of a first European trophy in 50 years ended by Eintracht Frankfurt.

Unfortunately for us, he didn’t make it.” “You do everything you can to win it and with penalties it’s a lottery and tonight we were not on the good [lucky] side.” We had the biggest game of the year tonight and Saturday we have to be ready, but we will do it. We had a good few of players who wanted to take a penalty and others who didn’t. “[Ramsey] had to go and [take one] and he is one of the first takers. We will be ready to finish with the trophy.” “It went all the way to penalties and it’s a big disappointment.

Supporters who were in Spain and fans back in Glasgow watch their team lose the final to Eintracht Frankfurt on penalties.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: You can't ask for more than what they did. Earlier, former Rangers captain John Greig, who led the team to victory in the European Cup Winners' Cup Final in Barcelona in 1972, urged fans travelling to Seville to be "ambassadors" and show the "absolute best" of the club. Fans who spoke to BBC Scotland as they left said they were proud of the team and their run in the Europa League. However, Rangers fans were able to watch the match on big screens at a second stadium in the north of the city. Up to 100,000 supporters of the Glasgow side and 50,000 Frankfurt fans travelled to the Spanish city for the match.

PENALTIES were the decider in Seville this evening as Rangers lost out in the UEFA Europa League final to Eintracht Frankfurt.

A ball into the box took a touch off Frankfurt defender Djibril Sow to send it into the path of Joe Aribo who was through on goal. Kemar Roofe made it 4-4 on penalties but Rafael Borré sealed the trophy for Frankfurt with their final spot-kick. Shortly after, Rangers were awarded a free-kick in a dangerous position to the left of the box after Ryan Kent was fouled. Scott Arfield was up third and fired a powerful penalty beyond Trapp with Daichi Kamada making it 3-3. Fashion Jr had an effort held by Trapp before Glen Kamara saw a shot blocked, while Kostic flashed a dangerous ball across the face of goal but thankfully for Rangers no one was able to get on the end of it for Frankfurt. The German side were the first to have a shot on goal in this game as Daichi Kamada drove into the box before getting a shot away but it was blocked by Allan McGregor. The clearance fell for Djibril Sow who curled the ball towards goal but it was held by the Rangers number one.

Rangers' Aaron Ramsey, a 117th-minute substitute, saw his spot-kick saved and Rafael Santos Borre netted to seal a 5-4 shoot-out win for the German side.

I have no words to express what I feel for the players." Not perfect, but it was the way a major European final should play out. Ramsey had been brought on as a substitute for the Glasgow team after 117 minutes of the game. Rangers were most recently in a final on the continent in 2008 when they lost 2-0 to Zenit St Petersburg in the UEFA Cup. The heat of Seville and the drama of the game sapped all of their energies. Ally McCoist, Richard Gough and Graeme Souness the list goes on - they all knew this could become a nightmare for the club if it descended into drunken violence like it did in Manchester the last time Rangers were in a major European final in 2008.

The Eintracht Frankfurt captain was caught on the top of the head by Rangers' John Lundstram early in the contest. Rode, 31, went down in serious pain and was ...

The nerve-wrecking action eventually went to penalty kicks and it was Borre who slotted home the winner after Aaron Ramsey - who had come on as a late sub in extra-time - had his spot-kick saved. Everything else doesn't matter." To his and his side's dismay Lundstram avoided any card as punishment but the German midfielder wasn't too fussed in the end as his side lifted the trophy at the end of a shattering evening for Gers.

Rangers lost in a shootout to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League final and the consequences were not lost on coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

I'm proud of every single one of the lads, the club and the fans," Tavernier said. Because we had to have challenges with injuries in a lot of games we played but we always give everything, today as well," he said. "No, it's not certain we will be on this level.

The Dutchman admitted spot kick fall guy Ramsey was introduced specifically for spot kicks as he looks to pick up his players for Hampden.

“We had a big chance at the end and it was a great save. “I lost the World Cup final - the biggest game there is - and it was a huge disappointment but you have to move on and we have a big game on Saturday and have to start all over again next season. “The mood is very down. Aaron was of course disappointed but he took responsibility. “If you play a final in Europe and lose then it will be hurt because you play a final and play everything you can to win it. “It was a really tight game that went all the way to penalties and we lost.

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties, Rafael Borré converting the decisive spot-kick, after the Europa League final had finished 1-1 following ...

The legs were heavy, the efforts tired but not spared, even if the fear of defeat weighed as heavy as the determination to win and the errors were accumulating, shots often taken too early. Then Kamada, alone in the area, lifted his shot over McGregor and on to the roof of the net, fists beating at the turf in frustration. But Eintracht did level when Kostic’s cross passed by four men in blue, Goldson the last one to see it go, just as Borré nipped in front of him at the near post to turn it into the net. He struck a clever shot onto the roof of the net from 20 yards and then went flying up the pitch from one area to the other only to pull wide on half an hour. Eintracht especially, at least to start with, Daichi Kamada taking a touch too many when the first opportunity dropped, eventually stopped by McGregor, and Djibril Sow unable to put away the follow up. Then a glorious 118th-minute chance for Ryan Kent would have won it only for Kevin Trapp to make an extraordinary save from close range, the follow-up from Steven Davis somehow deflecting over the bar.

Rangers players, management and fans will still be coming to terms with Wednesday night's Europa League final heartbreak.

That’s what is on offer for the Ibrox club. Due to the improving performances of Scottish clubs in Europe, helped massively by Rangers, Scotland now has two Champions League entrants. However, that spot, reserved for the Europa League winners, will be taken up by Eintracht Frankfurt.

All the reaction after the Ibrox giants gave their all but just fell short in Europa League odyssey.

Great effort in the Europa League from Rangers and the players have given their all. It’s disappointing that we took the lead and to concede a goal like that. With the amount of penalties they’ve been awarded this season I fancied them in the shootout mind. No abuse for Ramsey please, had the bottle to step up and take a huge penalty. Fans of both sides are weary as they make the journey home. I thought there really wasn't much in the game to be honest. I think he played really well today, he scored an important goal and in the end he was empty and we had to change him. It was quite a nervy game as you would expect when there's so much on the line. When you're out there at Hampden in front of a full house, you're on the touchline on your own. It was a fantastic effort to get there. You have to focus on what's best for the team. It wasn't a good penalty but the goalkeeper did well.

RANGERS were agonisingly close to lifting the Europa League trophy last night. With all the glory that comes with that triumph, there is also the mega ...

Should Rangers make it through this round, then they will face a play-off match over two legs for a straight shoot-out to make it into the groups. Some more positive news for Rangers it that because of their European exploits this season, they could be seeded for the qualification stages - which could of course significantly boost their chances of reaching the groups. However, while it won't be much consolation at the moment, Rangers still do have the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League next term.

Gio van Bronckhorst would have earned an automatic group stage spot if the trophy was brought back to Ibrox.

However, a Champions League groups stage place is set to be reallocated to Ukraine once this season’s winners of the competition are known. The champion of Denmark, currently set to be FC Copenhagen, are also set to be among the unseeded sides. Rangers’ superior coefficient means they will be among the seeded sides and will avoid Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv, who are also set to enter at this stage.

Cedric Kipre is reportedly attracting interest from Rangers ahead of some expected defensive departures at Ibrox this summer.

With Calvin Bassey, who produced a colossal performance for Rangers in last night's Europa League final defeat to Frankfurt, attracting interest from the English Premier League and fellow defender Connor Goldson out of contract, Kipre could be brought in to fill the void should they depart Ibrox this summer. They state the French-born centre-back and his representatives "have been in discussions with the West Brom hierarchy over the last couple of months and a parting of ways now seems likely." Birmingham Live report that the 25-year-old has "grown frustrated" by his lack of opportunities and Rangers could swoop, with the Ibrox club having tracked the Ivory Coast youth cap since he left Fir Park in 2018.

Kevin McLeod had almost completed the 235 mile drive to Manchester Airport when he realised the travel document was no longer in his special 'man bag'.

“As he drove home, utterly broken, I couldn’t let that be the end of the story. I was trying to keep him on the phone so he wasn’t too upset. “They were out there just as Kevin and the boys arrived but by that point, they knew there was nothing there. “I don’t think either of us got any sleep on Monday night or Tuesday morning. It hadn’t fallen down the side of the seat, nothing. “I told him not to panic and to go through his case, his man bag and to make sure everything was there.

James Tavernier on Europa League final defeat: Devastated is the word but Im also proud of every single one that is associated with Rangers.

"We want to be in these finals again. "We took the lead, you know, we conceded a goal which we should've done better on. "Just devastated at the way the game unfolded.