Rangers vs Eintracht Frankfurt LIVE: Europa League final result and reaction as Frankfurt win on penalties
Rangers 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt (Frankfurt win 5-4 on pens): Follow reaction from the Europa League final as Frankfurt beat Rangers in a shootout
Rangers suffered penalty shootout heartache in Seville as Eintracht Frankfurt came from behind to dramatically win the Europa League final.
Makeshift centre-forward Joe Aribo put the Rangers fans in dreamland when he slotted home following a slip in the German side’s defence in the 57th minute.
Frankfurt levelled 12 minutes later when Rafael Borre knocked the ball home from close range following a low cross.
Gers finished extra-time strongly and Ryan Kent was brilliantly denied at close range before Steven Davis had a shot cleared off the line, while James Tavernier had a free-kick saved in stoppage-time of the 1-1 draw.
Aaron Ramsey, a 117th-minute substitute, saw his spot-kick saved and Borre netted to seal a 5-4 shootout win.
Follow reaction from the Europa League final below:
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers
96 mins: What a challenge from Bassey!
It’s the Rangers defender who makes the error in the first place as he slips and allows Borre in on goal. But Bassey doesn’t give up on it and as the Frankfurt forward prepares to pull the trigger Bassey slides in to take the ball away from him.
Superb defending. Spared his own blushes.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers
95 mins: Not far away from Scott Arfield. Sakala bursts into the final third and lays it off to the fellow Rangers substitute. He takes a touch to compose himself and tries his luck from 25 yards out, sending the ball a couple of yards over the top.
You can almost feel the tension in the stadium.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers
93 mins: Toure fires a ball against Kent and then back off his own leg for a Rangers throw as the tired passing already shows at the start of extra time.
Frankfurt win the ball back and Hauge does well down the left to force a corner off Lundstram. Set-pieces could be crucial in this 30 minutes.
Rangers get this one clear.
ET: Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers
91 mins: Underway in extra time.
SUB! Scott Arfield is on for Glen Kamara at the start of extra time. I never thought I’d see the day when ex-Burnley midfielder Scott Arfield was playing in a European final.
But here we are.
FT: Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers
Full-time: That’s the final act of the 90. We are going to extra time in the 2022 Europa League final.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers
90+5 mins: Rangers have another throw-in. Barisic and Kent work it down the left and Barisic sends in a cross which Knauff hacks away.
Rangers finishing the game strongly but Frankfurt break! Kamada runs it clear and tries to find Kostic on the left who is in a footrace with Goldston. The Rangers centre-back gets there first to smash it away and Kostic leaves one on him for good measure.
That is probably that.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers
90+3 mins: Borre earns a foul from Bassey to stop the Rangers momentum in these final stages of the match.
It does look as though we may well get extra-time. I dread to think how tired these players will be after another 30 minutes.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers
90+1 mins: Lovely interchange from Kamara and Aribo but Kamara’s shot is blocked. it flies out to Barisic whose cross is blocked and Rangers have a throw.
The Scots sense a late goal.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers
90 mins: There’s going to be five minutes of stoppage time. Is someone going to steal it at the death?
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