Form guide
Frankfurt
Form (all competitions, most recent first): DDWLWD
Where they stand: 11th in German Bundesliga
Rangers
Form (all competitions, most recent first): WWWWDL
Where they stand: Scottish Premier League runners-up, Scottish Cup final
Eintracht Frankfurt meet Rangers in the Uefa Europa League final at Seville's Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium on Wednesday 18 May live on SupeSport at 9pm CAT.
Uefa Cup winners in 1980, Frankfurt's passionate supporters have been a huge feature of the competition this season, not least for the 3-2 win at the Camp Nou that eliminated Barcelona. A meeting with Rangers will take them back to another famous European occasion: they scored six in both legs as they eliminated the 'Gers in the semifinals en route to losing the 1960 European Cup final 7-3 to Real Madrid.
Rangers have doubtless got over that defeat by now. The Glasgow side's greatest continental achievement to date was winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972: their only success in four major Uefa competition finals to date. Their most recent disappointment came in the 2007/08 Uefa Cup decider against Zenit, but Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side will be determined to take this opportunity.
Expert predictions
James Thorogood, Frankfurt reporter
The only side to have gone the entire Europa League campaign unbeaten, Eintracht Frankfurt are riding another wave of fan-driven euphoria. After their 2018/19 fairy tale was cut short in the semifinals, the 1980 Uefa Cup winners have another chance to claim a first European title in over 40 years and with it their first ever appearance in the Uefa Champions League next season. For many, Wednesday's final will be a once-in-a-career experience and it will be a battle of emotions as well as wills – but that tends to be when the Eagles are at their best.
Alex O'Henley, Rangers reporter
On the 50th anniversary of their team's European Cup Winners’ Cup success in Barcelona, Rangers supporters are understandably thinking their name might be on the cup this year. Having already taken care of two higher ranked Bundesliga sides in Dortmund and Leipzig, there is cautious optimism among players and fans that Spain could once again be the setting for a major European success.
View from the camps
Oliver Glasner, Frankfurt coach: "Slowly something is falling into place. What the team did [in the semifinal] was unbelievable. We said to the players: 'I don't know if you are the best players or if we are the best coaches. But we are exceptional as a group and together we can be the best.' It's the best thing when you can make so many people happy. For us, it’s all about this final."
Ansgar Knauff, Frankfurt forward: "The last six months have been a dream come true. So many emotions, such a great run into the European final and the matches I have experienced here. Just incredible."
Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Rangers manager: "I'm very proud of the achievement. Not many players can play European finals. It's not for every player. Once we're there, we need to do everything to win it. It's remarkable."
James Tavernier, Rangers defender: "We have got to fancy ourselves. We are in the final of the Europa League. You reach the final for a reason, so we're upbeat; we are full of confidence and we are going to give it absolutely everything we've got."
John Lundstram, Rangers midfielder: "We’ve been through so many ups and downs this season but to come through it and reach a Europa League final: wow."
Possible line-ups
Frankfurt: Trapp; Touré, Tuta, N'Dicka; Knauff, Sow, Rode, Kostic; Hauge, Kamada, Borré
Rangers: McGregor; Goldson, Lundstram, Bassey; Tavernier, Jack, Kamara, Barišic; Wright, Aribo, Kent.