Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Rangers

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Eintracht Frankfurt won the European trophy for the first time in 42 years after beating Rangers on penalties on Wednesday.

Eintracht were flawless in their execution, scoring all five of their goals. The game ended in a tie after 120 minutes.

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Eintracht played 13 matches in Europe and did not lose a single one. I don't have anything to say about what I feel for the players.

It was the last game of the season and everyone squeezed all they had out of it. It was a great compliment to the players.

Eintracht Frankfurt will return to the top European club competition for the first time since 1960, when they lost to Real Madrid in the final. The longest wait in the history of the competition is by the team that returned 62 years ago.

Joe Aribo struck against the run of play in the 57th minute to give Rangers the lead, charging clear after a string of defensive errors and sliding the ball past Trapp.

The Germans bounced back as Borre snuck in between two defenders to score in the 70th.

In his first season at the club, Glasner said the team's mentality carried them through the difficult season. Eintracht did not do well in the Bundesliga, finishing 11th, even though they did well in the Europa League.

We remained positive and it was only with that spirit that this was possible.

It was a deserved end for Eintracht captain Sebastian Rode.

There was so much at stake for us tonight and it was a very tough road. It was a great journey and we were rewarded.

The game went to a penalty shoot out where the superb technique and mental strength of Frankfurt won it.

In a stadium filled with Scots and Germans, Rangers received an early scare.

Daichi Kamada was able to weave his way deep into the penalty area, but Rangers keeper Allan McGregor was able to foil him and prevent him from scoring.

The Germans enjoyed the better of the early exchanges, but McGregor was soon back in action, doing well to tip an Ansgar Knauff effort wide as the Germans enjoyed the better of the early exchanges.

Rangers fired a warning when Aribo was given space to turn on the edge of the box, but his shot curled just wide of the far post.

The Scottish side ended the half looking more confident after Trapp palmed over a John Lundstram goal.

Rangers started brightly after the break and could have taken the lead when James Tavernier led a swift break down the right and the ball fell to Ryan Kent at the back of the box, but his hurried shot was sliced wide.

The Glasgow side grabbed the advantage minutes later when Brazilian defender Tuta slipped as he tried to reach a poor head back from Sow, leaving Aribo to slip the ball past Trapp.

Kamada should have done better when he ran onto a flick over the top from Sebastian Rode but lifted the ball over the bar.

The leveller came when Kostic was allowed to fire in a low cross from the left and Borre reacted quickest, sneaking in front of Calvin Bassey to steer the ball home.

Both sides wanted to win the game in the 90 minutes, but neither could stop the game from entering extra time.

After the change of scenery, Borna Barisic fired a long-range effort straight at Trapp and then Ajdin Hrustic drilled a shot just wide for Eintracht.

In the final minutes of the game, Kemar Roofe's ball across the box to Kent was superbly blocked by Trapp, but Rangers were the ones who went closest to winning the game.

The final went to penalties after Trapp kept out a free kick from Tavernier.

The quality of the spot kicks was outstanding with only one player fluffing his lines as Ramsey's soft effort was saved by Trapp after the first six shots had all found the net.

Borre kept his cool to set off the celebrations for the thousands of Germans in the stadium after he settled the contest.

There was fan violence outside the stadium before the match, with supporters from both clubs throwing chairs and tables at each other. The five German fans were taken into custody the night before. More than 150,000 fans came to the southern Spanish city, most of them without tickets for the final.