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 3-3 Rangers (penalties)
Kamada is next for Frankfurt. McGregor goes the right way but gets nowhere nears it because Kamada leathers it in off the post!
Incredible penalties so far.
Eintracht Frankfurt 2-3 Rangers (penalties)
Substitute Scott Arfield up next. Trapp goes the right way but it’s right in the top corner from the Rangers man!
Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 Rangers (penalties)
Hrustic steps up for Frankfurt and sends McGregor the wrong way with a cool penalty into the bottom corner.
No one has blinked yet after two each.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 Rangers (penalties)
Steven Davis is next for Rangers. He puts it right into the top corner!
Wonderful penalty.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers (penalties)
Lenz is the first taker for Frankfurt and he sends McGregor the wrong way. Confident penalty into the side-netting.
All square.
Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1 Rangers (penalties)
Tavernier steps up first and puts it down the middle as Trapp dives to his left. Perfect start for Rangers.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers
The referee is really dragging this out. He has been talking to the two captains and two managers for some time.
Eventually the coin toss is conducted and the shootout will be at the Rangers end.
Rangers will also take first.
Here we go.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers
There’s a few discussions going on among Van Bronckhorst, the Rangers players and the Rangers staff. They all look a bit unsure who is taking the kicks - in particular John Lundstram.
Not really what you want to see before a shootout.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers
Here is that astonishing end to the game. How have Rangers not won it at the death?
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