Rangers suffer shootout heartache to Eintracht Frankfurt in Europa League final
Rangers faltered at their final Europa League hurdle with a cruel 5-4 penalty shootout defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in Seville.
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Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties to win UEFA Europa League
Europa League final and claim their first European trophy in 42 years. Eintracht keeper Kevin Trapp saved Aaron Ramsey's spot kick -- Rangers' fourth -- while Eintracht were flawless in their execution, scoring all five. The game had finished 1-1 after 120 minutes. As it happened: Eintracht Frankfurt vs RangersJoe Aribo had 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, unbeaten in the competition going into the final and eyeing their first European title since 1980, bounced back as Rafael Borre snuck in between two defenders to turn in a Filip Kostic cross in the 70th.
Eintracht beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties to lift Europa League title
SEVILLE, Spain : Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties on Wednesday to lift the Europa League title and win their first European trophy in 42 years.
Rangers lose Europa League final to Frankfurt as Aaron Ramsey misses in penalty shootout
Rangers were beaten by Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League final as Aaron Ramsey missed his penalty in a dramatic shootout.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers: Aaron Ramsey misses in shootout as Frankfurt win Europa League
Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers on penalties to win the Europa League in dramatic fashion on a tense night in Sevilla. After a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes and extra time, the game went to a shootout where Aaron Ramsey saw his effort saved by Kevin Trapp and Raphael Borre buried the decisive kick. Ad/> In a dull first half Frankfurt began the better, Jesper Lindstrom wasting a decent opportunity when a corner was cut back to him.
