Who are Eintracht Frankfurt? Rangers face European throwback in Seville final for the traditionalists

As he savoured his own team’s moment of history amid wild celebrations similar to those taking place 900 miles away at Ibrox, Eintracht Frankfurt president Peter Fischer summed up the Europa League Final.

“Now to the final against Glasgow,” he said: “Traditional team against traditional team. Tremendous!”

And Fischer encapsulated the feelings of many football fans as the teams who will contest UEFA’s second tier competition defied the odds to make it to the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on May 18.

Between them, Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt upset some of the continent’s powerhouses to restore faith that the paupers can still beat the princes in an era when the richest clubs tend to dominate.

Borussia Dortmund fell at the hands of the Ibrox side while the mighty Barcelona were stunned by the Germans in two of the biggest shocks of the competition.

The Bundesliga side then saw off West Ham United from the cash-rich English Premier League in the semi final.

Here, Record Sport looks at a formidable opponent that stands in the way of Rangers and a first European trophy for half a century.

Founded in 1899, the club is one of the founding German league members but have won the league title just once in 1959.

While they might lack a bulging trophy cabinet the club has been one of the most consistent in terms of number of years spent in the top flight.

In the Bundesliga era they have finished third on five occasions and came closest to winning the title in 1992 when they finished only a couple of points behind Stuttgart.

They currently sit eleventh in the Bundesliga which means a Europa League Final win is their best shot at qualification for Europe next season.

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