GIOVANNI van Bronckhorst last night praised Aaron Ramsey for having the bravery to take a penalty kick in the shoot-out that decided the Europa League final in Seville following Rangers’ agonising defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.
JOHN Lundstram confessed the entire Rangers squad is “heartbroken” afterbeing denied victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League final in Seville by a “world-class” Kevin Trapp save.
THIS excruciating penalty shoot-out defeat wasn’t how Rangers’ exhilarating Europa League campaign deserved to end.
SEBASTIAN Rode, the Eintracht Frankfurt captain, was only too happy to oblige yesterday when a non-German-speaking Scottish journalist asked if he would be able to answer some questions in English ahead of the Europa League final.
EINTRACHT Frankfurt are, very much like their opponents Rangers, unexpected Europa League finalists.
BORUSSIA Dortmund allowed Ansgar Knauff to go out on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt back in January because they did not feel the young winger would be involved in their quest to win the Europa League this season.
WITH the mercury set to rise above 40 here in Seville in the coming days, it made sense to ask Giovanni van Bronckhorst about Rangers’ ability to cope with the conditions the Europa League final will be played in last night.
EINTRACHT Frankfurt striker Rafael Santos Borre has admitted he will draw on his experiences of playing for River Plate in the famous Copa Libertadores final against Boca Juniors in the Europa League decider against Rangers tomorrow night.
IT is fair to say that Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has been an important influence, something of a mentor even, for Ajdin Hrustic during his football career.
LONG-SERVING Eintracht Frankfurt right back Timothy Chandler believes he can see numerous similarities between the German outfit and their Scottish rivals Rangers both on and off the park - and admitted he expects the Europa League final to be closely contested.
