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On Wednesday evening at the dry Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, the culmination of this season's Europa League took place - the final between Glasgow's "Rangers" and Frankfurt's "Eintracht". The final needed extra time and an 11-meter penalty shootout, which was won 5:4 by the "Eintracht" players, triumphing in the Europa League.
⏰ RESULT ⏰ Frankfurt are Europa League champions! 🥳🏆🦅 The Eagles win on penalties as Trapp saves Ramsay spot kick in Seville to seal 5-4 shoot-out victory 👏 #UELfinal - #UELfinal (@EuropaLeague) May 18, 2022
In the crucial penalty shootout, Aaron Ramsey of Glasgow missed, and the hero of the Frankfurt team was R. Santos Borre, who also scored during the match. The main time ended with a score of 1:1. In the 57th minute, after a mistake by the opponents, Joe Aribo ran towards the goalkeeper and scored, giving the advantage to the "Rangers" team. In the 69th minute, Rafael Santos Borre equalized the score after a pass from Filip Kostic. The "Eintracht" players held most of the initiative during the match, but did not make use of their advantage.
Pain for Ramsey. pic.twitter.com/Em861d52t2 - ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 18, 2022
During extra time, there were no goals, but at the end of the additional 30 minutes, Kevin Trapp, the goalkeeper of "Eintracht", fantastically saved a shot from Ryan Kent, extending the match to an 11-meter penalty shootout. This was the second European trophy in the history of the Frankfurt team. The "Rangers" suffered their second defeat in the Europa League final in 14 years. 14 years ago, the Glasgow club lost in the final to the "Zenit" team, and the following season they were eliminated from the Champions League qualifiers when they lost to FBK Kaunas. This victory opened the way for the "Eintracht" team to the UEFA Champions League.
