Europa League final comment and prediction, 02h00 on May 19: Frankfurt vs Rangers

Will Kostic help Frankfurt crown?

Tonight, Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers will face each other at Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in the final of the UEFA Europa League 2021/22. Compared to last season when MU and Villarreal played in the final, this year the two representatives competing for the championship are not as bright.

But the past journey shows that they are completely worthy of participating in the battle for the throne. Frankfurt beat West Ham 3-1 in the semi-finals. Both matches went and returned, they defeated the opponent. Before that, this team also defeated the No. 1 candidate, Barca right at the Nou Camp.

It was a match that has so far left an echo of Frankfurt’s bravery and resilience. Therefore, they can completely make history if they put all their energy into tonight’s match. This is certain because before that, Frankfurt had let go of the Bundesliga.

The focus of this club for the Europa League is so obvious that they “do not bother” to win the domestic tournament. After knowing that the goal is over, Frankfurt goes out to the field to score the opponent. It is no coincidence that they are the club with the 3rd longest winless streak in the Bundesliga at the moment (9), only behind the two clubs that have been relegated, Bielefeld and Furth.

That decline made Frankfurt from 7th to 11th in the Bundesliga. Since March until now, Frankfurt has only won 3 matches and those are the 3 victories that brought them to the Europa League final, while the domestic front was completely drawn and lost. It can be understood how this club puts all its efforts in the European arena.

In the past 3 months, Frankfurt only found victory in the Europa League

On the contrary, Rangers have to brace themselves for the ambition of a treble. The Scottish club lost to Celtic in the national championship race. But they still have the Europa League and only two days later is the Scottish FA Cup final.

Still knowing the Europa League will be the top priority, but it is difficult to say that Rangers will enter the match at Sanchez Pijzuan with the same mindset, focus and fitness as Frankfurt.

In terms of performance, of course Rangers is superior, because they still have to try to conquer the title in all arenas, so they have to win the best results. Rangers beat RB Leipzig 3-2 on aggregate in the semi-finals. They are unbeaten in the last 5 matches in all competitions (won 4, drew 1).

More broadly, the Scottish representative is unbeaten in the last 9/10 matches in all fronts. In the C2 Cup, Rangers played stably when they did not lose in the last 9/12 matches.

In stark contrast, Frankfurt entered the Europa League final with a period of 2 months, winning only 3 matches, the rest drew 6 and lost 4. But as mentioned, Frankfurt knows when to exert strength, when to let go. cancel. The moderate competition in recent times has helped the German club maintain the optimal force for the Europa League final.

Tonight, they only missed 2 unimportant players, Ramaj, Hinteregger, while Rangers lacked 3 key positions, Ianis Hagi (son of the legendary George Hagi), Helander and especially Morelos, who averaged 15 goals/season in 4 seasons at Rangers. Rangers attack will be greatly affected by these absences.

The disparity is appearing between Frankfurt and Rangers, in terms of fitness, squad quality and force situation. Not to mention Frankfurt is very charming when it comes to Scottish teams with 3 wins and 1 draw in 4 confrontations.

So, believe that Frankfurt will take advantage of it to have the first time in 42 years crowned in the C2/Europa League Cup.

Prediction: Frankfurt 2-1 Rangers

Probable teams

Frankfurt: Trapp, Tuta, Hasebe, Ilsanker, Da Costa, Hrustic, Barkok, Lenz, Hauge, Lammers; Paciencia.

Rangers: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldson, Bassey, Barisic, Jack, Lundstram, Kamara, Kent, Sakala, Aribo.