Eintracht Frankfurt Germany won the Europa League for the second time in its history, after defeating Rangers on penalties in the final match (5-4). The match went into extra time after the end of regulation time with a 1–1 draw, before going to penalty kicks after the two teams failed to score. Rangers were the first to score through striker Joey Aribo in the 57th minute after taking advantage of a defender’s fall, heading towards goal before flicking the ball into the net with his left foot. Frankfurt waited just 12 minutes to equalize through striker Rafael Buri, who sent Kostic’s cross into the net. Frankfurt was crowned for its second continental title after the first in the same competition in 1980 (under the name of the Federation Cup).
Rangers qualified for the final after defeating the German team RB Leipzig in the semi-finals, while the Frankfurt team qualified for the final after defeating West Ham United