Long before Seville, the two clubs met in the semi-finals of the 1959–60 European Cup (now the Champions League). This fixture produced one of the most staggering scorelines in semi-final history.
Both teams arrived as underdogs who defied expectations. Rangers had impressively dispatched German giants Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig on their way. Eintracht Frankfurt entered the final undefeated in the competition, famously knocking out Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Eintracht Frankfurt - Rangers
With the match tied 1-1 and ticking down to the final moments of extra time, Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp made a legendary, point-blank leg save against Ryan Kent to force a shootout. Long before Seville, the two clubs met in
Rangers hoped for a miracle at Ibrox, but the German attack was relentless. Frankfurt walked away with a 6-3 victory, completing a 12-4 aggregate demolition. Rangers hoped for a miracle at Ibrox, but
Frankfurt went on to play Real Madrid in the final at Hampden Park in Glasgow—widely considered one of the greatest football matches ever played—where they lost 7-3.
While the clubs are separated by hundreds of miles and do not play in the same domestic leagues, their paths have crossed at some of the most critical junctures in European football history.
The most defining modern chapter of this matchup occurred on May 18, 2022, in the UEFA Europa League Final at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville.