Eintracht Frankfurt’s 42-year wait for a European title has ended with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over Glasgow Rangers in the Europa League final. Goalkeeper Kevin Trapp came up with a big save at the end of extra time and another in the shoot-out on Wednesday night to help give Frankfurt the victory. The game had ended 1-1 after full time and extra time.
Colombian striker Rafael Borré, who scored a second-half equaliser for Frankfurt, converted the decisive penalty to clinch the club’s first European trophy since the 1980 UEFA Cup, a predecessor to the Europa League. The win also secures a first appearance in the Champions League next season for Frankfurt.“It feels incredible,” Trapp said. “I’m trying to catch my breath still. For us, for Frankfurt, for the region. For the whole of Germany, I think it’s a wonderful thing. To be able to give back to our fans this way is so special.”
Trapp, a former Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper, made a key save in the final minutes of extra time by stretching out a leg to stop a close-range shot by Ryan Kent. The veteran goalkeeper used his left leg to stop Aaron Ramsey’s penalty in the shoot-out, setting off huge celebrations by Frankfurt’s “white wall” of fans behind the opposite goal in the Sanchez Pizjuan stadium, Seville.
There were also wild celebrations back in Germany as Frankfurt fans packed the club’s stadium to watch a telecast of the final.
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