The following statistic came out of the match between Frankfurt and Rangers in the Europa League final which ended with Frankfurt winning on penalties:
Frankfurt and Rangers were the 17th and 18th teams to participate in the Europa League final. They also became the first finalists from Germany and Scotland respectively.
– This is the first time a team outside of Spain or England has won the Europa League since Porto beat Braga in 2010/11.
Frankfurt became the first Bundesliga club to win the UEFA Cup/Europa League since Schalke 04 beat Inter on penalties in 1997.
– Rangers’ Joe Aribo is the only player to have made all 15 Europa League appearances this season (13 appearances, two subs).
Frankfurt have scored at least one goal in each of their 13 Europa League matches this season.
– This was the ninth UEFA Cup/Europa League final to feature extra time since the final was changed to a singles match in 1998.
Frankfurt will play in the Champions League for the first time next season. The last time he participated in the highest European championship in the 1959/60 season, when he reached the final of the European Cup.
– Frankfurt finished unbeaten this season (Win 7, Draw 6) and became only the third team to go unbeaten after Chelsea in 2018/19 and Villarreal last season.
To see the highlights of the match, click here.
Translated by Bernard Al Tayyar
Translated by Bernard Al Tayyar
Source: El Iktisad