The Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Seville plays host to the highly-anticipated Europa League final on Wednesday night, as Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers face off for a shot at continental glory.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side got the better of RB Leipzig in their semi-final to book their spot in a historic showpiece event, while their German counterparts dashed the West Ham United dream.

Rangers head into the clash having got the better of Hearts 3-1 in their Scottish Premiership battle at the weekend, while Frankfurt’s final Bundesliga game of the season saw them draw 2-2 with Mainz.

Not a single soul has faced Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League this term and come out on the winning side. Not Real Betis, not West Ham United, and not even Barcelona have been able to match the superiority of Oliver Glasner’s side in the 2021-22 tournament.

After ending the hopes of tournament favourites La Blaugrana, Frankfurt made their trip to the English capital worthwhile by claiming a 2-1 semi-final first-leg success over West Ham before completing a famous European endeavour at the Deutsche Bank Park.

With Aaron Cresswell made to take the walk of shame in the 16th minute and David Moyes soon made to follow suit, Rafael Borre’s third goal of the tournament sealed a 3-1 aggregate success over the Hammers and presented his side with a chance to end a 42-year-long drought in Europe.

Marching to glory in this season’s tournament – and sealing a spot in the Champions League in the process – would certainly make up for the disappointment of an 11th-placed finish in the Bundesliga, and their domestic season ended with a 2-2 draw versus Mainz 05 at the weekend.

Granted, Glasner did opt to make a wave of early substitutions with the trip to Seville in mind, and Frankfurt have successfully navigated 12 Europa League games without defeat this season en route to their third European final.

Only two sides have ever won the Europa League while remaining unbeaten in the process – Villarreal did so last year following Chelsea’s storming run to the crown three years ago – although Benfica and Inter Milan represent two sides who have finished as runners-up after going without defeat before the final.

It will not come as too much of a surprise to learn that Die Adler have scored in all 12 of their Europa League matches so far this term, and Spanish turf has been rather kind to the German club in recent months – just ask any supporter donning a Barcelona or Betis jersey.