Writer predictions

MATTHEW LINDSAY Chief football writer Eintracht Frankfurt 2 Rangers 3

Rangers have had the X Factor in the Europa League this season – and I think they are more than capable of lifting the cup. Eintracht have been brilliant and have shown they can compete and win against top teams. But Giovanni van Bronckhorst has masterminded famous victories over Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig and will know what has to be done to complete a German hat-trick. If Scott Wright starts up front he will need to have the game of his life.

CHRIS JACK Eintracht Frankfurt 1 Rangers 2

In the season that Rangers celebrated their 150th anniversary and remembered the heroes of Barcelona 50 years on, there would be no more fitting a success than lifting the cup in Seville. Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side have earned their shot at the silverware the hard way and that character will be key against Bundesliga opposition once again. But Rangers have the quality and the tactical nous to emerge victorious. The stage is set and new legends could be crowned tonight.

KENNETH WARD Eintracht Frankfurt 1 Rangers 2

Having seen off Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig over two legs already, both of whom are higher-placed than Eintracht Frankfurt, it is hard to see past a European triumph for Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side. Eintracht have themselves dumped out Barcelona and West Ham en route to Seville, so it remains a huge challenge for the Ibrox outfit, but I fancy them to edge a one-off clash in Spain.

JAMES CAIRNEY Eintracht Frankfurt 1 Rangers 1 (Frankfurt win on penalties)

I am expecting a tight contest in Seville and can’t see either side keeping a clean sheet but I fear a painful ending for Rangers supporters. The raucous stands at

Ibrox will not be a factor tonight and Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men will miss the voracious backing. I think they will get as close as they possibly can without lifting the cup and will push Frankfurt all the way, but it has been a long time since the team took part in a shoot-out and that could prove costly.

AIDAN SMITH Eintracht Frankfurt 1 Rangers 2

They went so close in 2008, but the whole build-up to this showdown in Seville has a winning feeling to it. Rangers have been underdogs in just about every one of their knockout games and that is why I expect them to go all the way. The injury blows of Alfredo Morelos and Kemar Roofe were real worries at the time, but Rangers have proved

they can cope without their two main attacking threats. Team spirit has been key throughout this European journey, and it will be again in Spain. Let’s just hope Rangers can cap off a wonderful run to pen a famous night into the Scottish football history books.

DAVID IRVINE Eintracht Frankfurt 1 Rangers 2

This is the best opportunity Rangers will have to seize Europa League glory, and I think they will take it. There is no doubt Frankfurt are worthy opponents but they are, on league form, the third best German team Rangers have faced in the competition. Rangers have been quick starters on major European nights this season and I expect it will be a similar story in Seville. Giovanni van Bronckhorst has enough in his squad to hold on to write their names in the history books.

EWAN PATON Eintracht Frankfurt 1 Rangers 3

While the Ibrox club may be slight underdogs for the final, I see no reason why they cannot come out of the blocks strong to blow their Bundesliga foes away. They have done similar to Borussia Dortmund, Braga and RB Leipzig in their previous knockout ties. The Germans will of course be difficult opponents, but this trophy just seems to have Rangers’ name on it.