With a Europa League knockout stage featuring such giants of the European game as Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla and RB Leipzig, few would have expected a Rangers vs Eintracht Frankfurt final. However, here we are, with the pair having produced a series of extremely impressive displays on their way to the final of the famous trophy.
The last time Rangers were in such a final was in 2008, where they were beaten 2-0 in a poor final by Zenit St Petersburg in Manchester. Their sole European success remains the 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup and Giovanni van Bronckhorst will be keen to change this.
Frankfurt, meanwhile, remain one of the historically most recognisable teams in Germany and appear to be undergoing somewhat of a resurgence in recent years having reached the semi-finals of this competition in 2019. The side from the state of Hesse has enjoyed similar levels of European glory to Rangers, having won a single UEFA Cup in 1980.
They also have links to Glasgow, having played out one of the most iconic European Cup finals of all time, losing 7-3 to Real Madrid in front of 127,621 fans at Hampden Park in 1960. Head coach Oliver Glasner will feel as though his team are favourites ahead of the match but will certainly face stiff competition given the fighting spirit shown by Rangers on the journey to Seville.
Here is the lowdown of everything you need to know about Eintracht Frankfurt.
Who is manager Oliver Glasner?
Not one of Europe's coaching heavyweights, Oliver Glasner has only recently come to prominence in Germany having taken over at VFL Wolfsburg in 2019, qualifying the Wolves for the Europa League in 2020 before the Champions League in 2022.
He took over at Frankfurt last summer, struggling in the league, finishing 11th, but thriving in Europe. He has vast experience in Austrian football, making over 500 league appearances for SV Ried before beginning his coaching career as assistant at Red Bull Salzburg in 2012.
He then moved on to coach at former club Ried in 2014 before LASK Linz came calling after one season in 2015. It was there where he really made a name for himself, qualifying for the Champions League in 2019 before Wolfsburg came knocking for the 47-year-old.
Success on Wednesday night in Seville could well set the Austrian up for further high-profile roles in the game, with his stock on the rise. However, Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst will be hoping for a big result of his own to make up for a disappointing end to the Scottish title race.
Ahead of the game, Glasner has said that he didn't expect to be playing in a European final, telling Eintracht's club media: "I think we have had a lot of special moments. I could talk about every game. We had our great win in Barcelona and we won both games against a (English) Premier League team.
"The most special moment will be the Final. When we started, I didn't expect the end of this journey would be the Final.
"I now hope the trophy is the end. After a tough summer, we had a lot of new players, totally new staff.
"It took several months to find a common philosophy of playing.
"Compliment to the players, they work hard in every game and training session. They now have the reward of a final."
Who are Frankfurt's key players?
When the club reached the semi-finals of the competition in 2019, where they were eventually beaten by Chelsea, the club had a number of star names on their books. These were namely Sebastian Haller and Luka Jović, who were sold for a combined £100million that summer.
However, some players from that run still remain and chief among them is Serbian wide man Filip Kostic. The star has a wicked left-foot, one of the most dangerous in Europe, and James Tavernier may have to sacrifice some of his usual attacking prowess in order to contain the 29-year-old who has 12 assists in all competitions this season.
Also still at the club is Martin Hinteregger, although the club captain suffered a season-ending injury in the first-half of his side's semi-final second-leg vs West Ham. 20-year-old wing-back Ansgar Knauff has impressed in Europe this season, as has Japanese forward Daichi Kamada and the Rangers defence could well have their hands full with the tricky front man who has scored five Europa League goals this campaign.
Former PSG goalkeeper Kevin Trapp is another reliable part of the club's starting XI and will be hoping to add the Europa League to the multiple trophies he won in France.
What formation and tactics do they use?
While a 4-2-3-1 can occasionally be deployed, it is most often that the side will line-up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Knauff and Kostic deployed as wing-backs to great effect so far in Europe. A high proportion of their attacks come down the left-hand side of the pitch through Kostic, which can often leave space on the right for Knauff to exploit.
It will certainly be a tricky evening for Rangers' full-backs but if they can win their duels then there is certainly scope to attack their opponents through the middle of the pitch. This could well mean that Aaron Ramsey might be called upon for his ability to do just that, as well as for his big game experience.
