As he savoured his own team’s moment of history amid wild celebrations similar to those taking place 900 miles away at Ibrox, Eintracht Frankfurt president Peter Fischer summed up the Europa League Final.
“Now to the final against Glasgow,” he said: “Traditional team against traditional team. Tremendous!”
And Fischer encapsulated the feelings of many football fans as the teams who will contest UEFA’s second tier competition defied the odds to make it to the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on May 18.
Between them, Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt upset some of the continent’s powerhouses to restore faith that the paupers can still beat the princes in an era when the richest clubs tend to dominate.
Borussia Dortmund fell at the hands of the Ibrox side while the mighty Barcelona were stunned by the Germans in two of the biggest shocks of the competition.
The Bundesliga side then saw off West Ham United from the cash-rich English Premier League in the semi final.
Here, Record Sport looks at a formidable opponent that stands in the way of Rangers and a first European trophy for half a century.
Who are Eintracht Frankfurt?
Founded in 1899, the club is one of the founding German league members but have won the league title just once in 1959.
While they might lack a bulging trophy cabinet the club has been one of the most consistent in terms of number of years spent in the top flight.
In the Bundesliga era they have finished third on five occasions and came closest to winning the title in 1992 when they finished only a couple of points behind Stuttgart.
They currently sit eleventh in the Bundesliga which means a Europa League Final win is their best shot at qualification for Europe next season.
Eintracht Frankfurt is a club that has traditionally looked to play entertaining football and particularly in the 1960s when their swashbuckling style made them one of the best sides in Europe.
Their fans want to be entertained and another fine side was assembled in the 1990s when a certain Tony Yeboah was the star before his move to Leeds United.
The current crop aren’t too shabby either and the bookies make them favourites to lift the trophy in Seville.
How did they reach the final?
The Bundesliga side were undefeated in Europa League Group D, taking 12 points from six games to top the section.
Olympiakos, Fenerbahce and Royal Antwerp were all in their section which saw them win three and draw three.
That earned Frankfurt a place in the knockout stage and it’s there that they really made people stand up and take notice.
It was a Spanish double as they defeated Celtic’s group stage opponents Real Betis before an unforgettable 3-2 win in the Nou Camp - backed by a staggering 30,000 fans - in the quarter final following a 1-1 first leg home draw against Barcelona.
That set up a last four clash with David Moyes’s Hammers and a 2-1 win in London was followed up by a 1-0 victory in the return.
Manager - Oliver Glasner
It hasn’t been a bad first season in charge at the Waldstadion for the 47-year-old Austrian, leading Eintracht Frankfurt to their first European final for 42 years.
But he didn’t get off to the best start after succeeding Adi Hutter as the side suffered an embarrassing German Cup defeat to third tier SV Waldhof Mannheim in his very first game.
But Glasner has recovered and they have enjoyed a steady Bundesliga campaign while excelling in Europe.
He had a modest playing career with SV Ried but it was at LASK where he made his name as a manager.
Glasner led them into the Champions League which caught the attention of Werder Bremen where he spent two years and qualified for the Europa League before Frankfurt came calling.
Star man - Evan Ndicka
The French defender is attracting the attention of some of top clubs and has been linked with Manchester United as a potential replacement for Harry Maguire as well as Newcastle United.
Ndicka is a France Under-21 international who came through the youth ranks at Auxerre where he spent a season in the first team after making the first team breakthrough as a teenager before joining Eintracht Frankfurt.
The left-footed centre back has quickly established himself as a key player and at 6’ 4” is a huge presence in the rearguard.
European record
The Bundesliga side made an impressive start in continental competition, reaching the final of the 1960 European Cup (more on that later) on their debut.
But they had a 12-year absence from the European stage after that and their return ended in a disappointing UEFA Cup first round exit at the hands of Liverpool.
This will be their first final appearance since the 1980 UEFA Cup which also saw them win their only European trophy when they defeated German rivals Borussia Monchengladbach on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw.
They just missed out on a place in the Europa League Final three years ago after losing to Chelsea on penalties.
Previous meetings
The final will give Rangers their chance for some long-awaited revenge over the Germans for one of the biggest and most disappointing defeats in their history.
Scot Symon’s side were looking to reach the final of the 1960 European Cup which would have been extra special as it was taking place in Glasgow at Hampden Park.
But the Light Blues were thrashed 12-4 on aggregate by Eintracht Frankfurt - the biggest ever semi final winning margin - who went on to play their part in one of the greatest ever finals of the competition, losing 7-3 to the mighty Real Madrid in a Mount Florida epic.
