They played undefeated in all games that could be played in the Europa League. They got a deserved spot in the finals. They got massive-massive support from their travelling fans. They scored the first goal in the finals. Got a favourable side of the pitch in the penalty shootout. Scored the first penalty in the penalty shootout.
BUT, they lost the most important part of the whole ordeal. The Europa League is in the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt after 5 penalties were played by both sides.
Oh, my world!
You know what?
This game once again proves that European finals can always come with twists and turns. It is always thrilling regardless of the team that gets to the final.
To be fair, I didn't know today is the day for Europa League's final until 5 hours before kickoff. Even when I got the information, I didn't feel the drive to watch the game. After all, it's Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt.
No disrespect to any of these teams but you and I know that a Rangers vs Eintracht Frankfurt final and a Barcelona vs Man United final is not comparable. The difference is like day and night. Nonetheless, these guys earned that spot and they pushed each other, punch for punch until everything got to penalties.
I won't say anything about the first 45 minutes, 2nd 45 minutes, first 15 minutes of extra time or the last 15 minutes of the extra time.
Why? Because I didn't watch any of that.
It was through one of those Twitter notifications that I got to realise that this game was heading to a penalty shootout. The thought of this season's Europa League being decided by a penalty shootout whetted my appetite. Despite missing the 120 minutes of normal and extra game time, I knew for sure that I won't be missing this penalty shootout.
I jumped onboard
10 penalties were played, and 10 were on target but sadly for Aaron Ramsey (former Arsenal man who is currently playing at Rangers), he couldn't convert his penalty. Kevin Trapp covered the post well and was able to deny Ramsey a goalscoring opportunity.
Oh, my world! The worst part of this miss for Ramsey is that he was subbed on by the 117th minute for the sake of penalty shootout. The young man will be gutted for that miss.
The fans were dejected. I also noticed a boy of 9 or 10 years old shedding tears in the stands. That's the kinda emotion you get when your hope of celebrating a win gets shattered. It's a sad one for Rangers and their supporters.
Congratulations to Eintracht Frankfurt for winning this one. Congratulations also to Rangers for fighting hard till the end.
We now look forward to UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Liverpool Fc.
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The same way Kepa joined us at almost 120 but still didn't do his job at Carabao cup
The plot twist is always real
Hahah... I didn't even care about this match but immediately I noticed it was time for penalty, I jumped in immediately. Haha.
I wouldn't want UCL to get this stressful. Let's just win from the first 45 minutes
It's almost here
I am not supporting anybody 😂
I really wished rangers won and we still have the UEFA conference league ahead before UCL.
Lol... Brother. Those UEFA conference league people should go and relax 😂😂😂. Haha.
All eyes on UCL
anything can happen at the last moments just as the rangers lost at the last minutes , it happens in everyday life
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Yeah. It's a lesson and I'm sure they learned a thing or two from it
Yeah 👍
Your passion for the game and your team spirit shines through. I sounds like you’re a true fan. 🤗❤️💕
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Haha.. I'm indeed a true fan and I enjoy every part of the game
I would have liked Rangers to win but fortune was not on their side, curious that the only penalty missed was the one taken by the most experienced player.
Haha... A big surprise, that is. He came in by the 117th minute just for the sake of penalities but he ended up losing it. That's some messed up stat for him
Rangers played a great tournament
No doubt about that
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I wanted rangers to win , they did all they could but then people like Ramsey just had to stop that.
It was really painful.
The match was with a lot of save from both keepers till the penalty shoot out.
Well it is what it is.
That football
Exactly Bro. That is football. Even in the last minute of extra time, Rangers almost got a win but Frankfurt's keeper stopped the shot.
It's a pity this didn't go Rangers way. It's still a fair play to Frankfurt because they deserve everything they got.
It's a nerve of steel and he bottled it. It's one of those things and he would be the one to bear the burden of denying his side. The best player can lose and I've never been a fan of bringing a player in just to play penalty. It didn't work for England at the World Cup either nor West Ham this season against Manchester United.
It also didn't work for Chelsea when they did it with a goalkeeper. There have been many instances where such substitution becomes the scapegoat in missed penalties.
Rangers pushed on and we can easily look at them and say they deserve a win. Sadly, they couldn't secure the win. This one goes to Frankfurt
Exactly. I don't fancy it either because they put such a player under unnecessary pressure. Frankfurt got their win and here they come in the Champions League too.
@tengolotodo is this why you were in a bad mood? 😂
Kene...you make me want to dash you money with this passion of yours. So contagious!🤣
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Lol... I can imagine what my guy went through. We also lost an European final back in 2018. It was nerve-racking ordeal. Hehe.
Just made me laugh harder😂
not a bad mood, there is no such thing, just not as good a good mood as normal
Sorry sorry😂
Hehe accepted 🙂
Frankfurt deserve the trophy, they never had it easy from the around sixteen to the finals, beating Real Betis, Barcelona and West Ham, they played real football and falter against these teams, to me they have my respect(funny enough I am a Barcelona fan😂) looking forward to seeing them play in the UCL next season.
Hahah... They really had a good one against Barca, to the surprise of many people. Barca this season is just not the usual Barcelona we know. The good thing though is that they have a fresh squad and after pre-season session, I see them bouncing back to challenging for trophies in Spain and Europe.
Fair play to Frankfurt. Those guys deserve every congratulations that is coming their way.
I would not miss a full stop or comma for anything. Even though it is soccer and I don't know much about it. This was still fun to read. Kene, I need you on discord.
Lol... Miss invisible. I'm always accessible on discord as far as you won't drop a text and fly away till 6 months interval.
Haha! I see what you are doing right here.