Europa League final 2022, Frankfurt vs Rangers: Date, time and where it's being played

Rangers will not get carried away despite being only one game from making history when they play Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League final on Wednesday, midfielder Aaron Ramsey said.

The Scottish club, who are in their first Europa League final since finishing runners-up in 2008, will be bidding to win a second European trophy 50 years after they claimed the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup.

"There's a lot of energy around the place," Ramsey said. "Just looking forward to it, you're one game away from making history.

"It's a great group, a very level-headed squad, so there are no issues about anybody getting carried away.

"It's obviously very difficult to reach this stage, you need a bit of luck along the way, but some of our performances have been brilliant. There is a lot of quality in this squad. I'm not surprised with what we've done and how we've gone about it."

Where is the Europa League final?

This year's final will be held at Sevilla's Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, which has a capacity of just over 42,000.

What time does the Europa League final kick-off?

The final takes place on Wednesday May 18 with kick-off at 8pm BST.

What TV channel is the Europa League final on?

BT Sport have rights to the Europa League final in the UK, so if you want to watch the game on television you will need to be a subscriber.

However, since 2015, BT has also shown the final free-to-air on YouTube and is expected to do so again this year. These broadcasts have attracted millions of viewers in the past.

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By Roddy Forsyth, in Seville

The impact of the Europa League was visited upon Joe Aribo rather more literally than he would have liked when RB Leipzig visited Ibrox for the second leg of their semi-final tie two weeks ago.

In first-half injury time, Aribo was part of the Rangers defensive wall at a Leipzig free-kick and was right in the line of a venomous delivery from Angelino that crashed into his face.

The midfielder hit the ground and was carried off. “For a second or two, I was unconscious, but I remember it all,” the 25-year-old from Camberwell, in London, said. “I was worried that it might be a concussion but the doc said I was fine. It wasn’t the worst outcome that could have happened. I came back out and sat in the stand, so it was OK.

“The atmosphere was crazy. The fans were with us the whole game and it was an amazing feeling. Even just being there in the stands and feeling it – it was mental.”

Aribo will have to expand that description considerably to incorporate the exodus of an estimated 100,000 Rangers supporters – only 9,500 of whom have tickets – who began to converge on Seville last week so that they could be in proximity to Wednesday night’s Europa League final against Eintracht Frankfurt, who will also bring a host of followers from Germany.

If Rangers should prevail, it will be a triumph for the flexibility imposed on manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst by the loss of key players. Alfredo Morelos was ruled out for the season after thigh surgery in March and Kemar Roofe, his understudy as striker, has not seen action since sustaining a knee injury in the Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Celtic at Hampden Park five weeks ago.

While Fashion Sakala is the most obvious stand-in if Roofe fails to make the final, Aribo is also likely to be deployed in attack, a consequence of the versatility he has demonstrated since arriving at Ibrox as a free agent from Charlton Athletic in 2019.

He has, in fact, played in every position except goalkeeper, right-back and centre-back and his physique and athletic power make him a viable proposition up front, even if he confesses – as a first choice in midfield – to being well short of mastery of the role. “That’s right. I’ve played just about every other position and the boys give me a bit of stick,” Aribo said. “First of all, I’m just happy to be out there, helping in whatever way I can. It’s different compared to playing in the midfield areas, of course, but I want to add goals into my game, so in that sense there is an easier chance to score.

“I’ve not really played that much up front. It’s one I’m still adapting to, but if it means I play in the next game then so be it. Ryan Kent just says to always move around. He is always on the go, always moving and always trying to anticipate where the ball is going to come.”

The Rangers assistant manager is Roy Makaay and the former Holland international striker is another touchstone for Aribo. “When I find out that I’m going to be playing up front, I speak a lot with Roy,” he said. “He tells me some movements to do. He knows that I’m strong and can battle with defenders and you can’t get a better guy to ask, when you think about his career. When you look at what he did, it just shows that I’m not in bad company and can learn from him.

“I’ve played 61 games this season and that’s testament to the staff here. Everyone, really. With the chefs, it’s about what I’m eating. The sports scientists help me with my recovery and keep me going. I’ve got to be thankful to them for everything they do.”

What happened in last year's final?

Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli was the penalty shootout hero as the Spanish side triumphed 11-10 on spot-kicks against Manchester United, after the match finished 1-1 after extra-time.

Latest winner odds

• Eintracht Frankfurt: 4/6

• Rangers: 11/10