2022 UEFA Europa League final

2022 UEFA Europa League final
Match programme cover
Event2021–22 UEFA Europa League
Eintracht Frankfurt Rangers
Germany Scotland
1 1
After extra time
Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–4 on penalties
Date18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)
VenueRamón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville
Man of the MatchKevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)[1]
RefereeSlavko Vinčić (Slovenia)[2]
Attendance38,842[3]
WeatherPartly cloudy night
31 °C (88 °F)
32% humidity[4]
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The 2022 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, the 51st season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 13th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was played at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville, Spain, on 18 May 2022,[5] between German club Eintracht Frankfurt and Scottish club Rangers.

The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. However, due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final, the final hosts were shifted back a year, with Budapest instead hosting the 2023 final.[6]

Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 5–4 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, for their second UEFA Cup/Europa League title after 1980.[7][8] Frankfurt became the first German side since Schalke 04 in 1997 to win the competition. As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, in the 2022 UEFA Super Cup, and qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage.[9]

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  9. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Rangers (AET, Frankfurt win 5–4 on pens)". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.