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Eintracht beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties to lift Europa League title

May 18, 2022 Eintracht Frankfurt's Rafael Santos Borre celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning penalty in the shoot-out REUTERS

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties on Wednesday to lift the Europa League title and win their first European trophy in 42 years.

Eintracht keeper Kevin Trapp saved Aaron Ramsey's spot kick -- Rangers' fourth -- while Eintracht were flawless in their execution, scoring all five. The game had finished 1-1 after 120 minutes.

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