Frankfurt in the final in Seville: "All of Germany is unity

It crackles.

It's boiling.

It is hot.

Very hot even.

34 degrees in Seville, capital of Andalusia, capital of football - at least this week.

The final in the Europa League is beyond all dimensions.

Almost 150,000 fans from Scotland and Germany transform the city of 700,000 into a huge melting pot.

The grand finale shapes the cityscape.

Ralph Weitbrecht

sports editor.

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This Wednesday (9 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Europa League and on RTL) it will kick off – and there is good news from Eintracht.

Jesper Lindström attended the final training session.

The Danes are drawn back into the starting XI.

The nimble Scandinavian, recently unavailable due to a muscle injury, feels fit for the smash against Rangers.

Frankfurt versus Glasgow, tradition versus tradition.

A final as painted.

Completed with a message to the fans, sent in the afternoon by the team approaching Seville.

“This place should be a very special one for Eintracht Frankfurt.

We saw the beauty of this city and the hospitality of the Andalusians during our away game at Real Betis.

But we don't travel to Spain with holiday feelings.

We are aware of the great opportunity for the club and for all of us."

It goes on to say: “Against a big club and a strong Rangers FC team, we have to do everything we can to bring the trophy back to Frankfurt for the first time in 42 years.

We look forward to this final, which embodies everything that makes football unique.

The atmosphere in the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán will be gigantic.

We know that our greatest asset will be behind us.

Your support carried us to the final.

We know: you are here!

We feel your energy!

And we get what we all deserve together.

Enjoy the finale!”

Coach Oliver Glasner did everything as usual.

The last training session before the biggest game in the club's history for 42 years took place in Frankfurt as usual.

A model that has worked brilliantly in this extraordinary Europa League campaign.

Eintracht has remained undefeated in all twelve games so far.

Record.

Eintracht, where Tuta extended his contract on Tuesday until July 1, 2026, which Glasner rated as a "great sign for us" at the press conference in the final stadium, also want to play game number 13 successfully.

It would be the crowning glory.

Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt – this dream inspires everyone.

The team, the club, the city.

Yes, even the whole country.

"We sparked euphoria in Germany," said Glasner and goalkeeper Kevin Trapp in unison.

"The whole of Germany is a Eintracht fan."

Come to complete.

They did it under this motto at Eintracht 2018, when they hadn't managed to win the DFB Cup against Dortmund the year before.

But against Bayern.

The campaign at the time was crowned with success.

And again it says: come to accomplish.

With Jurgen.

For Jurgen.

This year.

It's a special year.

On March 10, Jürgen Grabowski, the tallest of all Eintracht players, died at the age of 77.

"If we win the trophy, we should dedicate it to Jürgen," says Karl-Heinz Körbel.

Of course, “loyal Charly”, the record player in the Bundesliga, is also there for the game in Seville.

Just like thousands of others who carry the eagle in their hearts.

Historic things can happen in Seville.

42 years after the UEFA Cup victory in a duel with Borussia Mönchengladbach, Eintracht wants to win the cup.

For the players it would be the pinnacle of their careers, for the coach too.

Glasner could become the second Austrian coach after the great Ernst Happel to win an international title.

Glasner can write history.

But he doesn't want to be fooled by it.

Full focus on the final.

In order to get on the right track on the "Road to Seville", Eintracht had to stretch.

Trapp remembers: "We scored a goal against Antwerp in the last second and won.

In Piraeus we scored the goal in the last second to secure the top spot in the group.

In the second leg against Betis Sevilla, we equalized in the 120th minute and made it into the quarter-finals.”

And then?

“Then this state of emergency in Barcelona.

And then the semi-final second leg at home against West Ham.” Trapp still seems flashed.

"It surpassed everything I've ever experienced in terms of atmosphere.

We absolutely deserved the final and want to make our big dream come true.”

The team stands for it.

Instead of Jens Petter Hauge, Lindstrom should sprint and spin from the start.

But that alone will not be enough.

Trapp knows that in addition to "football, our great strength is what kind of team spirit and spirit we have".

As in the 3-2 win in Barcelona and the 2-1 win in London, Eintracht will wear white.

CEO Axel Hellmann knows why: “We rocked Europe in white.

We are dubbed

.

We just have to play in white.” Djibril Sov says what everyone in the team feels.

"The heart has been beating for almost two weeks.

You can see that all over town.

Everyone is hot.” ​​Curtain up for a hot soccer final.

This year.

This Wednesday.