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The Champions League is as good as football gets, maybe as good as it has ever been. But if you want charm, romance, great stories and a refreshing lack of entitlement, the Europa League is where it’s at. Last year, Villarreal won the first major honour in their 98-year history by beating Manchester United in the final. And on 18 May in Seville, the spiritual home of the Europa League, one of West Ham,Whoever wins, it’ll be a great story.
In Britain, Eintracht Frankfurt are best known as Real Madrid’s dance partners in the legendary European Cup final of 1960. As that was 62 years ago, we should maybe provide an update on their progress. Of late they have been an upper mid-table Bundesliga side, though they came fifth last season - their highest finish since the Yeboah years* in the early 1990s - which is why they are competing in this thing of ours.
Frankfurt’s last final was in 1979-80, when they beat Borussia Monchengladbach on away goals to win the old Uefa Cup. They reached the semi-finals of this competition three years ago, losing on penalties to the eventual winners Chelsea. Luka Jovic was their star then, though he has since disappeared into the Black Hole de Bernabeu.
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