Administration, liquidation and relegation all blighted a damaged club in 2012 however if the Rangers recuperation became whole once they gained the Scottish Premiership once more ultimate season, a final in Seville now gives them a shot at European glory too.
"We're one recreation far from making records," Rangers midfielder Aaron Ramsey said on Monday as the squad departed for Spain, the very last leg of a journey that began 8 months ago in defeat and unhappiness.
With the hazard to play in the Champions League on the lower back of prevailing the Scottish identify, Rangers as an alternative misplaced to Malmo in the third qualifying round, a end result that installation a play-off to reach the Europa League with Alashkert from Armenia.
There were more prestigious fighters to come back as Rangers, below Giovanni van Bronckhorst from November after Steven Gerrard left for Aston Villa, defeated Borussia Dortmund, Red Star Belgrade, Braga and Leipzig inside the knock-out rounds to reach their first European final in 14 years.
A victory might earn the membership its first cup at the continent because Rangers beat Dynamo Moscow three-2 in Barcelona to raise the Cup Winners' Cup in 1972.
"This is a hazard for them to be in the records books of this membership and virtually get an historic win," unhappy Van Bronckhorst.
"Then the memories they may inform in years yet to come could be the equal testimonies that the players from 1972 tell to my gamers.
"I've stated it earlier than you have to dream of some thing to sincerely obtain it. You can paintings difficult and virtually give the entirety to gain your goal and that is beautiful."
Frankfurt will start the healthy as favourites after already knocking out Real Betis, Barcelona and West Ham to raise an otherwise underwhelming campaign that noticed the team end eleventh within the Bundesliga.
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