Eintracht Frankfurt train for Europa League final as Seville on high alert - in pictures

German side and Rangers to battle for title on Wednesday in Spanish city, with more than 100,000 fans expected to arrive

Kevin Trapp and Daichi Kamada of Eintracht Frankfurt during a training session at Deutsche Bank Park on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Eintracht Frankfurt will face Rangers in the Europa League final on Wednesday. Getty

Aymen Barkok of Eintracht Frankfurt during a training session at Deutsche Bank Park in Germany. Getty

Danny da Costa of Eintracht Frankfurt controls the ball training on Tuesday. Getty

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - MAY 17: Evan Ndicka of Eintracht Frankfurt heads the ball during a Eintracht Frankfurt Training Session at Deutsche Bank Park on May 17, 2022 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Eintracht Frankfurt will face Rangers FC in the UEFA Europa League final on May 18, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Scheuber / Getty Images)

Kristijan Jakic and Rafael Santos Borre of Eintracht Frankfurt battle for the ball during training. Getty

Eintracht Frankfurt players listen to coach Oliver Glasner. Getty

Oliver Glasner, manager of Eintracht Frankfurt, gives instructions to his players during training. Getty

Filip Kostic of Eintracht Frankfurt controls the ball during training. Getty

Kevin Trapp trains on Tuesday for the Europa League final. Getty

Christopher Lenz and Ragnar Ache of Eintracht Frankfurt arrive for training. Getty

Evan Ndicka of Eintracht Frankfurt arrives for training. Getty

Daichi Kamada of Eintracht Frankfurt arrives for training on Tuesday. Getty

The Europa League final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers will have as much focus off the pitch as it will on it with more than 5,000 police officers and security personnel on high alert in Seville for the match on Wednesday.

Local authorities expect around 100,000 Scottish and German fans to turn up in the city, with the majority arriving without tickets for the game. The two finalists have been allocated only 10,000 tickets each for the final at the 42,000-capacity Pizjuan Stadium, which has raised anxiety levels.

Streets are being closed, barriers are being erected around monuments and security has been heightened in subway stations and at the city’s main squares.

Eintracht Frankfurt are aiming to end their 42-year barren run in Europe, having won the Europa League when it was then the Uefa Cup in 1980.

Victory will also guarantee the winners an automatic spot in the group stage of next season’s Champions League.

“For Eintracht, for the fans, for the club, for the players, [winning again after 42 years] would be the most important thing ever,” Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner said. “It has extraordinary significance, great significance, and that’s why we’re going to try our best so that we come home with the trophy and spend one or two nights celebrating with our fans.”

Rangers, beaten in the 2008 Europa League final by Zenit St Petersburg, are hoping to win their first European silverware in 50 years following their success in the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup in 1972.

Frankfurt players were busy during training on Tuesday, hoping to replicate their fine run this campaign one more time. They made it to the final unbeaten after eliminating some strong opponents – Real Betis in the round of 16, Barcelona in the quarter-finals and West Ham in the semi-finals.