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It's the Europa League Final tomorrow between Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers. For anyone not aware, Rangers fans do not travel well, they have a history of violence and kicking off. So much so that there has been a social media campaign from ex-players pleading with the fans to behave:



Ex-Celtic striker Chris Sutton decided to get in on the act in what I can only describe as top tier trolling 😆

 
It's the Europa League Final tomorrow between Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers. For anyone not aware, Rangers fans do not travel well, they have a history of violence and kicking off. So much so that there has been a social media campaign from ex-players pleading with the fans to behave:



Ex-Celtic striker Chris Sutton decided to get in on the act in what I can only describe as top tier trolling 😆


Unrelated, why is it on a Wednesday? Why not have it this Saturday, a week before the CL final? Seems like poor timing when the days of the week don’t matter anymore since it’s a final. Has it always been a midweek final?
 
Unrelated, why is it on a Wednesday? Why not have it this Saturday, a week before the CL final? Seems like poor timing when the days of the week don’t matter anymore since it’s a final. Has it always been a midweek final?
Think it always has been. CL final used to be midweek too and only changed recently. It avoids clashes with domestic competition if it's midweek.
 
Unrelated, why is it on a Wednesday? Why not have it this Saturday, a week before the CL final? Seems like poor timing when the days of the week don’t matter anymore since it’s a final. Has it always been a midweek final?

All European Finals are historically on Wednesday nights. They moved the Champions League to a Saturday night but if you think of how tight the Calendar is at this time of year, with cup finals and the end of domestic leagues and international tournaments every second year, there aren’t a whole lot of weekends going spare. UEFA are not going to want it crashing with the Champions League Final or being overshadowed by the FA Cup Final or the closing weekend of the Premier League, La Liga etc.
 
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