Rangers’ bid to claim the Europa League title has been handed a huge boost with the return of striker Kemar Roofe.

The 29-year-old has been sidelined since injuring a knee in the Scottish Cup semi-final win over Celtic on April 17.

Manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst may well call upon the man with 17 goals this term for the showpiece against Eintracht Frankfurt in Seville on Wednesday night.

“He is important and I am happy for him,” said the Rangers boss.

“He is there and ready to play a part.”

Rangers will unfortunately be without long-term absentees Alfredo Morelos, Ianis Hagi and Filip Helander but are otherwise expected to have a fully-fit squad ahead of the final.

The return of Jamaica international Roofe will offer an out-and-out striking option which Van Bronckhorst was short of in both legs of their semi-final against RB Leipzig.

Meanwhile, It has been a mixed bag of a season for Frankfurt who have had a pretty mediocre domestic campaign which ended with a 2-2 draw away to Mainz, leaving them 11th in the Bundesliga table.

In truth their run away from Europe has been poor for some time, with Frankfurt’s last league win coming in March against Bochum.

An eight-game domestic winless run has been punctured with some truly magic moments to offer pangs of hope for the thousands travelling to Seville from central Germany.

Oliver Glasner’s team have not lost in Europe all season, while Barcelona and West Ham have both been sent packing in recent rounds.

In attack, Rafael Borre will be leading the line. In the league he is Frankfurt’s leading scorer with a rather modest tally of eight, however, goals against Barcelona and West Ham have been key to his side’s progression.