JOHN Lundstram was left ‘heartbroken’ after Rangers lost on penalties to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League final.

The midfielder and ex-Oxford United teammate Kemar Roofe featured in Seville, with the latter scoring in the shoot-out, but the German side triumphed 5-4 on spot-kicks following a 1-1 draw after extra time.

Roofe almost claimed a match-winning assist in the closing stages, only for Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp to brilliantly deny Ryan Kent at point-blank range.

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It sent the game to penalties and Aaron Ramsey missed the crucial spot-kick.

Lundstram told BT Sport: “It’s a hard one to take, to lose on penalties. In the 120 minutes both teams didn’t perform great.

“I thought we could’ve performed better.

“We could’ve won it, but what a save (from Kent) – what can you do?

“I’m absolutely devastated. I’m so, so, so heartbroken.”

Lundstram, Rangers’ hero in the semi-final, started in central midfield while Roofe was involved for the first time since sustaining an injury against Celtic a month ago.

The duo were part of Michael Appleton’s Sky Bet League Two promotion-winning side in 2015/16 and are thought to be the first former U’s players to appear in a major European final after spells with the club.

Lundstram completed the full two hours, with Roofe introduced four minutes from the end of extra time.