10 different British teams to have finished as runners-up in the Europa League

We take a look at 10 different British teams to have finished as runners-up in the Europa League.

• Rangers

Rangers are the most recent British side to fall short in the Europa League final, losing on penalties to Eintracht Frankfurt in the final of the 2021/22 campaign.

A remarkable campaign for the Gers saw them knock out German outfits Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig along the way.

• Manchester United

Manchester United were also defeated on penalties in their most recent European final, with Spanish side Villarreal claiming their first Europa League trophy.

David de Gea, so usually a reliable customer for the Red Devils, was unable to save any of the 11 penalties he faced, also missing the final penalty in the shootout to lose his side the game.

• Arsenal

Arsenal faced London rivals Chelsea in the Europa League final in 2019, with Unai Emery looking to win his first trophy for the club.

Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea, and in particular Eden Hazard, had other ideas, as the Gunners were defeated 4-1 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

• Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool made the trip to Basel with the objective of stopping Sevilla from winning a third consecutive Europa League honour.

Despite Daniel Sturridge handing the Reds a 1-0 lead, the second half saw the Spanish outfit take advantage of a lacklustre Liverpool defence, winning the game 3-1.

• Fulham

An underwhelming 2009/10 season in the Premier League, finishing 12th, Fulham were an entirely different side in Europe, defeating the likes of Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus and Wolfsburg to reach the Europa League final.

Atletico Madrid proved too much for the west London side however, with Diego Forlan's brace, including a 116th minute winner, sending Fulham back from Germany with nothing.

• Middlesbrough

While Middlesbrough now play their football in the Championship, they did enjoy a terrific Europa League run in the 2005/06 term.

With Premier League cult heroes Stewart Downing, Mark Viduka and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink representing Boro, they were still unable to offer any challenge to Europa League specialists Sevilla, losing 4-0.

• Celtic

Joining rivals Rangers in the list, Martin O'Neill's Celtic took on Jose Mourinho's Porto in the 2002/03 Europa League final.

Celtic gave as good as they got, equalising on two occasions within the 90 minutes through Henrik Larsson, but Derlei's 115th minute goal proved too much for Celtic, as Porto emerged 3-2 winners.

• Dundee United

The third and final Scottish team to make the list, Dundee United were no strangers to European football throughout the 1980s.

Heartbreak in the European Cup semi-finals in 1984 was followed by a final defeat in the then UEFA Cup three years later, losing 2-1 across two legs to Swedish side IFK Goteborg.

• Tottenham

Two time Europa League winners, Tottenham lost the third ever UEFA Cup final to Feyenoord, defeated 4-2 over two legs.

They would return to the final of the competition 10 years later, this time beating Anderlecht on penalties.

• Wolves

Wolves were the losers of the inaugural UEFA Cup final, an all-English affair against Spurs.

Losing the home leg 2-1 thanks to a brace from Tottenham's Martin Chivers, Wolves were unable to turn things around at White Hart Lane, only managing a 1-1 draw.