The German-born Ghanaian attacker will be in action tonight for his side Eintracht Frankfurt who battles Scottish club Rangers FC for the 2021/22 UEFA Europa League trophy.
Ansgar, 20, who is on loan at Frankfurt, has been in good form for the club in their European competion, have scored twice in six games.
Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers will get a chance to end decades of despair when they meet in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
For Frankfurt, it will be an opportunity to win its first European trophy in more than 40 years. For Rangers, a chance for its first continental title in 50 years.
In their 150th year, just a few days shy of the 50th anniversary of their greatest night in 1972, Rangers are on the cusp of modern-day immortality.
Rangers are the first Scottish club to reach the final of a major European competition since the late Walter Smith led his side to the UEFA Cup showpiece in 2008. The question now is whether they can go one further and emulate the Barcelona heroes of 1972.
Eintracht Frankfurt recorded 3-1 aggregate win over West Ham United to book qualification to the grand finale.
One matchup to watch: The Frankfurt left and Rangers right promises to be a fascinating clash, containing as it does two of these teams’ most dangerous attacking threats. Filip Kostic will be a vital creator for the Germans, if he can get the ball high up the pitch consistently it will not only give him chances but could serve to pin back James Tavernier, the devastating right wing-back who is this season’s top Europa League scorer thanks to his back post runs (and a few penalties).
Most likely to score a goal: Tavernier is a tempting option here as well but a Frankfurt striker has also lit up the latter stages of this competition and it is Rafael Borre who might be the most likely to find the net at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. The Colombian has three in his last five games across all competitions, including crucial goals to take Frankfurt past Barcelona and West Ham. Borre’s turn of pace and ability to find pockets of space around defenders could provide plenty of headaches for the Rangers’ defense.
Man of the Match pick: Kostic has looked a cut above the field so far in the Europa League and there is no reason to doubt that will continue on Wednesday night. The Serbian is the competition’s leading chance creator, ranks third for assists and 13th for goals scored. Translate those stats to per 90 minutes and he is in the top 30 in a host of creative and scoring categories as well as ball recoveries. He can do it all and might make the difference for Frankfurt this time.
The two sides have met just once before in the semi-finals of the 1960 European Cup. The Germans emerged winners 12-4 on aggregate before a 7-3 defeat to the Real Madrid of Alfredo di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas at Hampden Park in the final.
The goals will surely not flow so freely in the Andalusian capital this time around but an intriguing prospect lies in wait, with glory and Champions League riches among the spoils for the victor.
NB: Additional info picked from cbssports
