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In the end, Sebastian Rode symbolized the fight that Eintracht Frankfurt fought against Glasgow Rangers in the final of the Europa League. The captain shows his nasty wound and writes: “The main thing is to get the thing!!!”
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Afterwards, if everything went well, there was no damage to health and everyone is in good spirits, you can say it: Somehow these head bandages are a good omen, at least they contain something symbolic. Dieter Hoeneß beheaded FC Bayern in 1982 with a blood-soaked turban to win the DFB Cup against 1. FC Nürnberg. Bastian Schweinsteiger got blood running down his face after an elbow check in the successful 2014 World Cup final against Argentina. A band-aid stuck under his eye as a reminder of this brutal dogfight, his entire, battered body must be a single bruise. But in the end he smiled – as world champion.
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Just like Sebastian Rode after the European Cup triumph with his harmony. A cleated shoe from his opponent caught him in the head. The Frankfurt captain was also bleeding, he too got the green light from the doctors, continued playing with a turban and was infinitely happy at the end of what was probably the biggest and most dedicated fight of his career.
He was only substituted just before the final whistle of regular time – and thus became one of the great heroes of Seville. In the end, he was symbolic of the battle Eintracht fought against Glasgow Rangers in the Europa League final. That night he posted a photo of the nasty wound sewn up with several stitches and wrote: “The main thing is to get the thing!!! Everything else doesn’t matter.”
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We don’t know if the turban will appear in any showcase, Sebastian Rode will definitely remember the scar as a souvenir of this magical night.
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