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UCL: Barella rescues Inter Milan with stoppage-time equaliser against Slavia Prague

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Milan (Italy), Sept. 17, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Substitute Nicolo Barella scored a stoppage-time equaliser for Inter Milan to rescue a dramatic 1-1 draw at home to Slavia Prague in their opening Champions League group game on Tuesday.

The Czech side, beaten on all six previous visits to Italy, took a shock lead through Peter Olayinka in the 63rd minute to stun the San Siro.

Inter were struggling to find a reply until Stefano Sensi smashed a free kick against the crossbar and Barella fired in the rebound in the second minute of stoppage time.

Despite Inter’s relief, they may still come to regret the loss of two home points in a group which also includes Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona. (Reuters/NAN)

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Former Arsenal midfielder Rosicky ends professional career

Czech Republic’s Tomas Rosicky celebrates at the end of a match.

 

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Prague, Dec.20, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) Former Arsenal midfielder and Czech national side playmaker, Tomas Rosicky, ended his professional football career on Wednesday after years of injuries often kept him off the pitch.

Rosicky, 37, came through at Sparta Prague, where he is now also finishing his playing days.

He moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2001 and to Arsenal in 2006 where he played for a decade.

Rosicky, dubbed “Little Mozart’’ for his playmaking abilities, started 105 games for the national team, making him the third most-capped player in the country’s history.

His career, though, has often been plagued by injury, limiting his playing time especially in recent years.

“My body was telling me for a long time that it does not want (to do it) anymore,” he told a news conference.

“I will probably have nothing to offer my team mates and Sparta.”

“I lived through beautiful moments, but unfortunately also terribly negative ones,” he added.

“Without even thinking about, I will immediately do it again.”

Rosicky won a Bundesliga title with Dortmund and two FA Cups with Arsenal, for whom he appeared in 246 games and scored 28 goals.

He returned to Sparta Prague in 2016 and appeared 12 times for the side.(Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Emmanuel Okara and Olawale Alabi)