What the FAZ already reported in its Wednesday editionIt's Thursday from Sebastian Rode been officially confirmed. The Frankfurter Eintracht captain will not be able to complete his farewell tour as planned until the end of the season, but will be sidelined due to a knee injury.

Rode, 33, who is ending his career after the final day of the Bundesliga, will undergo an arthroscopy to eliminate the symptoms and clarify the final state of his knee. Rode's last goal with Eintracht is to face Eintracht in the last game of the Bundesliga season RB Leipzig to say goodbye to the fans on the grass of the Frankfurt stadium.