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[02-07-2021 | Player's Tunnel, Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg | 23:05 MSK]
The tunnel swallowed the roar of the stadium into a low, echoing hum, the concrete walls muffling the celebrations still rolling around the bowl behind him. Rakim peeled away from the interview scrum, leaving Wirtz to the mercy of the press, and made his way down toward the dressing rooms, tugging his neck-warmer loose from his throat. His trainers squeaked against the polished floor, the adrenaline of the win curdling slowly into flat, restless irritation.
