He celebrated his goal by sliding his knees on the lawn of Parken, the national stadium in Copenhagen, in the 57th minute of play. This same lawn where he almost lost his life on June 12, victim of a cardiac arrest , remaining inanimate for long minutes before coming to after an emergency rescue. In an admittedly friendly but highly symbolic match against Serbia, easily won by the locals (3-0), Christian Eriksen made an impression on Tuesday evening.
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banners”Welcome to the Christian house” in English and Danish were deployed by the fans as the players entered. The match was sold out, unheard of for a friendly in years. Eriksen, who currently plays for Brentford in the Premier League, had confided his emotion on the eve of driving back the lawn of a now very special stadium.
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“It’s always been special to play at Parken but tomorrow it will probably be a little more special.“, had explained number 10 on public television DR. “It’s a good end to a chapter but also the start of a new one.“. He has since lived with an internal defibrillator. Eriksen had already shone on Saturday for his return to selection against the Netherlands, scoring two minutes after entering the game, largely eclipsing the Danish defeat (4-2).
Man of the match, number 10 left the field in the 80th minute, to the applause of a standing audience, twenty minutes after scoring the third goal of the game. Visibly touched, Eriksen remained on the pitch for a long time with the team to greet the public.
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