Slovenia-Denmark 1-1 in Stuttgart for group C of the European Championships. Eriksen scores in the 18th minute and 3 years after the heart attack on the pitch
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Journey to the underworld and back. On to the goal. The story of Christian Eriksen, the Danish midfielder who scared the whole world three years ago, is incredible: it was the 43rd minute of the first half of his debut match at Euro 2020 against Finland, and the then Inter player collapsed. on the ground due to a heart attack. It was already a miracle to have escaped death, it was even more so to be able to play again thanks to a subcutaneous defibrillator. But today, three years and 4 days after that tragic afternoon, Eriksen returned to play a European Championship match with Denmark, and in the 17th minute of the first half he scored. Backheel assist from Wind, goal from the captain: it was Eriksen’s apotheosis.
Eriksen scored in the 18th minute and 3 years after the heart attack on the pitch
For the purposes of the story, it even appears as a detail that that goal was not enough for the Danes to beat Slovenia – who incidentally had another ‘revenant’ on the bench, Ilicic, who returned from a deep depression -: in the second half, the national team coached da Kek equalized with defender Janza, 32′. Corner, rebound and right from the edge, Hjulmand’s deflection made Schmeichel’s intervention useless. Denmark complains, having come close to doubling their lead several times and having control of the game for the entire first half. In the second, however, Slovenia knew how to wait for the right moment. England, group favorites, smile.
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Eriksen’s performance remains in the eyes, once again the best days: placed behind the strikers, Wind and the former Atalanta player Hojlund (who came close to scoring in the first half), his vision and touch of the ball seemed to be those of the golden years . Furthermore, he had the ball at least three more times for a possible second goal, always anticipated by the Slovenian defence. But Eriksen is back, and UEFA posts on X the photo of the Danish number 10 celebrating, the emoticon of a heart and the phrase “there are no words”.
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