Christian Eriksen paid little mind to the traumatic events of three years ago, as he opened Denmark s account at Euro 2024.
June 12 marked the third anniversary of Eriksen collapsing on the pitch in Denmark s opening match of Euro 2020, with the midfielder having suffered a cardiac arrest.
Thanks to the heroic work of the medical staff in Copenhagen that day, Eriksen survived, and ultimately returned to professional football within seven months, as he signed for Brentford.
And rather fittingly, the 32-year-old scored Denmark s opener against Slovenia in Stuttgart on Sunday, netting his first goal at the Euros in the process.
32y123d Christian Eriksen (32 years and 123 days) is the third-oldest player to ever score for Denmark at a major tournament, and th…