Christian Eriksen spoke about the cardiac arrest he suffered at Euro 2021 :: Olé

The debut of Denmark in view of Finland in the Euro 2021 It was close to ending in tragedy. 42 minutes into the first half, Christian Eriksen He collapsed in the middle of the field and suffered a heart attack which, according to medical reports, left him without vital signs for several seconds. Already recovered, The Danish midfielder will return to compete in the competition three years after the episode that left him close to death. In this context, she explained what changed in her life since then and how she prepared for his return.

“It’s been three years now and a lot has happened since then, but I honestly don’t think about it too much.“, confessed the Manchester United midfielder in a press conference before the first match, which will be this Sunday against Slovenia.

Following the same line, he explained: “Personally, anything that is more than one game is already an improvement. My main goal was to recover this level. I just want to play football and think about positive things.” It should be noted that, one year after the terrible moment he experienced, On the 10th he played in the Qatar World Cup and returned to the fields in the Premier Leaguewhere he still plays.

Despite the bad health moment he experienced, his country reached the semifinal of that edition, which is why the footballer was consulted about the historic feat that his teammates achieved in his absence. “I think they are great memories, although of course it all started in a very negative and pessimistic way, but then everything got better“, he acknowledged. Immediately afterwards, he referred to the 2024 edition, where they will go for everything. “All that is now far away and now we are going to focus on the games“he assured.

With a great personal present, the Dane (who He scored a goal with his team in the friendly against Sweden) will compete again in a Euro for the first time after June 12, 2021, a day that will be saved in your memory as a before and after.

Denmark He won the two friendlies he played in the run-up to the Euro Cup. First, they won 2 to 1 Sweden and then 3 to 1 to Norway. Therefore, they arrive with a positive balance in the group stage of the new edition of the competition.

At Euro 2024, Denmark is in Group C with Slovenia, Serbia and England, the runner-up of the last edition. Therefore, those led by Kasper Hjulmand They will have an arduous fight from the start of the competition.

• Denmark vs. Slovenia (06/16)
• Denmark vs. England (06/20)
• Denmark vs. Serbia (06/25)

The 24 qualified teams are divided into six groups of four teams. Those who finish in first and second place in each zone will advance to the round of 16. In addition, the four best third parties will also be included in the best 16.

In this edition, more precisely to put an end to protests to the referees during the match, UEFA resolved that only the captain will have the right to approach the referee at the time when a decision has to be made. Therefore, those who do not comply with this measure will be reprimanded.