It was June 12, 2021, when Christian Eriksen collapsed on the grass of the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen in the 42nd minute of the match between Denmark and Finland. The drama lasted for a while, and the mentioned match of the first round of the EURO 2020 was stopped and postponed. An hour later, the news arrived from the hospital that the condition of the Danish footballer had stabilized and that he was conscious.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Eriksen had a defibrillator installed, the end of his career was announced, but he refused to hang his boots. Due to Italian laws regarding defibrillators and professional sports, he had to part with Inter Milan and return to football elsewhere. He did so in England – he accepted Brentford’s invitation and a year and two days after that horrific afternoon and the match against Finland, he played an official match again. To make it even more special it happened on his 30th birthday.In the red-and-white shirt of the fourteenth-placed Premier League team, Eriksen played 60 minutes of football this Monday in a friendly match against lower league side Southend United. In that hour on the pitch, the Dane even assisted Josh Da Silva to start his hat-trick in the 3-2 victory.📽 The return of @ChrisEriksen8 #BrentfordFC pic.twitter.com/AG7crEJrQR— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) February 14, 2022 Brentford will play their next competitive game in five days against Arsenal away and on February 26 they will welcome Newcastle. Eriksen will hardly participate in those, but who knows. Many did not expect him to play football ever again, but here he is…If he shows even a fraction of how he performed while being a member of Ajax and Tottenham – Eriksen will undoubtedly be a huge reinforcement for the Bees of Brentford.Sat 18:00: (1.45) Arsenal (4.20) Brentford (8.00)
