There were smiles all around when Christian Eriksen opened the scoring for Denmark against Slovenia. Exactly 1,100 days after the most harrowing experience of his life , the midfielder put his side ahead at Euro 2024. At Euro 2020, Eriksen collapsed when he suffered a cardiac arrest as medics attempted to resuscitate him with a defibrillator on the pitch in front of horrified teammates.
And three years on, Eriksen's story had a truly happy ending having found the back of the net on his return to the tournament. Starting the match against Slovenia in Stuttgart, Eriksen poked home a beautiful right-footed effort after 17 minutes to give his nation the lead, sparking emotional scenes. As well as tributes from his employers Manchester United who took to social media to write: "Class, Christian", club legend Gary Neville hailed the midfielder as 'a real great'.
Speaking on ITV, Neville said: "It was a golden moment for him, wasn't it? "His first game in a Euros after what happened three years ago. "It was an amazing goal - clever, intelligent and all that you expect from him and a great finish. "The best moment in the first half comes from one of the real great players.
" Eriksen was forced to rebuild his career after his cardiac arrest due to being told that he wasn't able to play in Italy after having a pacemaker fitted. After joining Brentford on a short-term deal and impressing in 11 appearances, the midfielder joined Manchester United in the summer of 2022. Since then he has m.