Christian Eriksen was conscious and undergoing further tests in hospital after collapsing again on the pitch while playing for Denmark on Sunday in a horrific scene that echoed his heart attack at the European Championships five years ago.
Television footage showed the 34-year-old midfielder holding his chest with both hands in the off-field game in the 65th minute of Denmark’s international friendly against Ukraine at the Nature Energy Park in Odense. Denmark.
In the next television picture shown, Erikson was lying on his back on the ground, surrounded by worried-looking players. of Ukraine The coaches were seen waving to the medical staff on the field.
Within minutes, the Danish football federation posted a message on social media saying Eriksen was “conscious and, under the circumstances, doing well”.
The federation’s full statement came 10 minutes later, with Denmark team doctor Morten Boesen saying: “Christian is doing well and he walked off the field on his own. As far as I can see, the heart monitor responded as it should.
“He was briefly unconscious but regained consciousness very quickly and we contacted him quickly.”
