Christian Eriksen made a memorable return to Parken by scoring while captaining Denmark to a 3-0 friendly victory over Serbia on Tuesday.
Brentford midfielder Eriksen was playing at the stadium in Copenhagen for the first time since suffering a cardiac arrest there during the Euro 2020 game against Finland last June.
The 30-year-old, who had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator fitted, only returned to competitive action in February and was handed the captain s armband for the game by Kasper Schmeichel.
Eriksen was welcomed to the pitch with a banner that read Welcome back, Christian and followed up his goalscoring comeback against the Netherlands last week with a fine curling effort from just outside the box in the 57th minute. It rounded off the win after goals from Joakim Maehle and Jesper Lindstrom.
ERIKSEEEEEN! er tilbage i Parken!!!
Med et flot langskud gør han det til 3-0
— Fodboldlandsholdene (@dbulandshold)
A rapturous standing ovation met the former Inter and Tottenham playmaker when he was withdrawn by head coach Kasper Hjulmand in the 80th minute, bringing an emotional comeback to a close.
Eriksen began speaking to the media after the final whistle but was pulled away by Schmeichel so he could take part in the celebrations with his team-mates.
This evening ranks high. And that reception gave me chills. Yes, it s hard to describe, Eriksen said to Discovery, before Schmeichel interrupted the interview so they could enjoy the occasion together.
