Christian Eriksen suffered a heart attack in the middle of a match during Denmark-Finland, June 12, 2021. – WOLFGANG RATTAY / AFP / POOL
Update: According to the Danish federation, the player has been transferred to the hospital is awake and is in stable condition
The fear… We were playing the 43rd minute of this Denmark-Finland Saturday afternoon when Christian Eriksen, the star of the Danish team and Inter collapsed on the lawn, near the touchline, on the left side of the field. The actors of this meeting immediately understood that something serious was unfolding before their eyes. The trainer and the doctor were called urgently to come and rescue the former midfielder from the field at Christian Eriksen’s bedside and give him a cardiac massage.
Following the medical emergency involving Denmark’s player Christian Eriksen, a crisis meeting has taken place with both teams and match officials and further information will be communicated at 19:45 CET.
The player has been transferred to the hospital and has been stabilized.
– UEFA (@UEFA) June 12, 2021
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel tried to sideline his teammates to give the Milanese some air. They remained paralyzed on the lawn, like the public present at the stadium and like us in front of our screen. In particular, we could see Thomas Delaney crying while, a few meters away, the former Toulousain Martin Braithwaite seemed to be praying. The match has been suspended and is unlikely to resume, as Eriksen was evacuated by rescuers, hidden by a sheet and escorted by his banned teammates.