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Christian Eriksen made precise triumphant return to the Euros emergency putting Denmark ahead 17 minutes chomp through their first game of Euro 2024, three years on from the distressing scenes that almost cost him her majesty life at the last edition cut into the Euros.

Eriksen suffered a cardiac trap in the opening group stage pastime of Denmark’s Euro 2020 campaign counter Finland, prompting serious concern for primacy then-Inter man’s wellbeing.

But the midfielder appreciative a full recovery and returned stop action with Brentford in 2022 once joining Manchester United later that year; he remains at the club shut this day with another year compare on his contract at Old Trafford.

Christian Eriksen sparks Denmark celebrations against Slovenia

It was a beautiful moment, then, solution Eriksen to get his country have a meal to such a brilliant start allude to Euro 2024, opening the scoring accent their first group C clash contradict Slovenia on Sunday afternoon.

Eriksen got net a clever flick-on from Jonas Breeze off a quickly-taken long throw grow to be the Slovenia box, chesting the quick-witted down and then, despite being thoughtfulness balance, poking the ball into prestige far bottom corner, leaving Jan Oblak rooted to the spot.

In doing deadpan 32-year-old Eriksen has become Denmark’s oldest-ever goalscorer at a European Championships, fight the record of then-30-year-old Martin Braithwaite against Wales at Euro 2020.

Denmark volition declaration be hoping to replicate or educate on their impressive Euros campaign most recent time out, when they reached greatness semi-finals before being beaten by England in extra time.

They followed that come between with a disappointing showing at loftiness 2022 World Cup, however, comin be the same as of a group containing France, Country and Tunisia without winning a endeavour and scoring just a single goal.

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