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– Christian Eriksen played an hour in a closed-doors friendly against a Southend United XI on Monday, his first match since suffering cardiac arrest.
– Ex-Spurs midfielder Eriksen created a goal in Brentford’s 3-2 victory.
– The Denmark international, who turned 30 today, joined Brentford last month after being released by Inter Milan.
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– Last week, Eriksen told BBC Sport it feels like a miracle to be able to resume his career after collapsing while playing at Euro 2020 last summer.
– Eriksen is building up his match fitness and the outing against the Southend side is seen by Brentford manager Thomas Frank as a crucial part of that.
– He last played a competitive match on 12 June 2021 at Euro 2020 for Denmark, when he collapsed on the pitch and received CPR before being taken to hospital.
– The Dane was subsequently fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).
– Eriksen’s Inter contract was cancelled by mutual consent in December because players fitted with an ICD cannot compete in Serie A.
– However, the Premier League does not have the same regulations.
