Two hundred, fifty-nine days after his heart stopped during Denmark’s Euro 2020 game, Christian Eriksen made his debut for Brentford, clapping as he stepped onto the field and saying he hoped it was “the start of something special.”
Eriksen, who went into cardiac arrest on the pitch last June, entered Brentford’s 2-0 Premier League loss to Newcastle United in the 52nd minute and was greeted warmly at Brentford Community Stadium in west London.
“If you take away the result, I’m one happy man,” he said afterward. “To go through what I’ve been through, being back is a wonderful feeling.