Christian Eriksen will return to the Denmark team
Key takeaways:
- Christian Eriksen says it is a blessing he is back playing football for Brentford.
- Christian Eriksen has been called to Denmark's team for the first time since his cardiac arrest while playing at Euro 2020 the previous summer.
Christian Eriksen back to football after the cardiac arrest:
The playmaker, 30, was fitted with an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) - a kind of pacemaker - after his cardiac arrest against Finland.
He joined Brentford in January following his departure by Inter Milan.
Denmark plays friendlies in the Netherlands on 26 March and at home versus Serbia three days after.
Eriksen will join up with his international teammates for training in Spain before the two matches.
He joined Brentford on a six-month contract after his release by Inter Milan and made his first impression for the Bees as a replacement in a loss against Newcastle United on 26 February.
The ex-Tottenham Hotspur midfielder was given a standing ovation from fans and players on both squads when he arrived after 52 minutes.
He said afterward: "If you take away the result, I'm one pleased man. To go through what I've been through, being returned is a great feeling."
Inter Milan and Eriksen decided to cancel his agreement in December because players fitted with an ICD cannot contest in Serie A. The Premier League does not, however, have the same rules.
After leaving the Serie A club, he trained at Odense Boldklub, the Danish team he represented as a teenager, before signing for Brentford.
Following the match against Newcastle, Eriksen played the entire game for Brentford in victories against Norwich City and Burnley.
He set up Ivan Toney for a goal in the 2-0 win against the Clarets and has been excellent as the Bees have driven away from the relegation zone.