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Denmark boss Riemer hails 'beautiful unity' after Eriksen's collapse during friendly

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Published 3 months ago

Denmark coach Brian Riemer said ⁠he would remember the "beautiful unity" shown by ‌those at the stadium in Odense ‌after midfielder Christian ‌Eriksen collapsed in a friendly ‌against Ukraine at the weekend.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eriksen-christian/nBRuYbqs/"]Eriksen[/a], ‌who also collapsed during an international match in ‌2021, caused widespread concern ⁠when ‌he clutched his chest and fell ​in the 65th minute of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/denmark-0KUdxQVi/ukraine-j1JtDMwo/?mid=6HMNNw5S"]Sunday's game[/a].[/p][p]The ​34-year-old playmaker has returned home and said he ⁠is recovering ​well.[/p][p]"[b]It has been a tough day for all of us, but fortunately Christian ‌is doing well and is back home with his family[/b]," Riemer said on Monday.[/p][p]"[b]Now he and the players need to have some peace to process the experience, so that ‌everyone can recover from ​the shock[/b].[/p][p]"[b]In a difficult ‌moment, everyone showed a beautiful unity, which I think is what we should remember about this evening[/b]."[/p]

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