Christian Eriksen set for 'special' return to pitch he almost died on

By Jack Bantock, CNN

Updated 0917 GMT (1717 HKT) March 29, 2022

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(CNN)Christian Eriksen is set to make an emotional return to Parken Stadium on Tuesday, just over nine months on from suffering a cardiac arrest on the very same pitch.

The Danish midfielder collapsed during his country's match against Finland in Copenhagen at Euro 2020 last year and subsequently received life-saving treatment on the field. Eriksen marked his return to international football in stunning fashion on Saturday, scoring with his first touch in Denmark's 4-2 defeat to the Netherlands in Amsterdam. Playing at the stadium of his former club, Ajax, the 30-year-old received a hero's welcome from the Dutch crowd. Eriksen