Hojbjerg: Eriksen circle complete ahead of Spurs reunion

The images of Christian Eriksen collapsing at Euro 2020 remain as shocking now, 10 months on, as they did when that unimaginable incident unfolded. Perhaps they always will, particularly to those team-mates, those friends, who saw the near-tragedy unfold in front of their eyes.

Not even the passage of time has made revisiting the harrowing events of June 12, 2021, any easier, which is why Tottenham's Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who was just yards from Eriksen on that fateful day, does so reluctantly.

"In my head, a picture of that moment is not too clear," he tells Sky Sports. "Obviously that whole scenario was very heavy.

"It was a counter-attack, I tried to play him in, someone cleared the ball out for a thro- in, and I turned to go back into my position. When I looked around, I saw Christian was on the ground. I thought he'd been pushed or something, obviously.

"Then, suddenly, I saw team-mates run very fast over to him, and then, as you have seen, the situation became very serious. There were so many questions going on in that period, in that situation. You just think it's a bit surreal in the moment."

Hojbjerg would much prefer to shift the focus onto one of the greatest comeback stories football has ever seen. His team-mate Eriksen has traversed an uncertain road to recovery to reach a destination few dared to dream would ever be possible.

"I've said it many times, the main thing is that Christian is with us today," Hojbjerg added. "That he and his family can have peace with it, that he's back doing what he loves to do and getting pleasure out of it, and that he and his family can get the peace and comfort they deserve.

"The main thing me for and the players around him is that he is back doing what he