There were always two stories going on during Denmark’s match against Belgium on Thursday at Euro 2020. There was the football narrative, of Belgium’s creaking defense and a bench that featured three recovering stars. And there was the other, more prominent narrative: that of Christian Eriksen, the cardiac arrest he suffered during Denmark’s opening defeat to Finland and the celebration of his survival.
Further details of how he was saved had emerged earlier in the day in German newspaper Bild. German doctor and UEFA senior medical officer Jens Kleinfeld was by chance in the stands, having conducted a course in emergency first aid with the sideline medical team.