Christian Eriksen collapse: The heroes who helped save Denmark's star player
At the end of a night of huge emotion in Copenhagen, there was relief.
Denmark's captain Simon Kjaer was one of the first players on the scene and appeared to clear Eriksen's airways. "They are friends and they responded to Christian Eriksen in his moment of need. Because of the substance of the men involved, they consoled Christian's partner, who was distraught pitchside. We build players up and put them on a pedestal but they are humans like the rest of us.
"It brought back stuff that I have put down in me, this emotion that is down there. To watch it from that distance and not know what was going to happen," he told BBC Sport. "It's been a tough night. We are all reminded of what the most important thing in life is - to have valuable relationships, people we're close to, our family and our friends.
"All of our thoughts and prayers are with Christian and his family. He is one of our best players and one of the best players out there, but he is an even better person.
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