Brentford 0 Newcastle 2
Christian Eriksen completed his emotional return to football as he made his Brentford debut as a second-half substitute against Newcastle — but the visitors took the Premier League points with a 2-0 win.
The former Tottenham and Inter Milan midfielder received a huge ovation as he came off the bench in the 52nd minute, 259 days after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch during Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland.
The 30-year-old was unable to prevent Brentford being dragged further into the relegation battle following a 2-0 defeat.
But the very fact Eriksen, who revealed he had “died for five minutes” at the Parken Stadion, stepped on the pitch at all was reason enough to celebrate.
Eriksen, who joined Brentford as a free a …
- February 27, 2022
