Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 10:24 PM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 22:41

Christian Eriksen reported to his fellow internationals via WhatsApp on Thursday evening shortly after Denmark’s 1-2 defeat against Belgium (1-2). Despite the loss in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, the midfielder is proud of the performance of his teammates. Eriksen became unwell during the European Championship opener against Finland (0-1) on Saturday and has been in a hospital in the Danish capital ever since.

According to Martin Braithwaite, Eriksen used the words “incredibly good” in the message. “Christian sent us a message shortly afterwards”, the Barcelona attacker opens after the fascinating meeting with the Red Devils. “I also agree with him. In Spain I may play for the best club in the world (Barcelona, ​​ed.), today I played for the best team in the world. It’s great what we have especially for rest Shame it didn’t come to fruition,” said Braithwaite.

The Danish team also had a great start at home. The start offensive already led to Yussuf Poulsen’s opening goal in the second minute. In the first half, Denmark remained the dominant party, although no further goals were scored. The Belgians showed resilience after the break and hits from Thorgan Hazard (54) and De Bruyne (70) turned the tables in Copenhagen. The formation of national coach Roberto Martínez is therefore assured of a place in the eighth final of the European Championship, while Denmark is at the bottom of group B with two defeats.

Romelu Lukaku, Eriksen’s teammate at Internazionale, spoke with the Danish playmaker a few hours before the match in Copenhagen. “I spoke to him this afternoon and that was actually quite a funny conversation. We talked about the plan Denmark had made to stop me. I thank God that Christian is still alive, that they now know what went wrong . Now I look forward to his recovery.” Kevin De Bruyne, who was the star of the Belgians in the second half with a goal and assist, did not think it was appropriate to cheer extensively. “It was not appropriate,” said the attacking midfielder.

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