Christian Eriksen has regained consciousness in hospital and was reported to be stable on Saturday, after the midfielder collapsed during his UEFA Euro 2020 match between Denmark and Finland. 


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Eriksen collapsed suddenly in the 42nd minute of the match while running near the left touchline after a Denmark throw-in.  


As a hush fell over the 16,000-strong crowd, his teammates formed a ring around him as medics pumped his chest. 


The game was initially suspended but European soccer body UEFA announced it was to resume at 00:00 hours (June 13) IST.


Several footballers, including Eriksen's former and current club prayed for the midfielder's quick recovery. Here are a few tweets:










The crowd at the Parken stadium in Copenhagen sang the Danish national anthem and shouted "Christian Eriksen" while they were waiting for news about the player. 


- with Reuters inputs