Christian Eriksen was very close to getting a particularly unfortunate role as Tottenham on Wednesday played in the Champions League semi-final after two kvartfinaleopgør against Manchester City.
Behind 3-4 failed Eriksen with a pass, and it all ended with Raheem Sterling scored the 5-3 for the City.
It is thought all, but then showed the video that there was offside in the situation, and the goal was cancelled, and with a total of 4-4 was Tottenham ready for the meeting with Ajax.
SEMIFINALEKLAR! Photo: Ritzau Scanpix
– I must be one of the happiest men on earth today. I thought it was all over. With the last ball, where they scored, I thought it was over, says Christian Eriksen in an interview with the TV3+.
– thank god there was offside. It is hard. It is very hard, what was going through his head. It was a roller coaster, up and down and forward and back. I had also just lost his head for last. It was a fun match to play, and fortunately I am on the vindersiden, says Eriksen.
He acknowledged that it went so strong at last, that he was not able to think much.
I managed not to react. I had almost said to myself that now you’ve thrown it all away, and it was like, say, Christian Eriksen.
From hell to heaven in a few minutes for Eriksen. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix
the Joy over the result was also shared by tottenham’s south Korean Son Heung-min, who delivered two scores in the first half, where Tottenham came in front 2-1, before it was 2-3 after 21 minutes.
– I have never seen anything like it. It was hard and crazy, but we are proud. It was brittle. We fought for 90 minutes. We showed incredible character, ” says the Son, according to uefa.com.