Denmark’s Christian Eriksen fires double to give Wales reality check

• Denmark 2-0 Wales
• Christian Eriksen scores twice to give Danes comfortable win

Ryan Giggs was brought crashing back down to Earth after his flying start to life as Wales manager by the brilliance of Christian Eriksen. Denmark may have only had 72 hours together following their bitter fallout with their national association, but the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder needed only 90 minutes to outshine Gareth Bale’s Wales in this Nations League encounter in Aarhus.

Eriksen scored against the run of play in the first half before striking from the penalty spot after the interval to take his scoring run to 15 goals in his last 18 matches. The 2-0 triumph also sent Denmark to the top of Nations League B Group four as Wales paid the price for Saturday night’s travel disruption following their emphatic 4-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland on Thursday.

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