At the end of the day everything was only for one purpose and that was for Christian, his wellbeing at the time and his family.” I know, for myself, that I wouldn’t have been able to do any of this without my team by my side. I don’t believe you can prepare yourself for anything like it. That made it so much more intense, and what we did was instinctive. “It was our friend: not a colleague, a friend. I would not have been able to keep my shit together if I didn’t have anyone to lean against. But as I’ve always said, my reaction was impulsive and so was everyone’s. “I appreciate all the positive words and gratitude,” he says. He accepts our accolade with the same request that greeted the others: that it is taken as a collective honour, shared among the squad to highlight their response. The recognition has been overwhelming: name a year-end shortlist and Kjær has been on it, most notably finishing 18th in the Ballon d’Or ranking, while Uefa bestowed its president’s award on him and the Danish medical staff. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/AFP/Getty Images We need to win, or the Champions League is gone.Simon Kjær looks on as medics attend to Christian Eriksen in June.
We have a possibility against Porto on Wednesday. We need to get points if we want to have any business being in the Champions League and you get nothing handed to you. We have two home games now and one away in Madrid. "Liverpool and Porto away we need to learn from. We should have even been two or three up by then as we created chances. We were at a high level and the circumstances were so small. "However, in football, if you do not get a red card in the game at home (Atletico), I am sure that we would have won that game. "People will probably say yes, now as we have lost games and have no points," he said. Milan are back for the first time since 2014 when they were mauled 5-1 over two legs by eventual beaten finalists Atletico Madrid and although the results suggest otherwise -notably a 3-2 loss to Liverpool at Anfield and a 2-1 loss at home to Atleti in September - Kjaer does not believe that this season necessarily has to be a period of re-adaptation to the Champions League. That does not mean that we have no ambitions this year, though." we will keep pushing and do our job to be back next year. Those details have not been in our favor so far and we need to learn from that. It is a very tough competition, and it really depends on small details. "It is not that easy to go and just win games, as we see this year after seven years away from the UCL. We need to do as we are now and be in competition for the Champions League every year. It is very important for the club's identity and for players to come to play in the UCL. "Milan is a Champions League club with the history and titles won here. "It is very important," the Denmark international told CBS Sports exclusively. The Rossoneri are on a run of five consecutive UCL defeats dating back seven years and defender Simon Kjaer is determined that he and his teammates turn things around knowing how important top continental competition is to the club. It is crunch time for AC Milan when they host FC Porto on Wednesday ( on Paramount+) with the Italian giants knowing that their first foray into the UEFA Champions League since 2014 could come to an end if they do not take all three points at San Siro.
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