Euro 2020: Belgium 3-0 Russia - Lukaku scores twice and pays Eriksen tribute

1. Game goes ahead after Christian Eriksen collapses on pitch in previous match between Denmark and Finland
2. Lukaku scores twice, Meunier also on target in Belgium win
3. Lukaku shouts 'I love you Chris' after scoring first goal - he and Eriksen are Inter team-mates

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Those teammates include Romelu Lukaku - Christian Eriksen's current Inter Milan teammate - and his ex-Spurs teammates Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen.

They will have been shaken by the scenes earlier.

'It was a real shock'

Belgium manager Roberto Martinez to ITV on Christian Eriksen: "We all are aware. It was a real shock. Straight away, we have teammates in that dressing and players who have shared a lot of time with Eriksen.

"There is a real sense to send our empathy. We hope he has a full speed of recovery."

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Belgium captain Eden Hazard is on the bench.

Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku starts up front, while Wolves' Leander Dendoncker and Leicester City's Youri Tielemans start in midfield.

Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen start in defence.

Belgium XI: Courtois, Alderweireld, Boyata, Vertonghen, Tielemans, Lukaku, Carrasco, Mertens, T Hazard, Dendoncker, Castagne.

Subs: Mignolet, Sels, Vermaelen, E Hazard, Meunier, Denayer, Benteke, Chadli, Batshuayi, Trossard, Doku, Praet.

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Russian top scorer Artem Dzyuba starts and captains the side.

Russia XI: Shunin, Fernandes, Semenov, Ozdoev, Barinov, Zobnin, Dzhikiya, Golovin, Zhirkov, Dzyuba, Kuzyaev.

Subs: Dyupin, Safonov, Diveev, Karavaev, Cheryshev, Sobolev, Zabolotny, Miranchuk, Zhemaletdinov, Ionov, Evgenyev, Mukhin.

Eriksen is "awake" and stable

If you're just joining us, we've seen some horrible scenes this evening in the earlier match between Denmark and Finland.

Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch and received extrensive treatment on the field.

He received CPR before the players were taken off the pitch and the match was postponed.

The Danish Football Association have since confirmed Eriksen is "awake" in hospital and has been "stabilised".

The Group B game has now restarted again after Uefa confirmed the request was made "by players of both teams".

More information in here as we get it.

Our thoughts remain with Christian Eriksen and his family after the upsetting scenes we witnessed earlier.

Belgium and Russia now hope to get their Euro 2020 campaign off to a positive start.

Kick-off is in 20 minutes.

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