Club Brugge’s injury list is only increasing ahead of their Champions League clash with Celtic.
Brendan Rodgers‘ side face the Belgian outfitin midweek and will be looking to boost their already strong chances to of securing at least a playoff spot after beating RB Leipzig, with hopes of even sneaking into the top eight in order to avoid the playoff round altogether. And it will be a seriously depleted Brugge side that arrives in Glasgow. They announced earlier this week that they be without highly-rated Dutch Under 21s left back Bjorn Meijer and Swedish international striker Gustaf Nilsson after injuries picked up on international week.
Meijer collected a thigh injury and the swelling is so severe, he has not yet been able to go for scan and is expected to be missing until the new year. And seven-times capped star Nilsen is set to miss out with an achilles heel problem and won’t be back until next month.
Now Norwegian international midfielder Hugo Vetlesen will also miss the game in Glasgow along with Belgian international right back Hugo Siquet, with both suffering from unspecified injuries, according to reports in Belgium. Celtic currently sit in 15th place in the table, a point ahead of Brugge in 22nd.
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