CELTIC defender Erik Sviatchenko is dealing with a race towards time to be match for subsequent weekend’s Scottish Cup semi-ultimate showdown with Rangers.
Document Sport understands the Danish centre-half has been advised by medics he’ll be out of motion for between every week and 10 days after having a scan on a broken thigh muscle on Wednesday.
The 24-yr-previous has no probability of creating Ronny Deila ’s staff for tomorrow’s lunchtime journey to excessive-flying Motherwell.
And it has even been recommended on-line that Sviatchenko won’t kick one other ball this season.
However, in reality, the 24-yr-previous has not been dominated out of Deila’s plans for the Hampden derby every week on Sunday and hopes to battle his means again into rivalry for the match.
With Swedish full-again Mikel Lustig additionally nursing a broken ankle following Tuesday’s zero-zero attract Dundee Charlie Mulgrew and Efe Ambrose might be drafted in as defensive cowl for the Fir Park conflict.