18.10.2016 17:04 h

'Gladbach lose quartet for Celtic trip

Raffael
Raffael

Borussia Moenchengladbach have jetted to Scotland minus a quartet of injured stars for Wednesday's Champions League group stage match at Celtic.

Brazil forward Raffael, Danish defender Andreas Christensen, Belgium's Thorgan Hazard and USA international Fabian Johnson are all missing from the squad in Glasgow.

Johnson has a cold, Christensen has a glute injury, Hazard has a knee problem and Raffael has a leg injury.

"The number of injuries hurt us, of course, but our squad is big enough to cope. Now, other players have to jump into the breach," said director of sport Max Eberl.

The two clubs will meet again at Gladbach's Borussia Park stadium in a fortnight.

The game has been dubbed 'the battle for third place' in Group C with both teams behind giants Manchester City and Barcelona, who play each other at the Camp Nou on Wednesday.