As reported by STV, Jozo Simunovic has been ruled out of Celtic’s massive encounter with Bayern Munich on Wednesday night due to a hamstring problem.
It’s a huge blow for the Hoops with the defender regarded as their first choice centre-back.
He’s had his fair share of injury issues while at the club and even this season had a extended period out of the side during the club’s crucial UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
With Erik Sviatchenko also struggling for fitness having not featured in the first team for over two months, it means Dedryck Boyata is the only trusted central defender available for the trip to Munich.
Options to replace Simunovic include the inexperienced Kristoffer Ajer, midfielder Nir Bitton and right-back Mikael Lustig, all of whom have played in the position for Celtic this season.
Fans are understandably upset at the news, believing it’s a major blow to their chances of getting a result against the Germans, which was already a mighty task.
They took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the injury…