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Celtic defender Dedryck Boyata could miss the club's crucial Champions League qualifiers because of injury, according to reports in his homeland.

Boyata, 26, went off in a friendly against Slavia Prague earlier in the week.

The Belgium international suffered a knee injury just before half-time in the goalless encounter in the Czech capital and was substituted at the break and, according to Belgian news outlet DH.be, he could be out for up to six weeks.

They say it was discovered by a scan that the player has ruptured an internal ligament

Celtic's Euro campaign begins against Linfield in Belfast on July 14.

Manager Brendan Rodgers told Celtic TV after the match on Tuesday: "We'll see how he is. I think he maybe twisted his knee but we'll see what comes from that.

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"He took a touch and it got away from him a little bit and the guy has block-tackled him.

"There were a few challenges where they were nipping at the heels of the players and our players showed good discipline, even in a friendly game, to not react. But we will see how Dedryck is."