IN defeat, there was more bad news for Celtic as it emerged that Scott Brown could miss up to 10 weeks after finally succumbing in his battle with a hip complaint.
IN defeat, there was more bad news for Celtic as it emerged that Scott Brown could miss up to 10 weeks after finally succumbing in his battle with a hip complaint.
Scott Brown lasted just over an hour in Lisbon
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The captain hirpled off just after the hour mark in last night's 2-1 defeat to Benfica in Lisbon and is now likely to require surgery.
Neil Lennon's hope is that the midfielder will return for Celtic's European fixtures in February, Barcelona's defeat of Spartak Moscow having ensured that the club will play in continental competition after New Year. The imminent focus, though, is on ensuring those games will be in the Champions League after the defeat moved Benfica ahead of Celtic by virtue of their better head-to-head record.
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