Celtic striker Moussa Dembélé and centre back Dedryck Boyata are both unlikely to be available for the club’s opening Group B Champions League fixture against Paris Saint-Germain at Celtic Park on September 12. Brendan Rodgers has admitted that neither is expected to have recovered from injury by then, although they should be fit for the next match, away to Anderlecht, 15 days later. Dembélé, 21, did not participate in last season’s Scottish Cup final victory over Aberdeen after he suffered a hamstring strain against Rangers in the semi-final. The problem resurfaced in the second leg of the second qualifying round tie against Linfield on July 19 and he has not featured since. “I’m not sure whether that first group game will be too early for…

Source: The Times August 25, 2017 23:00 UTC