Kasper Schmeichel will miss the next five to six weeks recovering from an damage picked up on Global obligation, ruling him away from as many as 7 Celtic fixtures, supervisor Brendan Rodgers has verified.

The 38-12 months-aged, who may have forty six club appearances this time period, picked up the knock throughout Denmark's Nations League quarter-last second-leg defeat in Portugal last month.

The Danish captain, who may have eighty one caps, performed on during the five-two reduction that meant the Portuguese progressed 5-three on combination.

Questioned about the likely 5-to-6-week absence, Rodgers advised Celtic Television: "This really is just something that, working day by working day, we will have a look at, however the timeline which was specified to us was probably all over about that.