Celtic defender Erik Sviatchenko has revealed he is praying for his injury not to be too serious after he limped off during the Bhoys' 1-0 win over Rosenborg on Wednesday evening.

Brendan Rodgers' men produced a good performance in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier and booked a spot in the playoff round with a 1-0 aggregate victory over the Norwegian giants.




There was a negative though as centre-back Sviatchenko was forced off through injury with less than half an hour played, although Celtic coped well with losing the Dane.

Sviatchenko is now due to undergo a scan to assess the extent of his injury.
 


And the defender is hoping and praying that the scan result is positive as he looks to avoid time on the sidelines.

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Sviatchenko took to Twitter to post a photograph of himself and wrote: "Hoping and praying for the result of the scan will be positive. [sic]

"Proud of the boys and the team", the defender added.

With Celtic's Scottish Premiership campaign due to start this coming weekend with a game against Hearts at Celtic Park, Sviatchenko will not want to be on the sidelines for long.