Celtic skipper Scott Brown faces three months out of action after scans revealed he has almost torn his hamstring clean off the bone. The 29-year-old suffered the agonising injury in Sunday's 1-1 friendly draw with Rapid Vienna and tests carried out in Austria have come back with bad news. The best-case scenario would see Brown miss just eight weeks of action but that would still rule him out of this month's Champions League second-round qualifier with KR Reykjavik. He will also sit out potential third-round and play-off ties should the Scottish champions progress that far.
But Parkhead boss Ronny Deila admits Brown could be sidelined for as long as three months - ruling him out of the opening two group games.
Brown's injury is also a major blow for Scotland boss Gordon Strachan. His captain will definitely miss their opening Euro 2016 qualifier against World Cup finalists Germany on September 7 and faces a race to get fit for clashes with Georgia and Poland the month after.
