Borussia Monchengladbach head coach Andre Schubert hopes Ibrahima Traore's latest injury setback is not too severe following the 1-1 Champions League draw against Manchester City.
Off-colour in the Bundesliga, Gladbach impressed during the first half on Wednesday and deservedly led though Raffael's emphatic 23rd-minute finish.
It further stretched Gladbach's attacking reserves after Thorgan Hazard made himself unavailable due to "private reasons" and Schubert's immediate post-match concerns were with Traore, who recently spent three weeks on the sidelines with a thigh complaint.
"It's hard to say how serious Ibrahima Traore's injury is," he said, as quoted by UEFA.
"It's not a recurrence of his old problem. I'm hoping he’ll only be out for a matter of days, rather than weeks."
Celtic's defeat at home to Barcelona means Gladbach, who cannot catch City in second, are guaranteed a route into the Europa League from Group C after a match when Lars Stindl and Fernandinho were sent off to leave much of the final 30 minutes as a 10-a-side contest.
"It was a very complex game, but I thought we defended superbly," the Borussia boss added.
