Reo Hatate suffered an injury setback at some stage in Japan’s Asian Cup last-16 victory over Bahrain

Hatate, who lately again from a calf injury that sidelined him for a vast section of the season, had to depart the pitch after just 36 minutes, appearing to be in discomfort with his calf, again.

It used to be nearly a mirror picture of Celtic’s home match towards Atletico Madrid.

The harm is specifically regarding for Celtic as Hatate had only simply again to full fitness. His early departure from the healthy raises questions about his availability for the upcoming fixtures in the second half of of the season.

Japan’s coach, Hajime Moriyasu, addressed the scenario in his post-match comments, saying: “I prefer to hear the prognosis from the doctor. However, it hurts each the players and the team when any one gets injured, but no depend who receives injured, we need to keep the glide of the game and win. I think today’s fit gave me greater confidence.” [SunSport]

Japan’s victory, which saw them growth to the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win, used to be finished besides similarly contribution from Hatate or Daizen Maeda, any other Celtic player, who remained on the bench in the course of the game.

The focus now shifts to Hatate’s damage evaluation and recovery, with Celtic and its fans eagerly looking ahead to updates on his condition. The hope is that the damage is no longer a full-size setback and that Hatate can return to motion for Celtic soon, persevering with his contributions to the team.