Atletico Madrid has received a significant injury boost ahead of their clash againts Celtic.

Nahuel Molina, the World Cup winner, has been cleared to play in the Champions League against Celtic next week after recovering from an injury.

Celtic face the La Liga heavyweights next week, looking for their first points in the group stages after losses to Feyenoord and Lazio.

Molina is widely regarded as one of the best right backs in the world after helping his country to triumph in Qatar.

He played in all six games and scored the opening goal against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals which Argentina won on penalties.

But he was sidelined with a thigh strain for his country’s World Cup qualification win over Peru during the week and rated a major doubt for the game in Glasgow on Wednesday.

However, Atletico have now given him the green light to return to training and he was named in their squad list for their weekend game at Celta Vigo.

In-form Atletico are aiming for their fifth La Liga win in a row at the weekend.

Meanwhile, Steven Naismith has responded to Brendan Rodgers over Celtic’s allocation for this Sunday’s match against Hearts.

The Scottish Champions have been given little over 500 tickets for the game, and Rodgers admits he is disappointed that there will be few away fans inside Tynecastle.

“Celtic will have their view, just like we have our view with what we get when we go to away grounds,” Naismith responded today.

“Over the last five or six years, momentum has been building for the club in general, whether it’s with the new stand being built, the club’s backing, or the foundation of fans taking control of the club.”

“All of the optimism stems from building a larger following and,

First and foremost, we must care for our fans and provide them with opportunities to support us.

“As a country, we can look around and see how other leagues do things.” There are numerous areas of the game in Scotland that may be improved.

“But every club is looking out for themselves and rightly so, to give their fans the best opportunity to watch their team.”