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Mark McDougall

Borna Barisic in Rangers injury boost as defender comes through Croatia clash unscathed

Steven Gerrard has been handed a major boost ahead of Rangers' trip to face Celtic on Saturday after Borna Barisic came through Croatia's clash with France unscathed.

The left back had missed two games against Switzerland and Sweden but Record Sport understands he was only rested as a precaution.

He then played 90 minutes against France on Wednesday night and will be available against Celtic on Saturday.

Barisic limped off during Rangers' last game after taking a knock to his shin in the 2-0 win over Ross County just before the international break.

And fears grew over his fitness levels after he missed Croatia's first two games but Gerrard will have no worries about him ahead of the big match.

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Barisic played the full game against France as his side were beaten 2-1 in a rerun of the 2018 World Cup Final in Russia.

Antoine Griezmann had opened the scoring for the away side early on before former Everton midfielder Nikola Vlasic got an equaliser.

But Croatia's joy was shortlived as PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe stepped up to grab the winner with 12 minutes to go.

It means Croatia sit third in their Nations League table, behind Portugal and France.

Filip Helander's Sweden are at the bottom with no wins from their four games.

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