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Wilmots' woes worsen as Belgium lose Lombaerts, Boyata

The Euro 2016 contenders are facing an acute shortage of central defenders after the Zenit and Celtic men joined captain Kompany on the casualty list for France

Belgium have lost centre-backs Nicolas Lombaerts and Dedryck Boyata from their Euro 2016 campaign, the pair joining captain Vincent Kompany on the sidelines in a mounting defensive injury crisis.

A hamstring issue has sidelined Zenit St Petersburg defender Lombaerts, while Celtic's Boyata will not recover in time from the unspecified problem he picked up in training on Monday.

Belgium were already without a first-choice defender in the form of national team skipper Vincent Kompany, the Manchester City captain having suffered a groin injury in the Champions League semi-final second leg away to Real Madrid earlier this month.