Stuart Armstrong faces a race against time to be fit to play for Scotland in the Euros.
Stretchered off playing for Southampton against Cardiff, the midfielder feared a serious injury would kill his hopes of flying to Germany.
As Mail Sport first revealed, however, tests have shown up a thigh muscle injury expected to heal in time for Armstrong to add to the 50th cap he won in last month’s 1-0 defeat by Northern Ireland at Hampden Park.
Southampton's Stuart Armstrong leaves the pitch on a stretcher during last Saturday's match
And while the former Celtic and Dundee United midfielder will play no further part in his club’s push for promotion to the English Premier League, boss Russell Martin admits he still has a chance of making the Euros.