Celtic's road to Hampden

Brendan Rodgers' side have won four games to reach Saturday's Scottish Cup final, setting up a meeting with Glasgow rivals Rangers.

Here's how they made it to Hampden:

Celtic 5-0 Buckie Thistle:

Highland League side Buckie Thistle held out for 25 minutes at Celtic Park, before the hosts' quality shone through.

Goals for Paulo Bernardo, Odin Holm, Kyogo Furuhashi, Luis Palma and Rocco Vata secured safe passage to the fifth round, and a tie against top-flight St Mirren.

St Mirren 0-2 Celtic:

A first-half strike from Kyogo put Celtic in front in Paisley, and Daizen Maeda wrapped up the win with Celtic's second after the break.

It was a strong defensive performance against a St Mirren side who posed a real threat at times.

Celtic 4-2 Livingston:

In what appeared a fairly straightforward quarter-final tie, Celtic were given an almighty fright by Livingston, with the West Lothian side twice coming from behind to level at Parkhead.

Maeda put Celtic in front again late on to complete his hat-trick, before Kyogo added a fourth.

Aberdeen 3-3 Celtic (8-9 on penalties):

Celtic's spot in the final didn't come easily. Bojan Miovski put Aberdeen in front early on in the semi-final, before Nicolas Kuhn equalised for Rodgers' side.

Substitute James Forrest thought his curled finish had won it in normal time, but Ester Sokler's dramatic header in the 90th minute forced extra time.

A Matt O'Riley strike restored Celtic's lead but Angus MacDonald's 119th-minute header sent it to penalties.

Joe Hart had the chance to win it with Celtic's fifth spot-kick, after Ryan Duncan's effort hit the post, but the goalkeeper too struck the woodwork.

However, Hart made amends by saving Killian Phillips' effort and continue Rodgers' flawless Scottish Cup record.

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