Celtic face Aberdeen in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup next month in what will be an exciting occasion at the national stadium.
In the quarter-final, the Bhoys swept Livingston aside 4-2, courtesy of a hat-trick from Daizen Maeda and a cool finish from Kyogo Furuhashi in the dying embers of proceedings.
Brendan Rodgers has now managed to topple Buckie Thistle, St Mirren and the Lions in this season’s edition of association football’s oldest competition, taking his incredible winning streak to 15 matches across both spells at the club.
Now, managerless Aberdeen lay in wait at Hampden next month, presenting an opportunity for Celtic to advance to their first cup final since Rodgers returned to Parkhead.
Heart of Midlothian take on Rangers in the corresponding tie at Hampden, creating the possibility for sparks to fly in the final should Celtic get there, which will be held on the 25th of May.
Celtic Scottish Cup semi-final details; date, time and TV coverage
Celtic have now found out they will take on Aberdeen on Saturday 20th April at Hampden, with kick-off pencilled in for 12.30 pm.
Both BBC Scotland and Viaplay will show the tie for fans who cannot attend; meanwhile, the latter owns the sole rights to the other semi-final, which will take place the following day at 3 pm.
Aberdeen have confirmed they will receive an allocation of around 19,000 for the match after being denied a chance to sell 50% worth of the tickets based on historical sales [Aberdeen FC Official Website].
Celtic haven’t released an official communication on how many briefs will be distributed to our supporters; however, we will receive a larger figure than our opponents, and further details will emerge in due course.
Hampden has been home to some special days for the Bhoys over recent years, and hopefully, we can secure a place in the Scottish Cup final on April 20th!
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