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Hatate sparked fury with a late challenge on Kieran Freeman during Celtic's Scottish Cup win at Tannadice.

Levein said on Sportsound: "I think that could be a red card. He said: "Not really, at all. The Celtic midfielder went in late on Kieran Freeman and the home players were furious with the challenge.

Aberdeen and Hearts are both keeping close tabs on St Mirren midfielder Connor Ronan, who is on loan from Premier League side Wolves.

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The Glasgow rivals will also be joined by Hearts and Hibernian in the other semi-final. It's the first time there's been Glasgow and Edinburgh clubs in the semi ...

We want to win every competition we are in and we have given ourselves a chance. That expectation is on me and everyone at the football club. "That is the expectation here. Celtic can still win a treble. "It’s going to be great. I’ve had two trips to Hampden and in both those games the atmosphere was unbelievable.

Celtic reaction: Postecoglou's men eclipse last season's Rangers in one notable measure already; Giakoumakis now nearing Furuhashi strike rate; dizzying derby ...

That fact makes the chances of three derbies in the month of April appear very real, at present anyway. Furuhashi, in having missed almost half the campaign with hamstring problems sidelining him since Boxing Day - and causing him now to have been absent for 25 of Celtic’s 51 games - has bagged a goal every 118 minutes. Not since Rangers strung together 36 domestic games unbeaten - as part of a 44 all competitions sequence as they came within a whisker of the Champions League final - has Celtic’s current six-month renaissance been outstripped.

The Old Firm were drawn against each other in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. Celtic were drawn against Rangers in the Scottish Cup semi-final to be played on April 16/17.

Robert McEwan, Mount Vernon, said: “We should bring in VAR for the Scottish Cup semi-finals games. "The four teams involved can chip in for it, but I won't ...

“Celtic already won one trophy and they are still in the other two. While football fans all over Europe tune in to watch the top teams, they are once again watching Dragons Den.” Bud Hay, Dumfries, sees it differently and said: “Aaron Ramsey on about Rangers in three competitions. “They are the only team that can do it. But Henry Moffat, Stirling, said: “As yet another good Celtic goal is chopped off, when are Rangers fans going to stop boring everyone with this hard done to by refs nonsense? The fight for silverware is on and Eddie Easson, Ballingry, said: “The media are talking up a Celtic treble for one reason and one reason only.

The London-born midfielder, who qualifies for the Scandinavian side through his Danish-born mother, has been named in the Japser Sorensen's Under-21 squad ...

"He is part of our talent pool now. The 21-year-old has established himself at Celtic since arriving at Parkhead in January from MK Dons in a £1.5million deal, scoring one goal in nine appearances. The London-born midfielder, who qualifies for the Scandinavian side through his Danish-born mother, has been named in the Japser Sorensen’s Under-21 squad for the upcoming European Championship qualifier against Belgium on March 29.

The Parkhead side remain on course for a domestic clean sweep after booking a place in the Scottish Cup sem-final.

“There's still eight games to go in the league. We're getting players back and our training's really good - they're the kind of things we need to focus on.” We focus on the next challenge and don't look too far ahead. That expectation is on me and everyone at the football club. Postecoglou said: “Mate, they're just games of football you need to win. “That is the expectation here.

Celtic meet Rangers while Hearts face Hibernian in last four · First time in Cup's 148-year history the four clubs meet in semis.

But Hearts have twice won at Hampden, thrashing their city rivals 5-1 in the 2012 final and winning 2-1 in the semi-finals two years ago. Rangers won the 2016 semi-final on penalties before Brendan Rodgers twice led Celtic to comfortable wins at Hampden. Rangers beat Celtic 2-0 in last season’s tournament before losing to St Johnstone in the quarter-finals. Hearts and Hibernian will meet in the last four for the second time in three seasons.

Craig Levein praises Giorgos Giakoumakis for the Celtic striker's attacking instincts after scoring in their Scottish Cup quarter-final at Dundee United.

“We must credit Giorgos Giakoumakis for following in at what looked like a simple save,” Levein said. The Bhoys ran out 3-0 victors in the quarter-final affair at Tannadice Park on Monday night with Giakoumakis scoring twice. Dundee United enjoyed their best spell of the night while searching for an equaliser before Siegrist gifted Celtic’s Giakoumakis possession.

Ange Postecoglou has warned to Ben Doak that the grass is not always greener on the other side of the border and Celtic is a 'great place' for success.

Doak has played twice for the Parkhead first team and has shown up well in Lowland League appearances with the B team. "There's a couple down south who started here too. And Postecoglou says success in the game can be achieved by staying at Celtic – with a nod to the careers of Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor and James Forrest as examples.

DUNDEE, SCOTLAND - MARCH 14: Celtic's Reo Hatate is shown a yellow card during a Scottish Cup match between Dundee United and Celtic at Tannadice Park, ...

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. In the midst of the noise it was a yellow card brandished towards the Hoops midfielder but, on another viewing, it could so easily have been a red shown.

The Scottish Cup semi-final draw has thrown up Glasgow and Edinburgh derbies. Celtic and Rangers were drawn out of the hat first after the Hoops won 3-0 ...

Carter-Vickers did hit the target in the closing seconds of the first half but Ryan Edwards stood up tall to block. It’s fair to say he has turned the corner. What happened next was a personal catastrophe for the keeper. McGregor did well to drop a shoulder and advance but sent his shot into the stand. Courts would have been thankful that his side did not fall further behind in the three minutes it took to get Kevin McDonald on the field. The sight of Cameron Carter-Vickers repeatedly heading the ball calmly into Hart’s arms was all too commonplace from their perspective. He has now scored nine goals in Celtic colours. From the first second it was apparent they would try to fight fire with fire. On the night, they lacked fluency and punch in the final third. The sight of Ian Harkes subsequently hobbling off injured was the last thing they needed. Maeda wasn’t enjoying much luck in front of goal. Joe Hart left the building having failed to make a meaningful save.

Celtic's 19-year-old right-winger Karamoko Dembele was a real live wire vs Dundee United.

Indeed, after showing flashes of his true ability against Dundee United, it would not be surprising to see the youngster kick on over the remainder of the current campaign – something which would undoubtedly come as a huge plus to Celtic. In terms of Celtic’s individual performances, McGregor was arguably the stand-out, with the 28-year-old midfielder picking up the Man of the Match award on the night, however, the second-half cameo of Karamoko Dembele will also have pleased Postecoglou greatly, as the 19-year-old was a real live wire upon his introduction. In a dominant performance – with the Hoops enjoying 60% possession, having 14 efforts at goal and ensuring the Tangerines failed to hit the target with a single shot – a first-half Callum McGregor strike and a second-half brace from Giorgos Giakoumakis proved to be the difference between the two sides – with the victory setting up a semi-final clash against Rangers at Hampden Park on April 16.

But Scottish Cup semi-finals between Rangers and Celtic then became more frequent with three of them in the 1990s. An ...

They would then have the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie on April 7, travel to St Mirren in the Premiership on April 10, play the second leg of the Europa League last eight showdown on April 14 before heading to Hampden for the semi-final against Celtic on April 17. By contrast, Postecoglou will have a clear week to work with his squad from their home game against St Johnstone in the Premiership on April 9 until the semi-final eight days later. Preparation and recovery time would be at a premium for van Bronckhorst and his players, especially if they are away from home in their Europa League quarter-final second leg with travelling times factored in.