After an energetic start, Celtic initially took the lead thanks to an own goal, as Nasser Djiga knocked the ball off Nico Raskin. However, after a short delay, Celtic celebrations would be silenced as VAR overturned the goal, ruling that Daizen Maeda had been offside in the build-up. An extremely tight decision, but the Celts pushed on.

Celtic beat fierce rival Rangers 3-1 after extra time to reach the League Cup final in Scotland on Sunday. Both Glasgow teams had recently hired managers in the dugout at Hampden Park, with interim coach Martin O’Neill taking charge of Celtic after Brendan Rodgers' departure on Monday and Rangers' Danny Rohl taking charge of his first Old Firm game.

James Forrest hit the crossbar and Jack Butland made numerous saves before captain Callum McGregor emphatically restored Celtic’s advantage early in extra time, with victory then secured by a first goal in green and white for summer arrival Callum Osmand. Follow Celtic vs Rangers live below!

Instead, Rangers flickered defiantly. They resisted, countered and found life in the chaos of a cup tie bristling with contentious edges. Still, Celtic will know they flirted with disaster. Auston Trusty caught Jack Butland in the head as the Rangers keeper claimed a loose ball,

Celtic beat bitter rivals Rangers 3-1 to reach the Scottish League Cup final on Sunday and maintain Martin O'Neill's perfect start since returning as interim manager.

Hearts have opened up an eight-point lead at the top of the Premiership, with O’Neill taking interim charge following the departure of Brendan Rodgers

With the possible exception of the very early weeks of the season, when Celtic and Rangers meet, it is usual for one of them to be hovering somewhere close to crisis. It is simply the nature of Scottish football, the overwhelming strength and remorseless antipathy of the Glasgow sides. When one is down, the other is presumably up.

Callum McGregor and substitute Callum Osmand scored in extra-time as Celtic emerged victors in an epic Premier Sports Cup semi-final against 10-man Rangers at Hampden Park.

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