Three classic Aberdeen-Celtic Scottish Cup ties
With Saturday's final at Hampden fast approaching, BBC Scotland has flicked through the archives to look back on some classic Scottish Cup ties between Aberdeen and Celtic.Here are three from recent memory to whet your appetite for the weekend...
Aberdeen 3-3 Celtic (5-6 pens) - Scottish Cup semi-final, April 2024 You only have to rewind a year to remind yourself of arguably the greatest cup encounter between these sides.Following an incredible six-goal thriller, Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart went from zero to hero after hitting the woodwork with what would have been a match-winning moment, before decisively saving Killian Phillips' spot-kick in a dramatic shootout.That drama was befitting of a classic match, with Aberdeen scoring two last-gasp equalisers.With interim boss Peter Leven in charge, the Dons took a surprise lead after two minutes through Bojan Miovski.Celtic fought back to go ahead when Nicolas Kuhn capitalised on Angus MacDonald's error before James Forrest curled in a second.Ester Sokler's 90th-minute header forced extra time, and MacDonald made up for his mishap to force penalties with a header of his own in minute 119 after Matt O'Riley rocketed Celtic 3-2 up.In the end, the Parkhead side prevailed on penalties to their 60th Scottish Cup final, where they defeated rivals Rangers back at Hampden.
Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen - Scottish Cup final, May 2017A sore memory for any Dons fan, but a magical day for anyone of a Celtic persuasion.With the 2017 final heading for extra time, the Glasgow side completed a domestic treble without losing a game when Tom Rogic fired in a stoppage-time winner in Brendan Rodgers' debut season in Scotland.A neat Jonny Hayes strike after nine minutes rewarded the Dons' impressive start, but Celtic were level within two minutes as Stuart Armstrong was able to pick out the far corner.Late Celtic pressure paid off in the dying seconds as Rogic fired low past goalkeeper Joe Lewis to spark wild scenes.The post-match celebrations will be remembered for defender Kieran Tierney unexpectedly reappearing to lift the trophy after suffering a facial injury in the first half.Tierney said on social media that the win was "worth a broken jaw".
Celtic 1-2 Aberdeen - Scottish Cup last 16, February 2014A positive one to end on for Dons fans, revisiting their team's comeback win at Celtic Park in 2014.Aberdeen had not won at Parkhead for six years and fell behind when Anthony Stokes netted a composed finish.But Russell Anderson's leveller and Peter Pawlett's winner gave Derek McInnes' side a shock victory.That win sent McInnes' men, who won the League Cup that season, into the quarters, but they were eliminated in the last four by St Johnstone.
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